1999 Mallett 435 Corvette - #15 of 45.
This car is a wonderful product of the american tuning wars between Chuck Mallett, John Lingenfelter, John Hennessey, and Reeves Callaway, and was produced right here in Northeast Ohio. Chuck and Mallett Cars has an extensive background in Chevrolet tuning and racing. In the mid 1980s, Mallett Incorporated became actively involved in professional racing as paid consultants for the Chevrolet racing division, and competed in the Corvette Challenge series. In the 1990s, Mallett Motorsports was created to service clients from the Trans-Am and World Challenge Series, as well as NASCAR and Winston Cup Championship events. Mallett Motorsports became well-regarded for their expertise in chassis design and tuning, and the construction of vehicles which will not only survive, but win legendary endurance events such as the Daytona 24-Hour endurance race, the 12 Hours of Sebring, the 24 Hours of Mosport, and the 24 Hours of Mid-Ohio.
This is an exceptionally clean and low mileage Mallett 435hp Corvette. We have a stack of documentation which includes the original sales invoice, original window sticker, all Mallett receipts and the Mallett window stickers, and all service records. Additionally, it is registered with the Corvette Museum as noted by the plaque on the a-pillars. It is spectacularly clean top to bottom, inside and out, and is up-to-date on service and ready for the next collector or driver owner to enjoy.
The first owner took delivery through Jack Sullivan Chevrolet on Nov 12, 1998, and had the dealer install the C5 door sills. He almost immediately sent the car to Chuck Mallett, and had the 396hp conversion started on Dec 31, 1998, for a total of $19,420.00.
In the summer of 2000, he had Tom Henry Chevrolet install a Corsa exhaust and the 1-4 skip-shift eliminator.
Apparently 396hp wasn't enough for him, so in Mar of 2001, with 8800 miles on the car, he sent it back to Mallett to upgrade to the 435hp package, at an additional cost of $30,447.74!
This car was traded in to Bobby Rahal Automotive in 2004 with just over 14k miles, and purchased by the most recent owner who kept it in his care until trading it on a C7 Corvette. He drove it extremely sparingly, as it now just has 14,700 miles. We had our preferred shop go over the car and service it to make sure it is ready to party for the new owner.
Mallett 435 #15 optional ugrades in addition to the standard 435hp package:
Factory Z51 Front/Rear Leaf Springs
Z51 Power Steering Cooler
Z51 Rear Swaybar and bushings
Penske/Mallett Double Adjustable Shocks
18x9.5 and 18x12 3-piece Polished Wheels
Mini-tubs for rear wheel housing
Mallett braided Stainless Steel brake lines
Clear Anodized Mallett shifter
3.73 Differential
Mallett 427 Carbon/fiberglass hood
Long-tube mild steel Jet-Hot coated headers
4-core custom radiator
Slotted and Zinc-plated rotors
Heatmaster Heat Shield tunnel close out
Specter Werkes Exposed Headlamp Modules
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