Framed 1988 Corvette Profile Print
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"1988 Production Corvette" Here's the story...
The 1988 Corvette looked nearly identical to the previous years C4 Corvettes, but under the surface there were three very exciting options to choose from. Not since the late 1960s had there been so many choices for Corvette buyers.
The only visual difference on the '88 Corvette was the the restyled wheels which were only offered that year. The order sheet showed three distinctive options: An improved Z51 Performance Handling Package, the 35th Anniversary Edition, and the amazing Callaway Twin Turbo.
The base price of the '88 Vette was up $1,490 from the previous year, to $29,489. The car had minor but significant improvements in its engine, suspension, brakes, and interior. Items such as power door locks, cruise control, and stereo cassette were now standard.
For performance buffs, the $1,295 Z51 option was the hot setup and only 1,309 were ordered. The "new" Z51 package included huge P275/40ZR15 Z-rated tires on restyled 17-inch wheels, a heavy-duty suspension, fast-ratio steering, larger front rotors and calipers, a radiator boost fan, a finned power-steering cooler, Delco-Bilstein shocks, an engine oil cooler, and higher rate springs.
The 35th Anniversary Package was a $4,795 option and featured a special all-white body with badges on the front fenders, black B-pillars and roof bar, tinted roof panels, and white 17-inch wheels from the Z51 package. The running gear was stock, but the interior came with embroidered leather seats and trim, a special anniversary plaque, and every creature-comfort option available. Only 2,050 were built.
The big gun for 1988 was the optional $25,895 Callaway Twin-Turbo. This was the most aggressive out-sourced specialty Corvette ever made. The Twin Turbo L98 350 engine packed 382 net-horsepower with 562 lb-ft of torque. Even more impressive was the fact that the engine met EPA emissions standards while providing owners with a car that had a top speed of over 190 mph! An automatic version was available that used a modified truck Turbo- Hydramatic and cost an additional $6,000!
And to keep the racing crowd stoked, Chevrolet built 51 street-legal Corvettes for the SCCA Corvette Challenge Series. These cars had matched power output engines and full rollcages.
It was almost like the old days, plus a lot more cash, and minus the booming sidepipes.
Be sure to check out the NEW Illustrated Corvette Series Portfolio.
This portfolio of Scott Teeters' "Vette Magazine" series, covers every production Corvette from 1953 to 1996. Also included are all of the major Corvette show cars, engineering prototypes, concept cars, and several Corvette racers.
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