NCRS 4 Star Bowtie Award / Reg Top Flight / 427-400 / UNRESTORED / All GM Docs

1967 Corvette Convertible; 427/400 Tri-Power; 4 Speed

Preservation car that has achieved the coveted NCRS 4 Star Bowtie Award and NCRS Regional Top Flight.

To achieve the 4 Stars the car must be 80% or 85% factory original and unrestored in 4 major categories of exterior, interior, engine compartment and chassis. In addition, this car has achieved an NCRS Regional Top Flight Award with a score of 96.7%.The combination of having won both awards is very difficult and few cars of ANY year have done so, let alone the most desired and valued year of the C2 generation 1965-1967 big block Corvette. The Awards were in 2003-4 and the car has been driven less than 200 miles since. This car should remain a testament to how Corvettes of 1967 were built and NOT be restored. The car should be preserved in its current state and be driven and enjoyed. With a documented 56,438 miles there are plenty of miles left to enjoy.

The Awards are not the only desirable and valuable aspect of the car. The original window sticker, the original tank sticker and the original warranty book (with P-O-P) are all with the car and are unquestionably authentic. I bought the car in 1986 and all the paperwork came with the car. Forgeries were not being motivated by the price of the C2 big blocks until several years later when prices soared from the infamous Black Monday October 19, 1987. The paperwork has also been examined by David Burroughs of Bloomington Gold. It is real. There is also the complete owner's packet including the owners manual, radio card and radio instructions. The first service request card from the selling dealer Botnick Chevrolet is also included.

The original owner's title is also included. Having myself spoken to the original owner, he took a bus to the Binghamton based Botnick Chevrolet, bought the car for $4800 cash off the showroom floor, and drove the car home to Gettysburg PA. He and his wife used the car to drive back and forth to his summer camp in Vermont. They did NOT take the car on local errands and hence the lack of door dings and minor bumps and bruises often associated with parking lots. The car has never been hit or bumped ANYWHERE. In 1975, when the speed limit for the major highways in NY was reduced to 55mph, he was cited several times for speeding tickets and decided to put the car away in his garage. With 3:36 rear gears, he had a hard time keeping within bounds of the new law. Having myself cruised at 100mph I can attest to the comfort and ease at high speed. With a growing interest in airplanes, he decided to sell the car and in 1984 he sold the car after turning away a young man because he feared the car was too much of a "plastic rocket ship" for him. He told me that he and his wife treasured the car and it was very difficult to let it go after 17 years. He also told me that the car was never hit or damaged, never painted, the drivetrain never out of the car or rebuilt, and the interior was 100% original. Even the complete exhaust system was original (and is on the car to this day!).

I first bought this car in 1986 with 49,985 miles and drove it the 60 or so miles home on the local roads. As I grew more comfortable with the power of the big block, I increased the speed minder buzzer from 50, to 55, then to 60, and finally to 65 (yes, I am a light foot). The telescopic wheel, rear shoulder belts, leather seats, and a transistor ignition round out the options, all of which are low production items. I have to mention the leather seats. They are exceptional original seats. I have religiously cared for them!

I have the bill of sale and mileage document from my purchase in 1986. I also have the mileage document from that owner when he bought the car. As mentioned, all the original paperwork came with the car. Has anyone ever noticed that original window stickers have a dried substance on the back of them (for an obvious reason)? I sold the car for personal reasons a year later in the summer of 1987, and after three years of regret I had the opportunity to repurchase the car and I did, on April Fool's Day 1990 no less. The story of this Second Chance at Happiness was picked up by Chevy/Corvette Magazine and the Corvette Informant, copies which I have.

Nothing is forever, and life can get in the way of even our beloved Corvettes. In 2001, I sold the car in order to make the financial transition to take a job in another state. Softening the loss was a Corvette Fever article in the December 2001 issue, A Pair Isn't Fair, featuring this '67 and a '67 435 Coupe I also owned at the time. The article is still viewable by Super Chevy:

http://www.superchevy.com/features/67858-1967-chevrolet-corvette/

In 2004, life took a positive turn when the car became available and I was able to purchase the car for the third time. During this 3 year absence the car received its 4 Star Bowtie and Regional Top Flight Awards. For the last 13 years. I have been the care taker of "Goody”, residing in an AC climate controlled garage at my home in Florida.

Today, you can get in this car, start it, and go. Have you ever noticed how original unrestored cars drive better than cars that have been taken apart and restored? This one is testament to that fact. With the 3:36 rear axle, the car has long legs and is easy to drive easy, and a thrill to step on the gas with the fore and aft carbs feathering starting at 2800rpms to change the personality of the car from Dr. Jeckle to Mr. Hyde.

More to the point of being an original paint car, bumpers never off, all original window glass....take a walk around the car and appreciate the certainty of what you are looking at. Patina? Yes. But there are no replaced panels, repaired areas, bubba work etc. Look at the gaps in the doors, the rear top hatch, the hood and the headlight buckets. Perfect factory gaps. The doors open and close as they should. The hood opens, closes, and fits as it should.

I will point out that the headlights do not always work and based on the fact that when they do work they both go up and down (together) the issue is getting power to the motors and it's likely the connection on the switch. The tach is sticky most of the time.

There are many factory markings on the frame and chassis components. The frame is very nice with some very minor surface rust as you would expect from an unrestored car. Frame has never been repaired.

The tires are original non-dot Goodyear. Same with the spare tire. It would be good to find a second set of wheels and tires for driving. I just haven't driven the car much since I purchased it in 2004. I did replace the battery and shocks and have the '67 shocks in a box that go with the car. The mileage is now 56,438.

All of the original paperwork, original owner's title, 4 Star Bowtie Certificate, Top Flight Judging sheets, some old photos, mileage documents, bill of sales, titles go with the car. Original ignition key.

Not often do you see an unrestored, fully GM documented '67 427/400 convertible with complete owner history, verifiable mileage, and these two NCRS awards. Original paint, original interior, original engine compartment, original chassis. All original paperwork. All owners known. Original owner 1967-1984. You would be buying from an owner who has cherished this car for 27 of the past 31 years.

I have many more pictures. Inspections welcome.

The car is sold with no warranty and no return. Once the car is sold it is sold.

If you haven't committed to the car or have the funds, please do not Buy the car. Please write or call with questions.

Please note that a $2000 deposit is required through PayPal, with remaining funds due in 7 days. No exceptions.

Thank you.

Tom

239-595-9444