2) 15,870 miles. October 24, 2008. 1) HERE IS A ONCE IN A LIFETIME FIND! THIS IS AN UNRESTORED ORIGINAL 435 H.P. L71 CAR WITH ONLY 15,741 ACTUAL MILES. COMPLETE HISTORY. TANK STICKER. IT STILL HAS ITS ORIGINAL FACTORY APPLIED PAINT OVER ITS NEAR PERFECT ORIGINAL BODY. THE PAINT SHOWS GENTLE AGING AS EXPECTED FROM ORIGINAL PAINT. THE INTERIOR IS COMPLETELY ORIGINAL (LEATHER) AND LOOKS STUNNING! THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT IS TOTALLY STOCK., NO SPRAY PAINTING OR DETAILING HAS BEEN DONE. YOU CAN RESTORE ANY CAR-FINDING, AN ORIGINAL IS RARE. THIS CAR IS DOCUMENTED WITH ORIGINAL TANK STICKER. MILES ARE VERIFIED BY THE CARS CONDITION, OWNERS AND MAINTENANCE RECEIPTS. THIS CAR IS WELL OPTIONED TOO. ALL OPTIONS ARE CORRECT TO THE TANK STICKER WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE SIDE EXHAUST, WHICH WAS ADDED BY THE 2ND OWNER 3-19-94 WITH 14,607 MILES. THE F41 SUSPENSION WAS A VERY RARE OPTION WITH ONLY 4% OF CORVETTES IN 69 WITH IT. THE SPECIAL PO2 WHEEL COVERS ARE ALSO RARE AND IN PRISTINE CONDITION. THIS CAR OPERATES AS IF STILL NEW! THE FIBER OPTIC LIGHTS ARE THE BRIGHTEST I'VE SEEN. WIPER DOORS AND HEAD LIGHTS WORK CRISPLY AND PERFECTLY. ALL LAMPS AND GAUGES WORK GREAT. EVEN HORN BUZZER AND DOOR WARNING STILL WORK AS WELL AS REAR COMPARTMENT LIGHT. oRIGINALITY IS EVERYTHING, ESPECIALLY A RARE, BIG HORSEPOWER VETTE SUCH AS THIS ONE. THERE ARE ONLY A SMALL NUMBER OF SURVIVORS EXISTING AND THAT NUMBER WILL NEVER INCREASE, A SURE INVESTMENT. HISTORY: THE CORVETTE WAS PURCHASED NEW, DECEMBER 1968 BY EDWARD ARMANAS. HE PARTICIPATED IN EVENTS AT THE RACETRACK. HE DID KEEP THE CAR COMPLETELY STOCK. IN APRIL OF '72 HE BLEW THE ENGINE AT SUMMIT POINT RACEWAY. A FACTORY REPLACEMENT "CE" BLOCK WAS INSTALLED AT A.D. ANDERSON CHEVROLET. ORIGINAL HEADS, INTAKE, CARBS, ETC WERE USED. EDWARD WAS ALSO A FOUNDER OF THE FREE STATE CORVETTE CLUB. THE 2ND OWNER PURCHASED THE CAR APRIL 2, 1988. HIS NAME IS DONALD BURKE. THE CAR HAD 12,784 MILES AT THAT TIME. DONALD WAS THE TYPE THAT LIKED TO SPEND MONEY ON THE CAR BUT RARELY USED IT(2,216 MILES IN 18 YEARS!). I HAVE THE RECEIPTS DONALD SAVED THAT VERIFY THE MILEAGE AND MAINTENANCE. DON ADDED THE SIDE EXHAUST IN '94 ($2000), HAD THE SUSPENSION REBUILT IN '94 ($1500) AND REPLACED CENTER CARB WITH OEM IN 2004. I PURCHASED THIS CAR IN FEB 2007 FROM AN AUTO MUSEUM OUTSIDE CHICAGO. OPTIONS: TANK STICKER, L71 427-435HP (ONLY 7%OPTIONED), 4:11 POSI, N40 POWER STEERING, K66 TRANSISTOR IGNITION (ONLY 14% OF CORVETTES), TJ2 FENDER LOUVER TRIM, LEATHER INTERIOR (9%) PO2 SPECIAL WHEEL COVERS (20%), F-41 SUSPENSION (4%), U69 AM-FM STEREO (10%), UA6 ALARM SYSTEM (32%), WHITE STRIPE WIDE OVAL TIRES. Colors from the trim plate. 15,741 miles. August 4, 2008. |