- Seller: Patrick S (Contact)
- Location: Parker, Colorado
- Mileage: 49,937 Shown
- Chassis #: 1946795706927
- Title Status: Clean
- Engine: 427/435hp
- Transmission: 4-Speed Manual M22
Big-block C3 Corvettes have always held strong appeal, and this 1969 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible has the kind of drivetrain combination that immediately gets attention. Located in Parker, Colorado, this project is said to retain its original 427/435-horsepower V8 and M22 “Rock Crusher” 4-speed manual transmission. It is offered as a Barn Finds Exclusive with a clean title and an asking price of $20,000 or best offer.
The seller describes this Corvette as a restomod-style project with a clean body, noting no seam cracks and no rust on the undercarriage. It comes with a hardtop, though the convertible soft top is not included. Fender flares were reportedly professionally installed and show no visible seams or separation.
Under the hood is the original 427/435 engine, though it no longer wears the factory 3×2 carburetor setup and intake. Instead, it is fitted with an Edelbrock intake and Holley 750 double-pumper carburetor. The seller states that the engine is numbers-matching and was professionally rebuilt by Dave and Doug Slatten in Fort Collins at approximately 42,000 miles. Backing the big-block is an M22 4-speed manual transmission, one of the most desirable gearboxes offered in muscle-era Corvettes. The car also has new brakes and a custom but clean interior. Current mileage is listed at 49,937.
The Corvette has reportedly been in the seller’s family since 1980 and stored in an enclosed garage for the last 19 years. It was last pulled into the garage under its own power in 2018. At present, it cranks but starts only when fuel is sprayed directly into the carburetor or intake, which the seller believes points to a carburetor issue rather than an electrical problem.
This is not a turn-key Corvette, but the ingredients are compelling: a 1969 convertible, big-block power, claimed numbers-matching drivetrain, M22 4-speed, hardtop, clean title, and long-term family ownership. For someone willing to sort the fuel system and continue the build, this C3 could be an exciting project with serious upside.
Oh if I only had the Xtra cash. Reasonable price and it would not be a fortune or forever to have it roaring down the street and turning heads.
Owning these cars and restoring them Several things I’m really wondering about. First of all, does, the owner still have the 6 shooter? I want to know if he ads to Try power Are\nThose the aluminum valve covers that were painted and the big question is why why wouldn’t you just buff them out?And put the new insignia on them. I can’t tell if they’re aftermarket, aluminum or just metal ones or some garbage.Because those are definitely not the factory valve covers.They’re either came thinned aluminum.I’m like the small block or they came and just solid Chrome.\nDepending on the package. The weather\nIs where’s the car located?Does there’s no undercarriage photos and not really any of the birdcage is the convertible mechanism in the trunk. Are all the pieces there?Because that’s a lot of money for a car on a maybe?Can you tell me what the serial numbers are on the motor can you tell me the serial numbers on the transmission and rear end the match with the vin number to make sure they all Match. I’d Be interested in it. I’m on the West Coast, but this car. If the bird cages rotted out, it has a lot of rot in the frame and everything. Virtually that car has no value not trying to be nasty, but it’s the truth, cause it’ll cost you more to piece it together than what the cards were, and then it wouldn’t be original numbers anyway. So that would completely s**** y** if somebody was looking to build something and flip it like one of the Barrett Jackson auctions that wouldn’t happen. It have to be just put together as adds.A Resto rod or a salvage So when you’re looking at twenty G,s, that’s a lot of scratch
Oy, what a mess. If this car is a real Tri-Power 435HP, I want to see the block pad with the numbers and the tank sticker to prove it. I don’t believe the claim in the ad because the photos are really lacking. $20k? I don’t think so. Even if the motor is useable, this car needs everything else.
Looks like a money pit to me.
There is something screwy going on here. Unless there’s a window in the block and no cluster gear in the gearbox, that engine and gearbox combo is worth between 15 and 25 thousand alone, even without the original intake.
If it is truly a numbers matching car, I would think 40 to 50k, even in this condition.
Another claim of an M22. Let’s see some proof like a tank sticker and a pic of the VIN plate.
The 427/435hp did not have an AC option. This shows the AC outlets, but not the compressor. More pics please, like the pad on the engine and pics of the VIN and Trim tags, please.
This doesn’t show ac. What you see is factory vents. The ac vents would be above the radio gage cluster which this doesn’t have nor did it have the ac box in the engine compartment.
I don’t think I would want Doug and Dougie ” rebuilding ” my engine . Looks like a teenager got a hold of a Jeggs mail order catalog. No thanks
M22 very rare. 68 and 69 435 intakes not as tall as 67. Have restored two C3s in far better shape than this car. You better have plenty of cash or credit cards and plenty of time. Bolts pushing 60 years old are an exercise infrustration. Pass
If this is actually an original L-71, a M22 wouldn’t be all that rare because that was the 4 speed that Chevrolet recommended.
By the time the LS6 came out, you couldn’t get any 4 speed unless it was a M22.
Radio silence tells everything. This is probably a scam.