1979 CHEVROLET CORVETTE C3 L48

Vendor: Robert Gawthrop, Newmarket, Suffolk

Telephone: 07979 655980

Price: £17,000 ovno

Launched in 1968, the Corvette C3 was the longest-running model in production of any generation, lasting up until 1982. The Stingray name was now spelt as one word, last used in 1976, reappearing in 2014. Many milestones were reached while the C3 was in production. An all-time production record was established in 1979 (53,807) the 500,000th Corvette was produced