Wilkommen back to Wrecked Vette Wednesday, folks. One week ago, we laid out for you a rather sketchy selection, one that nobody seemed all that excited to pounce on.
It was a burned-up 1980 C3, possessing all the allure of a disease-ridden muskrat with the power of a century-old Olympic athlete. With its poor excuse of a V8 and all-around hopelessness, the Corvette was up-creek and sans paddle when it came to finding a new owner.
This week, we’ve stepped up a generation to talk about this C4 coupe from Insurance Auto Auctions. In our minds, it truly encompasses what it means to be a wrecked Vette, and we dare you to find a better example on the IAA website.
As a 1996 model, this Corvette represents the last of its kind before the sleeker C5 would make its introduction in 1997. The latter would bring about more than its fair share of changes, but for the time being, the American public was stuck with a car that had looked the same while witnessing three different president take office.
Moving onto the problem areas, the biggest area of concern has to be the front passenger side. An entire wheel and tire is missing, as are significant portions of the hood and quarter panel. As noted by IAA’s form, this was all caused by a collision that included a rollover at some point, so we’re just going to go with this being a severe T-bone coming out of a blind corner, and call it a day.
Just as a closing thought, this Corvette is quite certainly due to head to the scrapyard, seeing as its estimated repair cost exceeds $16,000 while its ACV is in the $12,000 range. Would any of you be interested in a tricycle C4? Let us know in the comments below.
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