1966 Corvette Convertible 1 Owner 4spd Pwr Teak Showroom Cond
- Price: Ask a price!
- Item location: North Miami Beach, Florida, United States
- Make: Chevrolet
- Model: Corvette
- SubModel: Leather Hard Top 4 speed Stingray
- Type: Convertible
- Trim: 1 Owner 4 Speed Manual A/C Teak Power
- Year: 1966
- Mileage: 87,220
- VIN: 45819237482
- Color: Red
- Engine size: 327
- Number of cylinders: 8
- Fuel: Gasoline
- Transmission: Manual
- Drive type: RWD
- Interior color: Black
- Vehicle Title: Clear
Chevrolet Corvette 1966 Description
This 1 Owner 1966 Chevrolet Corvette convertible has87,220 original miles and is powered by its matching numbers factory 327/300 small block V8. 1 of 304 ever Produced !It was sold new on December 5th, 1965 at Rosenthal Chevrolet in Arlington, Virginia to a recent medical school graduate who traded in his 1961 Sunbeam for the $5574.42 C2 and owned it until late 2015. ( Owned for Over 50+ years a truly rare opportunity. )
The car is optioned with a 4-speed wide-ratio transmission, positraction rear axle, air conditioning, power windows, teak steering wheel, leather and hardtop.
The Rally Red paint provides a nice contrast against the well-preserved black interior and soft top, and the stamped steel wheels with correct hubcaps are in excellent shape.
As mentioned it is 1 of 304 1966 convertibles sold with air conditioning and along w all of the gauges, lights, and clock the A/C functions properly.
The Rally Red paint (974) is beautiful with sharp edges/lines all around. There is no evidence of any bodywork and no history of any accidents ( straps/lines/edges all factory). The trim tag shows the FRP body was built in St Louis (S1985) on November 18th, 1965 (C18).
The optional Soft Ray tinted glass is in excellent condition with no cracks or nicks, and the exterior rubber seals just as nice. Along with the aforementioned the factoryhardtop fits properly, and the paint, trim, glass, and headliner are in excellent shape.
As for the front and rear split bumpers and remaining chrome trim - excellent as well. The retractable headlights and recessed tail lights are fully functional, and their lenses are crack free.
The car is being sold with service records from the originalowner dating back to the 80’s, as well as an additional six months of receipts from extensive recent work. It also wears new tires.
Additionally, the original radio, sales documents, owner’s guide, protect-o-plate, and original title are included.
A very rare oportunity !! to own a 1 owner Corvette- The original title will be transfered to the new owner, who will officially be the second owner.
Pictures below speak for themselves;