The 1978 Chevrolet Corvette C3 Targa arrived during a year of major visibility for the Corvette brand. Chevrolet celebrated twenty-five years of Corvette production, introduced a redesigned fastback rear window, and recorded the highest Corvette sales figures seen up to that point. While the era of extreme muscle-car horsepower had faded, the Corvette still offered […]

The 1977 Chevrolet Corvette C3 Targa belonged to a period when the Corvette was no longer chasing the escalating horsepower wars of the late 1960s, yet it remained one of the few American sports cars still built around a dedicated two-seat platform. By the late 1970s, the Corvette had evolved into a distinctive blend of […]