Chevrolet Corvette received a body-off restoration not long ago, and the work has been recognized with a Bloomington Gold certification ...

The cheapest big block-equipped Corvette on the used market today is the 1974 C3 version, which came with the option of a thumping 454 ci LS4 V8 under the hood.

The Chevy big-block was introduced to the public via the Corvette model line, initially as a 396-cid (3859962, casting) powerplant in 1965, growing to 427 (390 and 425 hp) cubes in 1966.

The L78 was the first-ever big-block V8 engine in the Corvette. But it was also the most powerful Corvette engine of 1965, with more torque than any small-block model.

One big obstacle to building a big-block '60 Corvette was mounting the accessories. Happily, Billet Specialties builds a TrueTrac system for the W-motor that mounted our Vintage Air A/C compressor ...

Flared Big-Block 1965 Corvette is 1970s Perfection. Tommy Lee Byrd Writer Jan 08, 2019. See All 26 Photos. ... Behind the 502ci big-block Chevy is a Muncie M21 four-speed manual transmission.

It’s alive! It’s aliiive! And it can be driven! Not that there was any doubt in the passion project that put an 8.1-liter big block into a C8 Corvette.If anyone was gonna make the ballsy ...

This week's Heidi's Pics is a hot Texas ride. Have a look at Pete Zovath's 1970 big-block Corvette. Zovath has owned his ‘Vette since 1986, when he spotted an ad for it placed by a man in West ...

This stunning 1965 Chevy Corvette Big Block convertible is a triple NCRS Top Flight winner. It will soon be up for grabs at the Mecum Auctions Chicago sale.

It’s a C8 Chevy Corvette with a direct-injected, 8.1-liter big-block running variable valve timing, all thought up by Larry Hofer—a General Motors performance guru who literally wrote a book ...

The big-block engine option was also soon to be discontinued; 1974 was it’s last year offered, leaving the Corvette to wallow in EPA-mandated, low-horsepower obscurity until 1985 with the return ...

Flared Big-Block 1965 Corvette is 1970s Perfection. Gary and Debby Watson’s 1965 Corvette blends nostalgic style and modern performance. Tommy Lee Byrd Writer Jan 04, 2019. See All 26 Photos.