Chevrolet Corvette C5 Z06 for sale
2001–2004
The fixed-roof, lightweight C5 with the LS6 V8 and a manual gearbox only. It is one of the best performance bargains around, and clean, unmodified cars are worth waiting for.
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Know the car
- The LS6 5.7-liter V8, rated at 385 hp for 2001 and 405 hp from 2002.
- Six-speed manual only.
- A 2004 Commemorative Edition was offered.
What to check before you buy
- Valve springs and valvetrain history on the LS6.
- Harmonic balancer and clutch condition.
- Modifications and track use.
Where they turn up
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- Bring a Trailer
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- classic.com
- Hemmings
- ClassicCars.com
- Cars.com
- Facebook Marketplace
How to hunt one well
- Name the gearbox. “Manual” or “automatic” in your search is enforced: a Corvette C5 Z06 is only shown when its listing, or the site’s own gearbox filter, proves it. A listing that never says is left out rather than guessed.
- Use the generation or years you mean. GarageScout reads a chassis code or a year range as the exact model years, so neighboring generations with the same name stay out of the results.
- Set your ceilings. Add “under 60k miles” or “under $40,000” and cars over the limit are dropped, including auction listings that only state the mileage in the title.
- Say the options and colors that matter to you. Exact matches are listed first; close matches say exactly what they are missing, so you can decide whether it matters.
- Get it inspected. Whatever the listing says, a pre-purchase inspection by a specialist who knows the Corvette C5 Z06 is the best money you will spend on it.
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