Description
For sale by auction on Saturday 25th November 2023 with Historics auctions.
Registration BHJ 462F
Chassis Number the details below
Odometer reading 12000
Estimate £26000-£33000
The Chevrolet Corvette is instantly recognisable by the marque aficionado and non-aficionado alike. The first model, a convertible, was designed by Harley Earl and introduced at the GM Motorama in 1953 as a concept show car. Originally built in Flint, Michigan and St. Louis, Missouri, the Corvette, today, is manufactured in Bowling Green, Kentucky. The third generation Corvette, the C3, was designed along the lines of the Mako Shark II concept car and was introduced for the 1968 model year continuing in production until 1982. Engines and chassis components were mostly carried over from the C2 but the body and interior were all new.
This Chevrolet is an incredibly rare example of a model that was only produced for one year, 1968. It benefits from having a matching numbers 327c. i. engine and four-speed manual gearbox producing some 350hp. It has also been comprehensively restored to original factory specification in Safari Yellow with a contrasting black weave interior and black convertible top. It sits atop period rally wheels and whitewall radial tyres and has travelled very few miles since its restoration. Accompanying this Corvette are two detailed files relating to its history as well as the 1968 handbooks. So significant is it, that this actual car was referred to by the television series, 'Car SOS' hosted by Tim Shaw and Fuzz Townshend. Imported to the UK in 2013, this very good Corvette C3 has been treated to various works in recent years including a new exhaust, bushes, radial arms, new plugs and HT leads, and a new screen at a cost of circa £6, 500. Supplied with a V5C registration document and many old MoT test certificates. Rare convertible Corvettes are hard to source, and so further inspection is certainly recommended in this instance.
