Twice NCRS award-winning 1968 Corvette 327 350 hp, 4 speed manual, T-top in pristine condition
Odometer reading: 9,230 miles
All factory options (original invoice available):
- Power steering
- 4 power disc brakes
- Positraction differential (1:3.55)
- Power windows (new regulator on left side)
- Leather seats
Main features:
- Matching numbers but for carburetor (original one still available)
- New carburetor installed in 2020 (Holley DP). Original Rochester Quadrajet available and fixable. Also replaced in 2020: shocks, wiper motor and wiper actuator mechanism, power steering hoses, heat control valve, blower relay
- MD regular plates (passed strict MD inspection in 2020)
- Body-off restored from 1994 till 1999 with full restoration photo book available -> NCRS Top Flight Award in 1999
- New overhaul in 2010 (many invoices available) -> NCRS Top Flight Award in 2011
- New custom blue paint was done 10 years ago by its owner, a Corvette restorer and professional automotive painter. It's laid out evenly and the clear coat is super glossy.
- Electrical wiring rebuilt in 2023 as well as ammeter, voltage regulator and power window regulator (driver side) replaced.
- Engine fires up easily an any temperature, very smooth idle at 850 rpm as prescribed by the factory, revs seamlessly and happily with an incredible sound mixing the cavernous, then raging howl of the V8 and the ferocious barking of the dual exhausts. No leaks at all. Original bright orange oil pan shines like new.
- Car drives accelerates, brakes, drives straight and corners as new.
- Manual transmission and clutch shift and operate like new.
- Brand new tires on recently sanded and repainted shiny original Rallye rims
- New fuel pump and battery. Oil & filter changed recently.
- Perfect shiny chromed bumpers
- Soft, thick & plush carpet
- Perfect seats: supple leather, no cracks, no holes, no tears
- Super clean underbody: no rust, clean antirust coating
- All gauges, indicators and lights working
- All fiber optic control lights working
- Original steering wheel provided (I installed a smaller, more grippy one for better drivability)
- Various parts provided: 7 cans of R12 AC gas, windshield washer pump, ignition parts
- Very first license plate still available!
- Thick history folder with pictures of restoration and dozens of invoices
- Over $15,000 over the last 4 years to keep this car in its perfect condition (invoices available).
NO RUST AT ALL!
Only flaws:
- The AC compressor is turning but not blowing cold. R12 cans provided.
- Windshield washer pump not working but new pump provided.
This 1968 time capsule (very first year of the C3 Corvette series) has a very interesting history: It was built in St Louis, Missouri in 1968 (see original purchase order) and delivered in Silverstone Grey. Boasting all factory options, including power windows, power steering, 4-speed manual transmission with 1:3.55 ratio that still shifts like new, Positraction differential, rare 4 power disc brakes and air conditioning, it was owned in California until 1972.
It was then owned and driven 42,000 miles by the same person from 1972 till 1985, then had two owners in California from 1985 till 1994, when the odometer showed 80,580 miles.
In 1994 it was purchased by a professional Corvette restorer who undertook an incredibly thorough motor-off and body-off restoration documented with numerous pictures in the photo album still available. The car won its first Top Flight NCRS Award in 1999 with a close-to-perfect overall grade of 96.1/100 after being repainted in its Silverstone Silver factory color. It was sold in 2005 to another Corvette specialist who maintained it further like new.
In 2010, with 2,700 miles on the odometer, its new owner undertook a new overhaul to win a second Top Flight Award with another very high grade of 96/100 before being sold in 2011 to another Corvette restorer and professional car painter. He decided to repaint this one in its current stunning, sharp blue laid out perfectly evenly with a still super glossy coat upon a request by his loving wife.
I purchased this stunning beauty in 2020 when its owner decided to sell his whole collection. The car passed the strict Maryland inspection with zero flaw and boasts a regular license plate.
The car was matching numbers when I purchased it but I had to have the carburetor replaced because its float kept making trouble. I kept the old one and will provide it.
Now that I have enjoyed and maintained this exhilarating US automotive monument in its perfect condition, I am selling it to start a new automotive project.
