Corvette is a bargain on wheels.(Auto Weekend)

From: The Washington Times (Washington, DC) | Date: August 27, 1999| Author: | Copyright information

In this world of high-priced sport cars, an American icon stands tall as a true value in the two-seat roadster arena. Priced right, fun to drive and intelligently engineered, the Chevrolet Corvette convertible is no longer simply a toy for middle-aged guys.

Today's Corvette is a thoughtfully designed machine as suitable for driving to the office as it is for cruising the beach or taking on mountain twisties. Gone is its stigma as little more than a mid-life-crisis compensator. Today, it is nothing short of a smart buy.

All new for 1998, the Corvette convertible has no ...

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