1967 Corvette with 2,996 miles to be offered at auction

autoweek.com ^ | 2-26-2014 | Jay Ramey

[cicero2k]

About an 11% per year return, which shows the power of compound, tax free growth. It would be hard to sit on this as an investment rather than in it as a performance car.

[norwaypinesavage]

I’m a little confused by the underhood pictures. I’m not aware that GM ever offered chrome alternator brackets, chrome brake fluid reservoirs, chrome oil vents, etc. I presume these are aftermarket, which would lower the value of the car. What else is not original, would be my first question.

[SkyPilot]

I love this car, and would love to own one. But early Corvettes are approaching astronomical asking prices. The worst thing that ever happened to the classic car hobby was when a bunch of greedy a$$h_les realized they could make a killing in this "market." There are still people at cars and coffee shows who buy a classic car, fix it themselves or with some assistance from mechanics and friends, and enjoy it. But certain makes and models have now gone into "Fed Pumping QE" territory. Ridiculous prices that only the very well off or rich can afford.

The greedy keep moving on, to big blocks muscle cars, Ferrari's, basically whatever niche they can ruin. Many of them car not a whit about the cars themselves, only preening about it one for a drive or two, and then making a "killing" by reselling it.

Then you get the auction mills like Mecum, who have helped turn affordable middle class classic cars into toys for the a bunch of self absorbed jerks who don't know a thing about them. Not all of the industry is bad - and you have to have free enterprise. But it has gone from an enjoyable hobby to "big business" - and that has been ruinous.

[Carriage Hill]

That car will bring $500-700k, easy. Wonder if they take Bitcoins?

[Obadiah]

Could not agree with you more.

[TalBlack]

I’m absolutely stunned that the engine seals have held up all this time.

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VExw77xJsBQ&feature=kp

[Eric in the Ozarks]

The tires are wrong, wrong, wrong...

[Mouton]

There was a fully restored 67 427 tri power at our local concours a few weekends ago. Wonderful looking vehicle. The vehicle in the picture is not the tri power as the air filter had to be a triangle shape to accommodate the carb set up. It was also the last year for the c-2 series.

The 67-427 with side pipes was one of my all time dream cars. Of course one needs a ton of octane booster to run the car now as it had a Comp ratio close to 13 I believe. In fact one of the models I saw with the L-88 had a sticker on the dash which specified 103 octane gas be used.

[Alas Babylon!]

Don McNamara turned 30 in 1966, and celebrated his retirement from the United States Marine Corps with a trip to Las Vegas.

Reporters!

You can't retire until you serve 20 years, and in 1966 they didn't have early retirement. So was he 10 years old when he joined the Corps, or did the reporter typically screw up another story involving the military?

[cableguymn]

I find the most change under the seats of my car..

The buyer of said car should look there, most coins back then where made out of real metals ;)

[GOPsterinMA]

I would marry that car and get a huge mofo insurance policy on it...just in case.

[Michigan Bowhunter]

I had a 73. Last year of the chrome bumpers. Today, chrome designates a google OS. My wife just doesnt understand. I’ll bet this guy sat in the garage many hours just looking at the car. Why mess with perfection.

[Pontiac]

What I was really interested in was what the Doctor who bought the car at the original owners estate sale paid.

I was thinking that he would have paid maybe 40k at an estate sale at most unless there was a lot of publicity about the car before hand.

[ken5050]

T hanks for the info. I must have missed that episode..will have to look for it..shouldn't be hard...they rerun everything a zillion times..

Any thoughts about your big Senate race?

[Batman11]

Pfl

[bk1000]

“I saw a license plate on a nice Corvette that was being driven by a good looking woman. It said:

“WAS HIS”

Saw the same thing here in Roswell, Ga. Smoking hot blond in a vette. Way to rub it in!

[Chode]

damn...

[Fiji Hill]

I did buy a “built” 427 for my ‘68 Camaro

I once had a 1973 Ford LTD with a 429 motor. It was a lot of fun--you could be going 100 mph and it felt like you were going 45--but it was a gasoline slurper.

[Doc Savage]

I have a 2008 C-6 436 HP Dual Mode Exhaust 6 Speed Manual Transmission Crystal Red Metallic Convertible with Power Top. 130000 mi flawless running Michelin PS 2 Run-Flats.

The strange thing about the C2's was they only ran for 5 years. Almost every Corvette owner agrees the 67 Big Blocks were the ultimate Corvettes. I assure you that if GM still manufactured a 2014 version of the Stingray they would be besieged with buyers. I wish I had one!