Mecum’s, St. Charles, Ill. June 25-26, 2010 Marina blue over white vinyl. 427 cid, V8, 400 hp, four-speed manual transmission. Air-conditioned, tri-power carbs. Unrestored original paint shows ...

So, while the 1999-2000 Corvette Fixed Roof Coupe quickly became yesterday’s news with the arrival of the 2001 Z06, the production numbers are still pretty low—4,031 in 1999 and just 2,090 in ...

The coupe hadapparently been ordered by another dealership who intended to go racing,but for one reason or another things fell through and it wound up on theBurt Chevrolet lot. See All 6 Photos ...

Available engines for the 1968 Chevy Corvette included 327 Small Blocks in 300- and 350-horsepower variants, and the 427 Big Block in 390-, 400-, and 435-horsepower ratings.

A chance racetrack encounter with a fixed-roof-coupe C5 Corvette shows the old platform can still impress, as Jack Baruth finds out during a track instruction day in a student's 1999 Corvette.

It's unclear if the Corvette still wears the factory paint (especially considering the bubbling), but considering the owner says it's an "all-original 1977 C3," no respray has likely been done.

The introduction of the C5 Corvette for the 1997 model year gave GM an additional 10,000 or so Corvette sales per year. Yes, you could buy a Corvette-branded vacuum cleaner in 1994. About the Author ...

So, while the 1999-2000 Corvette Fixed Roof Coupe quickly became yesterday's news with the arrival of the 2001 Z06, the production numbers are still pretty low—4,031 in 1999 and just 2,090 in 2000.