Become a premium member for just $10 your first year - deal ends December 31.

Corvette Listings We Love: These 1st-Generation Knock-Offs Always Need More Love

CorvSport found some cool Corvettes today; check out how much this C1 knock-off is fetching!

These 1st-generation replicas always get attention, both good and bad! Photo Credit: BaT

CorvSport is back for another week of doing what we love, and that is trying to find the coolest Corvettes around our community for sale and bringing them to you, our faithful readers. We know you’re busy during this holiday season, so bring them to you in an easy-to-read format with just the right amount of pictures. Whether it’s an all-original Mid-Year or a rare hard-to-find Callaway model, we’ll do our best to find the most interesting auctions, with links in case you want to see more or watch the final hammer. Let’s dive in! [Author’s Note: This article is FREE and not behind a paywall. If/when any popups occur, please click to make them disappear and continue enjoying the article.]

This Week’s Corvette Listings We Love

#3

Original-Owner 1996 Corvette Grand Sport Coupe

16,524 Miles

Current Bid: $27,500

Auction Ends: 12/15/2024

Offered By: Private Party

Listed At: Bring a Trailer

Views: 3,130 Watchers: 606 Comments: 22 Bids: 9

Highlights We Love:

  • This 1996 Chevrolet Corvette is one of 810 Grand Sport coupes built for the model year to commemorate the end of C4 production. The car was purchased new by the seller in January 1997.
  • Power comes from a 5.7-liter LT4 V8 (330 HP/340 lb-ft torque) linked with a six-speed manual transmission and a limited-slip differential, and it is finished in Admiral Blue with a white racing stripe over Red leather.
  • Clean 1-owner, no-accident Carfax

Deeper Dive: Click here for the full listing (Note: We have no affiliation with this seller. All images and information are credited to Bring a Trailer.)


#2

1988 Corvette Callaway Twin-Turbo Convertible

26,148 Miles

Current Bid: $32,000

Auction Ends: 12/13/2024

Offered By: Dealer

Listed At: Bring a Trailer

Views: 8,016 Watchers: 811 Comments: 58 Bids: 10

Highlights We Love:

  • This 1988 Chevrolet Corvette convertible was modified by Callaway Cars of Old Lyme, Connecticut, to their Twin Turbo specification. It is powered by a twin-turbocharged 5.7-liter L98 V8 linked with a Doug Nash “4+3” four-speed manual transmission and a limited-slip differential, and it is finished in Bright Red over red leather.
  • The Callaway twin-turbo conversion was available through select Chevrolet dealers as Regular Production Code (RPO) B2K from 1987 through 1991. Orders were shipped directly from the Bowling Green assembly plant to Callaway for the conversion.
  • This example is finished in Bright Red, and exterior details include a manually operated black soft top, pop-up headlights, fog lights, power-adjustable side mirrors, and quad exhaust outlets.
  • It is offered with a clean Carfax and shows an original base MSRP of $34,820, with a total price of $64,123 after the Callaway treatment (shown below).

Deeper Dive: Click here for the full listing (Note: We have no affiliation with this seller. All images and information are credited to Bring a Trailer.)


#1

2003 Corvette Convertible 1953 Replica By AAT

15,154 Miles

Current Bid: $52,500

Auction Ends: 12/13/2024

Offered By: Private Party

Listed At: Bring a Trailer

Views: 4,434 Watchers: 501 Comments: 36 Bids: 13

Highlights We Love:

  • The “1953 Commemorative Edition” was built by Advanced Automotive Technologies using C1-style fiberglass bodywork attached to the factory mounting points. This car was converted by AAT in 2011, and it is finished in Torch Red. The exterior features a beige soft top, headlight guards, chrome bumpers and trim, retro-style lights and badging, and quadruple exhaust outlets.
  • The car features replacement C1-style body panels and is powered by a 5.7-liter LS1 V8 linked to a four-speed automatic transaxle and a limited-slip differential.
  • Four-owner, no-accident Carfax.

Deeper Dive: Click here for the full listing (Note: We have no affiliation with this seller. All images and information are credited to Bring a Trailer.)


Thanks for joining CorvSport today! Do you have a favorite? If you want to keep up to date with all the fresh Corvette news and maintain a pulse on the lifestyle and culture of this exciting, iconic brand, CorvSport has the fastest-growing Corvette community on our Facebook page, with over 172,000 followers (53,000 since January 2023!). Come join other hardcore enthusiasts and say hello. This is Douglas B. signing off–click here if you would like to see more of my features.

As always, be sure to bookmark our new “The Top 5 Most Interesting Sales” feature, where we follow up on the sales prices of our numerous For Sale Features.