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I recommend getting the 1981 Corvette Shop Manual, which includes a section for electric troubleshooting. Free wiring diagrams for different model years can also be found online. I’m not exactly a pro when it comes to the 1981 Corvette, but from what I can tell, it’s a bit different from some of...

Thank you! My name is Jasse, and I’m into Corvette C3s and their history. I also maintain the site corvettec3decoder.com, where I try to help fellow enthusiasts find info and details about their cars.

That's a good idea, I'll reach out to them.

Yes, I’ve looked into it, but there’s not much information available, just a few scattered details. Hopefully, someone here owns a Canadian-export Corvette and can offer more insight.

I was going through the NCRS Judge’s Guide and picked up a couple more details. So, the Canadian-export C3s got a round blue “Canada NSVAC Transport” sticker, plus a white one that reads “General Motors of Canada Limited.” There’s also an oil change interval label sitting just below the...

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This was the area I was referring to.

The NCRS Judging Guide only states that the center section is painted black. So, we believe Richard that they were painted semi-gloss black. :)

Hi! Richard Prince’s Restoration Guide (one of my favorite books) states that for the 1978–79 model years, the center sections were painted semi-gloss black. There is no mention of this detail for the 1976–77 models. An exception in 1978 is the Pace Car replica, which did not have black-painted...

Hi everyone, I'm interested in the history of the Corvette C3 and have been trying to find out how the Canadian-export models differed from the U.S. versions. From what I’ve gathered, RPO Z49 appears to include a speedometer with kilometers per hour as the primary scale. I found an image...