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, Florida. Debuting in 1980, it was designed by Charles W. Phillips in the style of the 1936

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Special Roadster. It used stretched C3

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underpinnings, coupled to fibreglass bodywork. As for the Corvette, power steering and brakes, powered tinted windows, and tilt steering were fitted. The fuel injected 5.7 litre V8 engine in the 1982 Berlinas offers at 4,200 rpm, for a top speed of around . The earlier carburetted version ( L81) had 190 hp on tap. By 1982, a special "Coupé SE" version was also available.

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Defunct motor vehicle manufacturers of the United States Retro-style automobiles {{car-stub Cars introduced in 1980 Cars discontinued in 1983

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