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1967 CHEVROLET CORVETTE STING RAY CONVERTIBLE

THIS IS AMERICA'S FIRST SPORTSCAR AND NOW, ACCORDING TO ANY AUTO WEBSITE "AMERICA'S MOST POPULAR SPORTSCAR". EASILY, THE MOST SOUGHT AFTER COLLECTOR CAR IN THE CORVETTE LINE-UP. THE 1967 "MID-YEAR" CORVETTE. PROFESSIONALLY RESTORED 2 YEARS AGO BY EISMANN CORVETTE IN SOUTH FLORIDA. THIS IS A TRUE NUMBERS MATCHING CAR IN EVERY SENSE OF THE WORD. EVERY NUMBER IS CORRECT FROM THE ENGINE BLOCK, INTAKE, EXHAUST, DISTRIBUTOR, RADIATOR, TRANSMISSION, REAR DIFFERENTIAL, EXPANSION TANK, CARBURETOR, DOOR PANELS, AIR COMPRESSOR, ETC. ETC...EVEN DOWN TO THE HORNS AND WATERPUMP. THEN ADD THE TANK STICKER (WITH PHOTO : STILL AFFIXED) AND PHOTO DOCUMENTATION OF THE FRAME-OFF RESTO. AND YOU SOON REALIZE....... "THIS CAR IS SPECIAL". ALREADY AWARDED N.C.R.S. TOP FLIGHT BACK IN ' 91 AND THEN 1st PLACE IN THE WORLD OF WHEELS SHOW IN MIAMI, IT BECOMES A SITUATION OF: WHAT'S TO TALK ABOUT? THE FRAME WAS NEVER RUSTED AND IT IS FINISHED IN ONE OF THE RAREST COLORS: SUNFIRE YELLOW. ONLY 2,325 CORVETTES WERE PAINTED THIS COLOR IN 1967 AND THAT EXTRAPOLATES DOWN TO 1,441+/- CONVERTIBLES. IT IS COMPLETE WITH MATCHING AUXILLARY HARDTOP, BLACK VINYL BUCKETS AND NEW AL KNOCH BLACK SOFT TOP. IT IS FULLY EQUIPPED WITH POWER STEERING, POWER DISC BRAKES (4), FRESHLY RESTORED WOOD STEERING WHEEL (JUST ADDED), RALLY WHEELS, FACTORY AIR CONDITIONING, 3:70 POSITRACTION, (2) RADIO SYSTEMS (ORIGINAL IN-BOX & UPDATED CASSETTE), CLOSE RATIO 4-SPEED, TINTED GLASS, AND THE MOST DESIRABLE MOTOR - THE "HIGH PERFORMANCE" 327/350 W/ HYDRAULIC LIFTERS AND HI-RISE ALUM. MANIFOLD. THIS LOW-MILEAGE PA.-TX. ORIGINAL (65,653) HAS HAD THE ENTIRE DRIVELINE REBUILT SO, IT RUNS OUT 'BETTER-THAN-NEW". WE SPENT THE LAST 5 YEARS, AND SIX PURCHASES LOOKING FOR THE PERFECT VETTE- WE FINALLY FOUND IT. THANKS TO JOHN CINNOCOLA WHO HELPED US . ADDED TO OUR MUSEUM COLLECTION.

THE STORY:

