CAR GARAGE | 2013 Chevrolet Corvette 427 Convertible | The Chevrolet Corvette 427 Convertible blends elements of the Z06 and ZR1 models to create the fastest and most-capable convertible in Corvette's history. Its heart is the 427-cubic-inch (7.0L) LS7 engine from the Corvette Z06. It is assembled by hand at GM's Performance Build Center, where customers purchase the 427 who Convertible Collector Edition Corvette Build can purchase the option and assemble the Experience That engine will power Their new car. Supporting performance elements in the Chevrolet Corvette 427 Convertible include the drive line and rear axle system from the Corvette Z06, a rear-mounted battery and standard Magnetic Selective Ride Control. Lightweight machine-face wheels Cup - introduced on the 2012 Corvette Z06 with Z07 and ZR1 Corvette with PDE performance packages - come standard and include unique gray-painted pockets. Black Cup wheels or chrome ZR1-style wheels are also available.
Rare and low-production examples of the Corvette have been around since its 1953 introduction, but did not begin building Chevrolet Commemorative models until 1978, when the 25th Anniversary model - also known as the Silver Anniversary Corvette - was offered. Those special models launched what has become a tradition for the Chevrolet Corvette, the which has Offered milestone anniversary and generational collector-edition models ever since. The 2013 Corvette 427 Convertible represents the first time a Collector Edition and Anniversary Edition are being Offered in the same year - and available on the same car.
The first Chevrolet Corvette 427 Convertible Offered to the public will go to the highest bidder at the Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale collector car auction, on Saturday, January 21, 2012. Team owner Rick Hendrick helped launch the Drive to End Hunger program with AARP and the AARP Foundation. 24 Chevrolet. All 2013 Corvette models, Including the 427 Convertible, will be available with a 60th Anniversary Package, featuring an Arctic White exterior with a Blue Diamond leather-wrapped interior with Suede Accents. Convertible models will have a blue top. For 2013, all Corvettes will feature 60th Anniversary badges on the fascias and the "waterfall" panel on convertible models, as well as logos in the 60th instrument panel gauge cluster and on the sill plates.
Early 427-powered Corvettes, particularly convertibles, Offered from 1966 to 1969 are some of the most-coveted and collectable Corvettes ever produced. The "L88" 430-horsepower delivered (with a single four-barrel carburetor) thanks to racing-tuned aluminum heads. In 1969, a special "L89" combined the L71 427 engine's induction system with the L88's aluminum heads, offering maximum horsepower with an approximately 100-pound weight advantage over the standard iron heads. Also in 1969, Chevrolet built two "ZL1" 427 Corvette coupes. More of the engines were sold as crate engines to racers. By 1970, the big-block engine grew to 454 cubic inches, just as the trend in high-compression, high-performance engines was beginning to Wane.
