1994 Corvette has been driven 429,000 miles plus & counting

[teamzr1]

Owner Carol F. still drives her C4 Corvette to work every day, some 40 miles each way.

While the original paint on her Corvette may now be peeling, it still has the original LT1 V8 engine and automatic transmission,
proving the value of regular maintenance.
The engine has undergone seven OPTI sparks and countless oil changes, and the transmission has been rebuilt three times.

 

[Chuffer]

If the transmission has been rebuilt three times it`s a bit like Triggers Broom then . That probably won`t mean much to folks the other side of the pond , so how about grand dads shovel ?

 

[teamzr1]

When Chevrolet released the C2 Corvette for the first time in 1962, it made waves in the automotive world, and people actually started to get excited about the Corvette for the first time. But none showed the same level of excitement as Steve Stone of Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Steve was so elated to have a new C2 Corvette as an 18-year-old that he just about drove the wheels off it, clocking 33,575 miles in just the first year. The 24,000-mile warranty he got with the 1963 Corvette was used up in just eight months.
The next year, it was more of the same, with Steve driving the Stingray another 30,000 miles. But then the Vietnam War broke out.

As Steve remembers vividly, "I was drafted into the U.S. Army in May 1965. I, like most of our generation, put our rides up for sale since most of us were being sent to 'Nam. I was very, very fortunate not to be sent there, and my 'Vette did not sell, so I kept it."

Over the next five decades, Steve worked two jobs, raised four sons, went through a divorce, and now has been married to his current wife for 32 years. Over that span, he never sold the Corvette and never stopped driving it.
My 'Vette is the only one I have ever owned, and it is the only one that I ever wanted.

Current mileage is 584,000 miles."

In the summer of 2007, Steve and his wife drove the 1963 Corvette 6,000 miles on a road trip to the West Coast with a 7,100-mile trip up to Labrador, Canada, the following year. Then, a few years later, "We turned the half-million-mile mark on October 1, 2012," Steve recalled. Continuing, he told us, "We have done many other things with it: parades, drag racing, autocross, Corvette concourse shows, Bloomington Gold (twice), Corvettes at Carlisle, and eight laps on the Indy 500 track."

He then proceeded to list off a dozen different states in which the C2 Corvette has been shown, everywhere from Utah to Washington to Wisconsin and even Saskatchewan, Canada.

"Our number one priority is reliability, and number two is looks," said Steve, wisely adding, "You can't drive looks."

Steve Stone's 1963 Corvette Stingray Convertible Factory Options:

• 340-hp small-block Chevy L76 engine
• Four-speed manual transmission
• Positraction with 4.11 gears
• Triple black
• Convertible with hard top
• AM radio
• Whitewall tires
• No power steering or power brakes

 

[teamzr1]

2000 C5 with 773,338 miles behind the wheel over the past 18 years
Do not believe the BS that Corvettes have lousy quality !

 

[teamzr1]

1971 Corvette coupe listed on Ebay. It’s spent the last 42 years with the same southern California owner and has logged a total of 522,000 miles since it was born. That’s basically the equivalent of a roundtrip visit to the moon.

The numbers matching Corvette was purchased when it was just one year old at Eddie Hopper Chevrolet in Garden Grove, CA after the new owners traded in their 1966 Corvette coupe on it. Also in their garage at home was a 1966 Corvette roadster track car.
The almost new 1971 was to be their daily driver and weekend cruiser. It quickly became apparent that the automatic transmission wasn’t going to cut it so they summoned Dick Guldstrand to custom build a 4-speed manual transmission for a car to make it more comfortable on long jaunts with their Corvette club.

During the 1980s, the factory Mulsanne Blue paint was replaced by Ferrari red. At that time, the blue vinyl interior was switched over to red leather. Later in 2006 the Ferrari red was replaced by a Nissan hue called Code Red. A set of 15 x 8 Western Wheel knock-offs were added during the initial red/red changeover.

In 2009 (47,000 miles ago) the base 270hp engine was rebuilt and output was bumped 310hp.
Some other more recently addressed maintenance items include new spark plugs, oil and air filters, new hoses and belts, a new clutch, transmission serviced, new posi fluid, wheel bearings serviced, A/C serviced, and new brake rotors and pads in addition to several other items.

The car is honestly represented as a 522,100-mile car.
The paint shows minor nicks and bubbling, and the tires need to be replaced. The knock-offs are described as having no major curb rash. The interior is consistent with its 30-year-old age and shows some of the original blue in spots. The seller states that everything works properly except the clock. Options on the car include power windows, steering and brakes, tilt and telescopic wheel, and air conditioning.

 

[Roscobbc]

When Chevrolet released the C2 Corvette for the first time in 1962, it made waves in the automotive world, and people actually started to get excited about the Corvette for the first time. But none showed the same level of excitement as Steve Stone of Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Steve was so elated to have a new C2 Corvette as an 18-year-old that he just about drove the wheels off it, clocking 33,575 miles in just the first year. The 24,000-mile warranty he got with the 1963 Corvette was used up in just eight months.
The next year, it was more of the same, with Steve driving the Stingray another 30,000 miles. But then the Vietnam War broke out.

As Steve remembers vividly, "I was drafted into the U.S. Army in May 1965. I, like most of our generation, put our rides up for sale since most of us were being sent to 'Nam. I was very, very fortunate not to be sent there, and my 'Vette did not sell, so I kept it."

Over the next five decades, Steve worked two jobs, raised four sons, went through a divorce, and now has been married to his current wife for 32 years. Over that span, he never sold the Corvette and never stopped driving it.
My 'Vette is the only one I have ever owned, and it is the only one that I ever wanted.

Current mileage is 584,000 miles."

In the summer of 2007, Steve and his wife drove the 1963 Corvette 6,000 miles on a road trip to the West Coast with a 7,100-mile trip up to Labrador, Canada, the following year. Then, a few years later, "We turned the half-million-mile mark on October 1, 2012," Steve recalled. Continuing, he told us, "We have done many other things with it: parades, drag racing, autocross, Corvette concourse shows, Bloomington Gold (twice), Corvettes at Carlisle, and eight laps on the Indy 500 track."

He then proceeded to list off a dozen different states in which the C2 Corvette has been shown, everywhere from Utah to Washington to Wisconsin and even Saskatchewan, Canada.

"Our number one priority is reliability, and number two is looks," said Steve, wisely adding, "You can't drive looks."

Steve Stone's 1963 Corvette Stingray Convertible Factory Options:

• 340-hp small-block Chevy L76 engine
• Four-speed manual transmission
• Positraction with 4.11 gears
• Triple black
• Convertible with hard top
• AM radio
• Whitewall tires
• No power steering or power brakes

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Very impressive..........less the mileage......more the fact that the owner has driven 584K miles with a high HP small block.......and behind it a 4.11 rear end........wonder how his hearing is?

 

[teamzr1]

Very impressive..........less the mileage......more the fact that the owner has driven 584K miles with a high HP small block.......and behind it a 4.11 rear end........wonder how his hearing is?

I am a perfect example of what not to do as years running side pipes, at extended high RPMs, forgot to wear ear plugs even though using a full
faced helmet and screwed up my left ear (no side windows) for good, so since late 1990s barely hear out that ear :-(