| 1968 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible. 327 C.I./350 HP, 4-SPEED, SAFARI YELLOW WITH BLACK STANDARD INTERIOR. ENGINE CASTING # GM3914678 = 327 C.I. 350 HP, 2 BOLT MAIN. ENGINE DECK STAMPED # V07I9HT = FLINT, MICHIGAN PLANT JULY 19, 1967. THIS IS A 40 YEAR OLD CAR. HERE IS WHAT I KNOW: THIS CAR SURVIVED THE CUSTOMIZING CRAZE OF THE 1970'S AND EARLY 1980'S. MY UNCLE PURCHASED THS CAR SOMETIME IN 1981. IT HAS NEVER SEEN SNOW AND ALWAYS BEEN GARAGED. IT IS A VERY NICE DRIVER. I HAVE DRIVEN THE CAR, IT RIDES AND DRIVES NICE. IT WAS REPAINTED IN THE LATE 1970'S JUST BEFORE HE BOUGHT IT. HE IS POSSIBLY THE THIRD OR FOURTH OWNER. HE HAS NOT PUT 6000 MILES ON IT IN 27 YEARS. IT WAS RARELY DRIVEN. MOSTLY AROUND TOWN AND IN LOCAL PARADES. IT HAS THE ORIGINAL ENGINE, TRANSNISSION, REAR END, 8" RALLEY WHEELS, DOOR PANELS. IT HAS ROLL UP WINDOWS, NO A/C, AND FIBER OPTICS. ALL OF THE EMBLEMS AND TURN SIGNAL LENSES, PARKING LIGHT LENSES ARE ORIGINAL. THE ENGINE WAS REBUILT SOME TIME AGO BY A GM MECHANIC AT THE LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP. HOWEVER MY UNCLE CAN NOT FIND THE PAPERWORK FOR THE REBUILD. A NEW CLUTCH WAS INSTALLED WHEN THE ENGINE WAS REBUILT. BOTH HAVE LESS THAN 1000 MILES. WHEN THE ENGINE WAS REBUILT, THE POINTS DISTRIBUTOR WAS REPLACED WITH AN H.E.I. DISTRIBUTOR. THE ORIGINAL IS LONG GONE. THE TACH IS DISTRIBUTOR DRIVEN. WITH THE H.E.I. IN PLACE THE TACH CURRENTLY DOES NOT WORK. HOWEVER, THERE IS A KIT TO CONVERT THE H.E,I. TO DRIVE THE TACH. WE DO NOT HAVE THAT KIT. NEW SEAT COVERS, CARPET, AND A NEW TOP WAS INSTALLED IN 2006. IT WAS DONE AT BECK'S COUNTRY SHOP IN URBANA, IL. TOTAL COST WAS $4200. NEW UNIROYAL TIRES WERE INSTALLED ABOUT 500 MILES AGO IN 2006, TOTAL COST WAS $500. THE PAINT JOB IS 27 PLUS YEARS OLD, IT STILL HAS A SHINE BUT IT IS SHOWING ITS AGE WITH SOME NICKS AND WEAR SPOTS. THIS IS A VERY NICE DRIVER. THIS CAR HAS BEEN RARELY DRIVEN IN THE LAST 27 YEARS. IT HAD JUST OVER 98,000 MILES ON IT WHEN HE BOUGHT IT. NOW IT HAS LESS THAN 104,000 MILES. IT NEEDS A BATTERY, THE REAR DECK RELEASE NEEDS SOME WORK. SOME OF THE LINKAGE NEEDS ATTENTION. EACH RELEASE OPERATES SEPERATELY WITH NO PROBLEM, JUST NOT BY THE CENTER LEVER. IT MAY NEED MUFFLERS DOWN THE ROAD. Colors from the trim plate. 104,000 miles. July 27, 2008. |
