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this very nice 53K mile, 1-owner lady driven and uniquely
rare "L-81 4-Speed (1 of only 5,757)"
Corvette built in Bowling Green, Kentucky was purchased
brand new at Connell Chevrolet in Costa, Mesa, California.
Extremely well documented with original bill-of sale,
broadcast/build sheet and a host of service records. If
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History of the 1981 Chevrolet Corvette (Text Credit To Hagerty Market Report)
"The 1981 Chevrolet Corvette celebrated the
move from St. Louis, Missouri to Bowling Green, Kentucky,
where the cars have been made ever since. Production
totaled 40,606 coupes and base price rose again, to
$16,258. The last Corvette was built in St. Louis in
August 1.
All cars were fitted with the base 190 bhp
350 cubic-inch engine and only 5,757 had 4-speed
gearboxes. These would be the last 4-speed gearboxes
available until late 1984. The tubular
stainless steel manifolds introduced in California in 1980 were also carried
over to all motors. A fiberglass-reinforced mono-leaf rear
spring was fitted to automatic cars. It weigh eight pounds
against 44 pounds for the steel springs.
Most cars were now luxury cruisers, as
36,222 had power door locks ($145), 29,200 had power
driver’s seats (a new feature for $183), 29,095 had
removable glass roof panels ($414), 36,893 had rear window
defogger ($119), 32,522 had cruise control ($155), 36,485
had aluminum wheels ($428), 32,903 had power antenna ($55)
and 22,892 had the AM-FM radio with cassette ($423).
Performance options were almost extinct,
but 7,803 buyers paid $57 for the gymkhana suspension,
1,128 paid $37 for heavy duty shocks and 5,575 took a
4-speed gearbox for no extra money. Meanwhile, 315 buyers
went for radio delete and 916 bought the trailer package.
With the change in location, colors were
all over the map and there were also two-tones available.
Most cars were built in St. Louis. These included White
(6,387), followed by Black (4,712), Red (4,310), Beige
(3,842) and Charcoal Metallic (3,485), Silver Metallic
(2,590), Dark Blue Metallic (2,522), Maroon Metallic
(1,618), Yellow (1,031) and Bright Blue Metallic (1).
Bowling Green paint jobs included Silver Metallic
(93,369), Autumn Red (1,505), Charcoal Metallic (613),
Dark Blue Metallic (496), Dark Bronze (432) and Dark
Claret Metallic (341).
To confuse things, St Louis used mostly
lacquer paints, while Bowling Green used enamel with clear
top coats. Two-tone colors included Silver/Dark Blue,
Silver/Charcoal, Beige/Dark Bronze, and Autumn Red/Dark
Claret. The numbers of each built are not recorded."
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