That was the prettiest body style they ever did. I know the Crossfire Fuel Injection is a love/hate relationship with Corvette fans like myself. However, the '82 is my favorite one.
I have to say I replaced the plenum silicone with the Felpro gasket and did the hypertec prom/chip. I never had a problem with the crossfire over the last 20 years with 150,000 miles
Chevy didn't want to pay the price the supplier of their manual transmission wanted(god forbid they cut into their massive profit they made on these cars since 72) so it was automatic only.
I had a nu '82 fully equipped. But, manuals were NOT available. Mine was a dark blu, glass t tops. I removed da delco radio & bose speakers. Replaced it with a blaupunkt & tri axel speakers. Wata gr8 difference. I believe dis version of C3 was da most beautiful, to d8. B4 I had a 78 Silver anniversary L-82 4spd. So, by now I considered it an🇺🇸 GT. Very luxo. Gr8 car for da times. Wish I kept it hidden in da garage.🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