Vehicle Description
This 1967 Chevrolet Corvette Coupe was Produced on February 24th
1967 in St. Louis Illinois and Delivered to Gladding Chevrolet. The
Corvette Was Purchased on March 9th 1967 By Mr.Vernon Rankin Hoover
Of Pasadena, Maryland from Gladding Chevrolet Validated by a copy
of the cars purchase agreement Mr. Hoover received a $812.75
Discount on the Corvette and put a $50 Deposit down on his new
Corvette. Dressed in Stunning Marlboro Maroon with Black Stinger
Hood, Black Leather Interior Trim and Equipped with the L68
427/400Hp Tripower Engine, Muncie M21 Close Ratio Transmission, G81
positraction rear Axle, N14 Side Mounted Dual Exhaust and K66
Transistorized Ignition Mr.Hoover was ready to roam the streets in
his wolf in wolfs clothing new Corvette and he did validated by the
traffic ticket included in the sale from March 12th 1967 after
owning the Corvette for just 4 days Vernon was cited for an Illegal
exhaust system after cotating the dealship on this issue he was
told the Corvette had an (Off Road Exhaust System) and the
dealership was not resposable. This triggered Mr.Hoover to write a
letter to GM Complaining about the Illegal Side Exhaust after
purchasing the corvette and being over charged for exhaust
silencers by the service department. Mr.Hoover received a response
from General Motors and both letters are included in the sale.
Mr.Hoover was very detail oriented which can be seen by the
spectacular display of original documentation with this corvette
including the purchase agreement from New, Original NCRS Validated
Window Sticker, original NCRS Validated Tank Sticker, A hand
Written Fuel and Mileage Log Book and Countless Receipts dating
back to the 60s and 70s. The Corvette was purchased in 2022 by a
National Lavel NCRS Judge and received a Comprehensive Frame off
restoration completed in 2023. All Components were restored to
factory appearance and functionality. Once Finished the Corvette
was ready to hit the show field on the National Judging Circuit. A
Bloomington Gold OEM Award was achieved on January 10th 2024 then
on to the NCRS Florida Regional Meet January 20th 2024 where an
NCRS Regional Top Flight award ws achieved with an impressive score
of 99.0 from there the car was taken to the NCRS Northeast Regional
Meet in June of 2024 where the car Passed its Performance
Verification on its first try (one of the most difficult award to
achieve in the Corvette Hobby). Included in the sale are all
Judging Sheets and Awards as well as a CCAS Trim Tag Affrimation
Certificate, CCAS Engine Crank Case Affrimation Certificate, NCRS
Validated Tank Sticker, NCRS Validated Window Sticker, original
Certificate of Title, Letter from MR.Hoover to GM ( and Their
Response), a Mileage log and maintain Log, Original Service
Receipts and all Original Books including Owners manual, Radio
Manual, Wheel Trim Ring Instructions, Warranty Book and Protect-O-
Plate.
