1968 Corvette 427/435 HP Convertible British Green Very Original
- Price: Ask a price!
- Condition: Used
- Item location: Willowbrook, Illinois, United States
- Make: Chevrolet
- Model: Corvette
- Type: Convertible
- Year: 1968
- Mileage: 45642
- VIN: 194678S419740
- Color: Green
- Number of cylinders: 8
- Fuel: Gasoline
- Transmission: Manual
- Interior color: Black
- Vehicle Title: Clear
Chevrolet Corvette 1968 Description
1968 British Green Very Original 427/435HP Corvette Convertible
You are bidding on a very Rare and original unrestored 1968 British Green Corvette convertible, ith black leather interior, he original white soft top and painted auxiliary hardtop. It has a numbers matching drive train with the highly desirable L71 option 427 cubic inch 435HP engine, nd an M21 4 speed transmission.
This is an unrestored three owner Corvette with complete owner history including;
original dealer sale contract original window sticker original tank sticker original warranty booklet and POP original dealer invoice many dealer receipts from the first owner from the day he took delivery of the car until he sold it to the second owner in 2003This is a highly optioned car including
L71 427/435hp tri-power engine M21 close ratio 4 speed transmission 3.36:1 positraction rear-endK66 Transistor Ignition Power brakes Power windows F41 suspension Special off-road exhaust Auxiliary hardtopAM/FM radioTinted GlassThis is the opportunity to own a fully documented unrestored original numbers matching 435 horsepower Corvette that is in outstanding condition and a candidate for a Bloomington Gold Survivor or Bench Mark certification. Corvettes are only original once and this is the chance to own a very special and RARE Corvette.
WHAT makes this car RARE?????
Let’s extrapolate the production number using the Black Book quantities by option
The 427/435HP option was only ordered on 2,898 (10%) of the CorvettesOnly 7,065 (25%) of the Corvettes had power windowsOnly 1,758 (60%)of the Corvettes with 435HP had F41 special suspensionOnly 8,735 (47%) of the convertibles had auxiliary hardtopsOnly 2,429 (9%)of the Corvettes had leather trimOnly 4,695 (16%) of the Corvettes had off-road exhaust43% of the Corvettes had M21 4 speed transmissions65% of the Corvettes were convertibles.That means this is probably “1” of “1”ever produced.
The engine has many of the original components including smog A.I.R. system with the original tower clamps. The carburetors also have the correct part numbers and date codes on 2 of the carburetors and the list continues……..
Talk about investment potential, hey are ONLY ORIGINAL ONCE and very
original cars are starting to get the pricing respect they deserve, uy this car now while it is still a BARGAIN…….
Good Luck with the bidding and we look forward to talking to you. Please do not bid on this auction item unless you are serious about owning this vehicle. The winning bidder has 24 hours to contact us with their non-refundable deposit of up to 10% of the winning bid price, nd to arrange final payment within 5 business days.