1977 Chevrolet Corvette Reviews, Pricing & Specs

Nice for a old sport car. Looks like a Corvette should with those sweeping fenders. Since it is 38 years old, it can be temperamental sometimes. Plenty of power from the rebuilt 350 with Hooker headers, Flowmaster exhaust system and no cats. Not fair to compare this to the newer, modern Corvettes. This Corvette gets lot's of "thumbs ups" when I'm out cruising. All Corvette's are red!May 19, 2015

Good looking car in the natural color trend of the late 70's. At 195 horsepower, it was fast for the time but a dog of a car. The air conditioner compressor sounded like a bucket of bolts at idle or on deceleration. The heat of the transmission made it intolerable to remove the roof panels in nice weather. I sold this car when gas went to $1.25 and it was getting 16 mpg at best.Dec 28, 2012

I didn't like the 180 HP motor, so I replaced it with 500 HP at the rear wheels.I put wider tires and wheels on the car. Added a roll-bar, fuel cell, seats and dash, put a big hood scoop on, painted the car a Metallic Red, put real dual exhaust on with headers. Replaced all gauges with Autometer Z-series. I have a 5 point harness, and a place for my helmet and gear. The COKE BOTTLE body design is timeless, and I love my 2003 Vette, but it's just not the same.Sep 17, 2011

Loved my Corvette , unfortunately I was rear ended and the frame broke in the front, (long story), took few months to find a replacement and had to buy another car. How did the front frame get broken? I am an insurance adjuster for my insurance company and fought it. The impact transferred the impact to the front end . I had my foot on the break and the frame probably had been damaged before , the left front frame split from main area it was attached to. Aug 13, 2009

I drove this for 10 years through my college days in San Francisco and even took it on long road trips to San Diego (my hometown) and Tahoe. It sucked major amounts of fuel as I would need to gas up 5 times to get from SF to SD...I couldn't imagine owning it with today's gas prices, at least not as a primary car. Over the years I only allowed 2 of my friends to drive it as there is a learning-curve to driving a Corvette...The steering is different than a normal car as the driver basically sits on the real axle and it takes time to learn to account for the larger than normal hood not to mention no bumpers! On sunny days I could pop off the tee tops and strap them to the back rack to enjoy the weather. When my Dad first gave me the car for my Junior year of H.S 1990 it was painted "Battleship Grey" and it still had an 8 Track player in it so I had to use an adapter to play cassette tapes! My parents had it painted White as a H.S. graduation present for me. I later replaced that stereo with a CD player and a pair of 6x9 speakers in the back...That as way too much stereo for that little cabin space and I likely have some hearing loss in my right ear as a direct result! Over the years I personally replaced the radiator, the brakes, upholstery, weatherstripping and center console...I've often said that I would be a rich man today if I hadn't sunk so much money into that car! The weatherstripping had to be done after the car began leaking in the rain...I spent 2 years having to sit on a plastic bag because it was parked outside in SF during the winter rains...I couldn't get it dried out until Spring! Car got a little beat up when I was rear-ended on 580 by a kid who wasn't even supposed to be on the freeway with his father's crotch-rocket. That happened after I had blown the transmission and driven the car 3-4 quarts low on oil on a couple of occasions yet it kept running! I finally sold it to a family friend on September 11, 2001 up in Sparks, NV with the understanding that I could buy it back anytime I wanted for $7,500 but I don't need another thing to suck up my money right now! Love to have it back someday!Jun 27, 2008