Handle With Care

Rob bought this C4 because of its handling prowess — not tomention those gorgeous looks and powerful V8! He tells usmore about his classic Corvette

- Imran Malik

Welcome to wheels, Rob! We love your Corvette—where did you find this awesome C4?

Thank you for featuring me in the magazine!

I bought this vehicle in Las Vegas, Nevada.

I had been looking at a lot of different cars such as Mustangs, BMWs and other Corvettes but settled on this 1987 model because this particular one was in really nice condition. It didn’t have any cracks on the dash and it was in great shape mechanically too. I’ve done some upgrades to it such as adding Urethane bushings all the way around the suspension system and Koni shocks along with a K&N air filter but other than that it’s all original and a lot of fun to drive.

It was its handling capabilities that really drew you in wasn’t it…

That’s right, it handles extremely well and rides on fat P255 60R 16 tyres all the way around so it has an equal footprint and can go up to .93 of a G before they start to slide.

It was touted as America’s first supercar and in fact the only vehicle that had more speed other than this in the same category was the Porsche 911 of that year. It had a max speed of 268kph and my Corvette has 267kph — but the Porsche was selling for around $80k back then while the Corvette was only $30k so it was great value and you got a lot of performance for your dollar too.

That 5.7-litre V8 has plenty of power doesn’t it…

Definitely and since the car is so light (it is built out of fiberglass, aluminum or plastic — there is very little steel and no cast iron except for the engine block) the 240 horses that the motor produces is more than enough to make this car really hustle down the road.