Posted on 05/03/2012 8:20:54 PM PDT by Lazlo in PA
It didn’t go to the Moon, but it sure looks like it did.
A 1967 Chevrolet Corvette once owned by Neil Armstrong is being auctioned on eBay.
The blue coupe sat unused in a garage since 1981, before being purchased by its current owner in February of this year. It’s in barely running condition, but is mostly original. Aside from a new carburetor, water pump, muffler and wheels, the only major modification is a set of poorly done fender flares.
The fully-documented ‘Vette has a 390 hp 427 cubic-inch V8 running through a four-speed manual transmission and, fitting of a Florida car, factory air conditioning as well as power windows. The odometer shows just 38,148 miles, but as it only has five digits and hasn’t worked since the 1970’s, there’s no telling how much mileage the car really has on it.
According to the seller, the yet-to-be-first man on the Moon took delivery of the ‘Vette in December of 1966 as part of a special program run by Melbourne Chevrolet dealer, Jim Rathman. The enterprising salesman used to offer astronauts a special one year lease deal on ‘Vettes so they would always be seen behind the wheel of the latest model. One of his employees bought the car in 1968 when it was turned in for trade.
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Sorry but that is wrong. Only available with big blocks.
Are you sure? You may be right. I just looked it up in one of my Chevy books and they just note it as an appearance option which usually means no engine requirement was necessary. The only think I could find on line was at the Corvette forum. They just say it was an option.
http://www.corvetteforum.com/articles/c2/1967-corvette-stingray-overview.php
I would say the provenance would have to prove she actually drove it and that the seats had never been recovered.
WOW. Wish I had a million to blow. Im not the sentimental type but......THATS just a beautiful car.
“...they just note it as an appearance option which usually means no engine requirement was necessary.”
I vaguely remember reading in “Corvette Fever Magazine” that the hood was only available on the 427’s. However, the article mentioned that some small block vehicles were produced with the 427 hoods when the production line ran short of the standard hoods near the end of the 1967 production run.
You can’t tell anything from that photo.
“What’s a VW thing once owned by Pia Zadora worth?”
The drivers seat alone should bring $15.00.
That’s a pretty low milage vehicle compared to some of the other vehicles Neil Armstrong used.
Did you check the EBay link. There are more pics. It is real rough. Someone cut up the fenders.
I know where you can find a barely used Hassleblad medium format camera used by Neil Armstrong.
where? The moon?
Yes.
LOL. With gas prices what they are, I'll pass. Something tells me that if someone did go up and get the cameras, they would still work. They were really well built.
I’m more interested in the car in the background...is that an AMC pacer?
well, what would cause them to deteriorate? There’s no oxygen and no water and no weather.
Massive temperature changes everyday since 1969.
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