This 1967 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible comes with impeccable documentation that includes CCAS engine-stamp affirmation certifying the legitimacy and factory originality of its matching-numbers L71 427/435 HP Tri-Power big-block V-8 engine. Delivered new to Wm I. Morris-Santa Paula Chevrolet in Santa Paula, California, its rare combination of Rally Red paint and black stinger, top and interior are factory correct in accordance with the factory-original trim tag. The car presents in concours-level condition after a body-off restoration. This is a particularly well-equipped example featuring a Muncie M21 4-speed manual transmission, G81 Positraction rear end with 3.70:1 gear ratio, off-road exhaust, A.I.R. smog equipment, transistorized ignition, heavy-duty suspension, Soft Ray tinted glass, an AM/FM radio and red-stripe tires on Rally wheels. Factory-correct-type components include the spare tire, jack and tools, seat belts, washer system, smog system, shifter, shielding, braided wires, air cleaner, alternator, hoses, hose clamps, exhaust heat shields, gas-door assembly, glovebox door, owner’s manual, sales brochure and T-3 headlights. The 435 HP 1967 Corvette has long been considered one of the most desirable of regular-production midyear Corvettes. The L71 reliably produced prodigious power and unrelenting acceleration on the strength of bulletproof forged internals, a high-lift, high-duration solid-lifter cam, rectangular-port heads and the progressively linked triple Holley 2-barrel carburetors hidden beneath its signature triangular air cleaner. It was “Beauty and the Beast” in a single package, and it has become a fixture on almost every Corvette aficionado’s list of must-have midyears. Awarded Bloomington Gold Silver Certification, this is a superior example of that hallowed breed documented with CCAS engine-stamp affirmation, Bloomington Gold judging sheets, ownership history, restoration photos, an NCRS Shipping Data Report, owner’s manual and sales brochure.
