1967 Chevrolet CoFor consignment, a car that will make the hair on a Corvette
aficionados neck stand up. An L-71 Corvette, 427ci from 1967. This
is a 1, listen close, ONE owner car, and has seen 1 repaint around
20 years ago due to 5 or 6 cracks in the original lacquer paint.
This car has never been shown and never been judged so its an open
palette for the new owner. Every number is matching, and it is as
clean as they come. Low original miles with a mere 22,461 clocked
since 1967! Bought new at Klick Lewis Chevrolet in Palmyra,
Pennsylvania when the owner was a mere 20 years old, (meaning this
beast had to be registered in his parents name until he was 21),
and lovingly cared for over the years. This car is designated for
the main showroom, and will have velvet ropes strung around it, but
is definitely here for the taking, and looking but please no
touching!
Exterior
The pointy shark-like lines of this beautiful body are just well
aligned and bathed in Lynndale Blue. A stinger hood with a black
paint to highlight it is seen on the hood which rests comfortably
between the front hidden headlight portion and the creased rounded
front quarter tops. Another "crimp" if you will, is seen on the
sides running through the tops of the flattened wheel wells,
through the doors and on to the round topped rear quarters making
the straight line extend through the rear wheel well. Shiny perfect
split bumpers are in front and back and a chromed bezeled round
turn signal light is below. Side pipes with factory ribbed and
punched guards hang from either rocker and floating just above on
the front quarter are some "gills" for venting the engine. A nicely
trimmed front windshield supports a black vinyl hardtop which is
removable, as this car is also a convertible! Before we get into
that though a shout to the rear glass on the hardtop, its a
wraparound. The convertible top is in excellent condition with just
a slight tear at the seam on the bottom middle where the plastic
meets the canvas but hey, its original! This top shows in black and
has a fairly clear plastic rear window. More pointed look for the
rear deck with dual round tail lighting on either side and more
split bumpers below. 15-inch rally wheels are all around and shine
to the fullest.
Interior
Black vinyl covers the door panels and there is plenty of chrome to
go around here too with the round knob door actuator, chromed pull
bar and wing and main window cranks. Inside, perfectly presenting
black bomber style buckets with low curved backs and covered in
black vinyl frame the back of the drivers compartment. In front is
the dual curved eyebrow dash, with the drivers side sporting the
gauge cluster containing all round gauges and some pulls with a
black textured panel surrounding within the eyebrow. On the
passengers side is another eyebrow, this time housing the arched
top glove box with brushed aluminum door. In the center the dash
falls gracefully downward and in this area, we note the vertically
mounted Delco AM/FM radio, several climate control knobs and a
large chronograph clock in the center of this mid section. The
console has the handbrake, a small storage glovebox and the metal
chromed round knobbed gear shifter. Black carpeting floods the
floors and has protective carpeted Corvette badged floor mats. In
back of the buckets is another small black carpeted storage
area.
Drivetrain
By the numbers and here we go!!! 427ci L71 V8 numbers matching
3904531 B287 denote a 1967 427ci V8 with B287 denoting a casting
date of Feb. 28th 1967. The stamped serial number of T0310JE7115121
(Tonawanda NY March 10th 1967 427ci 435hp 3x2bbl 4 speed manual
transmission. A trio of 2-barrel carburetors sit atop of this
mighty 427. On the back is a Muncie M20 3885010 P7C16 7S115121 from
March 16th 1967. Behind this is a 4.11 Posi rear axle with an FB
stamping code. This is all complete with an orange/red GM block and
valve covers, a triangular chromed air cleaner covering and supple
hoses which are like new. We note that the engine was freshened up
with new valve springs and a new camshaft, (factory specs), when
the car was repainted.
Undercarriage
Absolute showroom, no rust, just perfectly preserved or restored
surfaces, black steel, silver cast suspension parts no corrosion,
and a brushed stainless spare tire structure in back. In front
independent coil springs, and on back, IRS with frame mounted
differential unit, double universal jointed tubular axles, and
transverse multi leaf springs. Disc brakes are mounted all around,
and the exhaust goes to either side for the exhale.rvette Roadster