Vehicle Description
Of all the great Corvettes produced since America\'s Sports Car
debuted in 1953, some of the most highly collectible models are
without doubt those built for 1967, the last second-generation
model year. Powered by the wicked solid-lifter RPO L71 427 V-8
engine packing 435 factory-rated horsepower and mated to a Muncie
M21 close-ratio 4-speed manual transmission, this numbers matching
example retains the original drivetrain and factory-original
body/trim tag. Finished in Rally Red with a black hood Stinger, a
1967-only option, and a black soft top over a red interior, it has
travelled just 31,098 actual miles at the time of cataloguing.
Following its professional restoration performed during 2007 by the
Nabers Brothers of Houston, Texas, this stunning Corvette earned
Bloomington Gold honors with 99.0 points that June and NCRS
Regional Top Flight with 97.0 points at the October 2008 Lone Star
Regional meeting.\r\n \r\nIncredibly well documented with the
window sticker, tank sticker Corvette Order Copy, and NCRS Shipping
Data Report, the Corvette was built on May 4, 1967 and delivered
new to Van Chevrolet in Shawnee Mission, Kansas. In addition to its
Rally Red paint, red vinyl upholstery, triple-carb L71
\'Turbo-Jet\' 427 V-8 and M21 close-ratio 4-speed, this Corvette
was very well equipped with factory options including the RPO G81
Positraction rear axle with 3.701 gears, K66 Transistor Ignition,
N11 Off-Road Exhaust, and F41 Special Suspension. Other welcome
options included J50 Power Brakes, A01 Tinted Glass, N40 Power
Steering, U69 Pushbutton AM/FM Radio, and 7.75 x 15 redline tires.
\r\n \r\nProvenance is excellent and known from new, with the
Corvette dealer-traded in August 1967 from Van Chevrolet to Joe
Johnson Chevrolet of Pauls Valley, Oklahoma, where it was sold that
same month to its first owner, local resident Frank Shebester. In
June 1968, the Corvette was resold by Joe Johnson Chevrolet to
second owner Ted Parkey at 10,000 original miles. He sold the car
in May 1973 at 25,000 original miles to Jackie Johnson Chambers of
Ada, Oklahoma, who moved to Kalamazoo, Michigan in March 1976 and
retained the Corvette until 2007, with receipts on file with the
car showing 30,998 original miles. Fourth owner Ray Norvell of Las
Vegas acquired the Corvette in 2007 and immediately commissioned
the Naber Brothers to perform the frame-off restoration. In 2008,
Jack Corwin of Burbank, California became the Corvette\'s fifth
owner and retained it until 2012, when the Consignor, also from
California, purchased it. \r\n \r\nAs offered, the Corvette
includes such correct-type components as the spare wheel and tire,
jack, tools, seat belts, windshield-washer system, shifter, and
headlights, plus the factory instruction tag for the black
convertible top. In addition to the window sticker, tank sticker,
and NCRS Shipping Data Report, the Corvette\'s provenance is
extensively researched with complete known ownership history from
1967 to the present, registration documents from Oklahoma,
Michigan, and California, Bloomington Gold and NCRS Top Flight
certificates, and NCRS judging sheets, all within a 3-ring binder.
One of the most-documented 1967 Corvettes in the United States
today, this very rare 1 of as few as 5 known red/red cars example
looks, runs, and drives great. As offered, it marks an outstanding
opportunity to acquire one of the very best.
