Data File: '95 Chevrolet Corvette Nassau Roadster Prototype
Owner: Steve Coffey, Crossville, Tennessee
Converted from stock '95 Corvette by: Guldstrand Specialty Automobiles, Culver City, California
Body
Custom hand-made carbon-fiber panels on '95 Corvette convertible body framework
Body panels: Guldstrand Specialty Automobiles, Culver City, California
Bodywork: Guldstrand Specialty Automobiles, Culver City, California
Paint: Torch Red two-stage basecoat/clearcoat; Paint preparation and applied by Guldstrand Specialty Automobiles, Culver City, California
Nassau's rear bodywork covers...
Nassau's rear bodywork covers the 335/30R18 Pirelli P-Zeros and OZ wheels, but makes it too wide to fit inside owner Steve Coffey's trailer.
Production '95 Corvette
Suspension: Production '95 Corvette
Steering: Production '95 power-assisted rack-and-pinion
Brakes: Production '95 four-wheel disc brakes (the same rotors/calipers used on the '91-'94 ZR-1s) with ABS
Wheels: OZ three-piece aluminum
Tires: Pirelli P-Zero, 295/35R18 in front, 335/30R18 in back
Engine
Modified GM Powertrain LS1 smallblock V8 (RPO LS1)
Displacement: 350 cubic inches (5.7L)
Modifications: Vortec Supercharger (running 10 pounds of boost)
Compression ratio: 10.4:1
Cylinder heads: Production LS1, cast aluminum
Ignition: OEM C4 Corvette electronic
Induction: Modified GM Powertrain electronic fuel injection
Camshaft: Production LS1
Horsepower: 420 @ 4200 rpm (Estimated)
Torque: 429 ft. /lbs. @ 4400 rpm (Advertised)
The Nassau's rear styling...
The Nassau's rear styling is taken directly from the Guldstrand GS-90-which means there are only about 15 Corvettes in the world that look like this!
Production '95 Corvette four-speed automatic transmission
Shifter: Production '95 Corvette, console-mounted
Rearend: Positraction differential with 2.59:1 rear gears
Interior
Production '95 Corvette
Seats: Production '95 Corvette sport seats, upholstered in beige leather
Carpets: Production '95 Corvette cut-pile
Instrumentation: OEM '95 Corvette (0-200 mph speedometer, 0-6000rpm tachometer with 5800 rpm redline, plus fuel level, oil pressure, ammeter and coolant temperature gauges)
Sound system: Production '95 Corvette Delco/Bose AM/FM Stereo/CD
Heater: Production '95 Corvette GM-Harrison heater/defroster
A/C: Production '95 Corvette GM-Harrison air conditioner