Chevrolet Corvette C3 T-Shirt | "Caffeine & Gasoline" American Sports Car Legend Lifestyle Tee | Gift for Corvette Fans & Classic Car Enthusiasts
Caffeine and gasoline. The C3 Corvette is one of the most beautifully proportioned and longest-running generations in the entire Corvette bloodline — and the iconic body that defined what "Corvette" looked like for an entire generation of car enthusiasts. Produced from 1968 to 1982, the C3 featured bodywork inspired directly by the legendary Mako Shark II concept car, with those gorgeously sculpted Coke-bottle hips, pop-up headlights, the iconic split rear glass that swept back into the rear deck, and proportions that aged into one of the most universally recognized American sports car silhouettes ever drawn.
The early C3s carried serious muscle car credentials: the legendary 427 big-block, the later 454 LS5 and LS6 producing up to 425 horsepower, and the small-block 350 that powered the platform through most of its run. The 1970-1971 Corvettes are particularly coveted today as the absolute peak of the C3 horsepower era before emissions regulations began taking their toll. Stingray and Sting Ray (Chevrolet alternated the name across the run), big-block and small-block, T-top and convertible — every C3 variant has its devoted following. There's a specific kind of magic in firing up a C3 on a quiet morning, coffee in the cup holder, that small-block or big-block V8 settling into its idle, and an empty cruise night ahead. Wear the Corvette that defined American sports cars for an entire generation.
Perfect for C3 Corvette owners, Stingray lifers, big-block 427 and 454 evangelists, small-block 350 purists, pop-up headlight diehards, Mako Shark II design history nerds, NCRS regulars, classic Corvette restorers, cruise night veterans, Cars & Coffee regulars, and anyone who knows the C3 is one of the most beautifully proportioned American sports cars ever produced. A perfect gift for the dad, granddad, uncle, or buddy whose dream garage has always had a clean C3 Stingray in it — and who's been chasing the right one for years.
- 100% combed and ring-spun cotton (Heather colors contain polyester)
- Fabric weight: 4.2 oz/yd² (142 g/m²)
- Pre-shrunk fabric
- Side-seamed construction
- Shoulder-to-shoulder taping
- Blank product sourced from Guatemala, Nicaragua, Mexico, Honduras, or the US
Size guide
| |
LENGTH (inches) |
WIDTH (inches) |
CHEST (inches) |
| S |
28 |
18 |
34-37 |
| M |
29 |
20 |
38-41 |
| L |
30 |
22 |
42-45 |
| XL |
31 |
24 |
46-49 |
| 2XL |
32 |
26 |
50-53 |
| |
LENGTH (cm) |
WIDTH (cm) |
CHEST (cm) |
| S |
71.1 |
45.7 |
86.4-94 |
| M |
73.7 |
50.8 |
96.5-104.1 |
| L |
76.2 |
55.9 |
106.7-114.3 |
| XL |
78.7 |
61 |
116.8-124.5 |
| 2XL |
81.3 |
66 |
127-134.6 |