1999 Chevrolet Corvette FRC limited production

In 1999, the Corvette was offered as a limited productionFixed Roof Coupe commonly known as a hardtop. These FRC’swere designed to be faster and lighter than any Corvette in history.In 2001, the FRC’s name was changed to Z06 with the additionof the LS6 engine. Because the FRC Hardtop was only produced ona limited basis for a year and a half, it is the rarest of C5Corvettes. The Hardtop's underbody structure is the stiffestof all C5s. It has both the Coupe's "top bow" and theextra crossbar behind the seats, characteristic of the Convertible. Its exterior bodywork behind the windshield and above the beltline is bolted to the windshield header and is bolted and adhesivelybonded to the rear deck. The underbody structure, the hard topand the lack of the big hole in the back for the hatch make theHardtop about 12% stiffer in torsion and bending than the Coupewith its roof in place. Additionally, though the removal of thecoupe's heavy hatch glass and lighter top structure, the Hardtop'scurb weight is 80 pounds less than the lightest Coupe.This hardtops comes with the Tremec T56 six-speedtransmission, a 3.42 limited slip axle and the Z51 PerformanceHandling Package which consists of higher rate springs and stabilizerbars and a set of stiffer, fixed-valve, shocks. For increasedperformance for the average driver, this car has the RPO JL4 ActiveHandling System. "AH" piggybacks to ABS and tractioncontrol and can assist the driver in maintaining control in grossoversteer/understeer situations with momentary brake interventionon a single wheel basis. The 345 bhp LS1 engine is unrestrictedwith a speed or RPM governor. For the racing applications thatthis car was designed for, this is a must.This car has a little more that 81,000 miles onit. The majorityof the miles on the car were from long-distance highway tripsbetween Las Vegas NV and Vancouver BC along with some other distancelocations. The Goodyear Eagle tires werepurchased in May of 2015 and currently have under 10 miles onthem. Since I boughtthe car it has been garaged and covered at all times. The paint is in excellent conditionwith minor wear consistent with a well maintained car this age. The oil has been changed regularlywith Pennzoil Platinum fully synthetic oil as recommended by the factory.The cold air intake has been upgraded giving extra 7% in HP. Thiscar is mechanically perfect and ready to drive. Fuel economy is19MPG city and 31MPG highway. That’s not a typo. 31MPG froma 345 bhp Corvette!

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