/// Why this one
The Fixed Roof Coupe — the under-loved, performance-oriented variant of the C5 platform. Produced for only the 1999 and 2000 model years, primarily as a development bed for what would become the 2001 Z06.
The affordable, low-anxiety performance benchmark — the car you'd actually drive when you didn't want the Ferrari out.
/// Provenance
Fixed roof rather than the standard targa-removable panel: ~12% torsional rigidity improvement, ~80 lb lighter. Production deliberately limited: 4,031 FRCs in 1999. The 1999 FRC is now the rarest pre-Z06 C5 variant.
Risk note: C5 column-lock recall, leaky fuel sender, and steering column issues are all well-documented; verify recall status.