The year 1984 was a landmark one for America’s Sports Car. Production resumed after a yearlong hiatus at a new, state-of-the-art factory built specifically for the Corvette in Bowling Green, Kentucky. The Corvette was as new as the plant that produced it, having enjoyed a full redesign for the first time in 15 years and featuring molded plastic rear bumpers and panels, advanced electronic instrumentation, and “uniframe” construction. Not surprisingly, it was Motor Trend magazine’s 1984 Car of…
The year 1984 was a landmark one for America’s Sports Car. Production resumed after a yearlong hiatus at a new, state-of-the-art factory built specifically for the Corvette in Bowling Green, Kentucky. The Corvette was as new as the plant that produced it, having enjoyed a full redesign for the first time in 15 years and featuring molded plastic rear bumpers and panels, advanced electronic instrumentation, and “uniframe” construction. Not surprisingly, it was Motor Trend magazine’s 1984 Car of the Year.
205 bhp, 350 cu. in. OHV V-8, Doug Nash “4+3” manual transmission, single fiberglass composite monoleaf transverse-spring front suspension with unequal-length aluminum control arms and stabilizer bar, fully independent five-link rear suspension with transverse fiberglass single-leaf spring, aluminum upper/lower trailing links, strut/tie rod assembly, and four-wheel power disc brakes. Wheelbase: 96.2 in.