I try to explain further why we went this route below. As a relatively low value C6 we won't stress out if it gets a scratch or a tiny bit of cosmetic damage. This C6 being a less desirable "narrow body" means we won't be as inclined to "go crazy" and build some wild race car (plus I already have an all carbon widebody C6 Z06 in storage, waiting for a complete build, above). It was an easy purchase that we could get on track immediately. I found only higher mileage (usually 120K+) narrow body C6 cars for the same or more costs, and 100% of those were automatics (yuck). I looked at comparable mileage C6 Grand Sports were more than double ($43K+) and low mileage C6 Z06 cars were higher still ($50K+). Now many of you reading this are likely wondering - why wouldn't we buy a widebody Z06 or Grans Sport if you wanted to get a C6 Corvette for performance use?!? It came down to two things: First was cost. A squeak under hood, a few scratches, and the wheels have some road rash - all things that are easy to fix/replace with parts we had planned. It is bone stock and overall in 98% perfect shape mechanically and about 95% perfect visually. Just a "fun buggy" that serves as a back-up car for when our main race cars are down that can actually be driven to events.Īnd here it is in all of its 16 year old, used car glory! This is a "narrow body" base model C6, with a 6-speed manual and 45K miles that we bought for $20K. While this car might see some use in autocross or time trial, it will NOT be built strictly for those purposes or around any given rule set. This will be a rules-free build that will be done on a "normal" budget, with an emphasis on both streetability and great on-track manners. Project Introduction - March 26th, 2021: We just bought a 2006 Corvette for Amy to use to at autocross, on track, and on the street.
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