RB170

Thinking about getting one of these bad boys




Anyone had any experience with them

Cheers

jjones

no

HTH

wilf

You want a pre 72 car with the 454 cu inch motor - after that all the emissions law meant that BHP had to be restricted - fell from about 390bhp for the 454 cu inch to about 190bhp for the later 70s cars with the 5.7 litre motor.

'69 is reckoned to be most desirable version of this shape.

V hard riding and not the greatest handlers.

Claremont Corvette in Kent are the experts and always have lots in stock.

neilbbb

nice, a mate had one and boy did it make a good noise.

but it is no sports car

RB170

Cheers Wilf

JJONES you NABBER !!!

met

look at last months evo mag if you can get your hands on it there is a used buying guide in there.

dogmaul

i would much preffer a 1968-9 dodge hemi charger or charger R/T very nice car verry very nice car

brickboy

mmmmmmm ........ or a '68 Plymouth Belvedere 2-door GTX with the 440 motor ......

Mmmmm

Evo did an article recently concerning them, order a back copy.

See also

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/zeromain

Flyboy-F33

I shipped a 1980 4-speed in from Florida a few years back, so mail me with any questions you have about that model.

RB170

Cheers guys

Flyboy I might just do that

None Prouder

That's pretty much my car in the pic. I have a black 1980 auto - converted to RHD. Great noise, great shape, great pose, no power. wilf is spot on. If you want power you need to go early model, or get a crate engine from GM. 6 or 7 grand all in will get over 350bhp.

I bought it (twice) from Tom Falconer at Claremont Corvette. I think it is fair to say that he is the Daddy on Corvettes in the UK.

taylor

Stunning!

Who cares if they drive like crap. They look great and sound even better.

I want one!