The "Summer of Love" for 1967, was declared Nationwide as Flower Children, all over America, converged on San Francisco. You were reminded " to wear flowers in your hair by Singer; Scott MacKenzie. 'San Fran' was The Capitol of the Hippie Sub-Culture. It was also the Home of KMPX, the World's First Progressive Rock Radio Station and the Home Base of Rolling Stone Magazine. Some tourists even came to 'Frisco' just to capture a look at this new colorful subgroup hitching a ride on the "Hippie Hop" Gray Line Transit that ran through the Haight-Ashbury District. 1967 was the year rock promoter's held the Monterey Pop Festival . Monterey City Father's braced for the worst but, instead, this event drew a well-mannered, neatly groomed, bunch of Flower Children which milled around peacefully through the City and Festival Grounds. One of the Very First Pop Festival's, it was organized by the Mama's and Poppa's own; John Phillips. The event featured Country Joe and The Fish, Big Brother and the Holding Company (featuring Janis Joplin), Moby Grape, The Grateful Dead, Quicksilver, The Steve Miller Band, The Who, Jimi Hendrix and even the original Jefferson Airplane (before Starship). Top 40 Single's on the AM (Monaural) Radio still reflected the Conservative Side of America with hit's by LuLu ("To Sir With Love"), The Association ("Windy") and The Box Tops ("The Letter") taking Top Spots on the Charts. Top Selling Albums were NOT sold by The Rolling Stones or Jimi Hendrix but, by The Monkee's, The Supremes or Bobby Gentry (gag).

The Anti-War Movement found "draft dodgers" actually moving out of the Country to Canada to avoid the 'call to duty'...or protesting in organized demonstrations in New York and San Fransisco. This was the year of the Worst Race Riot ever in U.S. History. It took place in Detroit, killing 43 people and resulting in $200 Million in damage. Outside the Pentagon, 647 were arrested in Anti-War Protests yet, despite their efforts, over 17,000 soldiers would die that year in Vietnam.

Pontiac introduced it's Camaro-Like "Firebird" this year, AMC unveiled the "Javelin" ( later used in a James Bond movie) and Corvette issued The Last of the Sting Ray Body Styles. To this day most folks agree, it was The Best One Ever !. This car may be One of a Million Reasons General Motors was so successful, as they produced a record 100 Million Vehicles by year's end. In the Big Scope of Things: there's good reason for their success. They produced Great cars! Most Corvette Collector's still rate this car "Corvette's Finest Hour". Especially unique, since the 1967 Corvette shouldn't even exist. It was strictly built as a "Hold-Over Model" since Chevrolet had originally intended to offer the 'new' Shark Body Style but, couldn't get past production problems in enough time so, the 1966 Corvette Sting Ray was quickly 'refined' and offered one more year. Normally, when this happens, it's catastrophic but, this time- the opposite occurred. The refined changes included a New Oblong Back-Up Light over the license plate, a more Conservative Fender Louver treatment, the elimination of some Emblems, the Door Lock button was moved, and "Bolt-On" Wheels replaced the problematic "Knock-Off Wheels" (ie: knock-off spinner ~~~fall's off = wheels air born). The Emergency Brake Lever was moved to the Center Console and a Vinyl Covered Hardtop was added as an Option. The Engine Selection however, remained essentially unchanged. You could still order from a broad range of horsepower : from a 300 h.p. to 350small block, or 390 to 400 Big Block but now, instead of 425 hp being the Top Dog, it was bumped up to 435....no, make that: 560hp if you could get a L-89!

Then, there was the One-Year-Exclusive: the Hood Scoop, complete with 'Color Stinger' (only offered with the Big Block Option) and, the Flat Black Aluminum Rocker Panels. Rally Wheels with Glamour Rings and Caps replaced the old fashioned (and out dated) Hubcaps as Standard Equipment. The Big Spender could also get the new "Bolt-On" Finned Aluminum Wheels ( $263.30 ), as Chevrolet eliminated the Knock-Off's. Despite the fact production actually slipped to 14,436 Roadsters and 8,509 Coupes, the 1967 Corvette is still seen as The Most Collectible today. Especially, if you can find a Convertible with correct Factory Air Conditioning ( look for the vent in middle of dash). Only 1,553 Convertible's made with AC! **. Most books speak of "Mid-Year Vette's" as "1963 -1967", a Single Series but, the True Pet Vette Groups consider the 1967 Sting Ray to be In A Class All By Itself !

**Other Limited Stats On Our car:

2,326 made with the 'Off-road Exhaust' System (not to be confused with Side Exhaust)

4,760 were built with Power Brakes

5,747 made with Power Steering

5,985 built with BOTH Hard and Soft Tops

6,375 Built with the 327/350 hp motor.