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campaign. It was finally repainted and placed on display at the rear employee
entrance to the plant. There it sat until it was transferred to the National
Corvette Museum, where it resides today.
Now, 17 years after it was built, the ’83 has
less than 10,000 miles on the clock. Driving it is an experience in how refined
the C4 became in the years after its
introduction. You wouldn’t snap a vertebra when you
mashed the accelerator, but
the 700R4
transmission
still shifted crisply. The ride is
rough to
say the least. Suspension and chassis
nuances
are boldly transmitted to the driver
through the seat. The steering also conveys
road
shocks and variances from the front wheels.
The ‘83’s
not quite a kidney-buster, but then you
have to remember this is a pilot car and seen
its share of abuse. Even though it’s crude, the 1983 Corvette defined
the expanded perimeters of performance that was Dave McLellan’s goal
from the beginning. And it’s the only model year Corvette that was never
built! CM.com