Update – Collin has decided to lower his asking price to $33k and has sent over more photos of his Corvette. Having it out of storage and cleaned up reveals what appears to be a great project! Be sure to take a closer look at the new photos and if you have any questions, feel free to ask Collin via the form below.
From 10/24/2018 – There was a bit of confusion on the engine. Collin has clarified with us that the car currently has an L79, but originally had the 300hp 327. The original engine and transmission are still present and come with the car. Sorry for any confusion!
Reader Collin K has a rather cool project, this 1967 Corvette. Unfortunately for Collin, it needs to go, so If you are up to the task you can find the car in Bolingbrook, Illinois and you can contact him via the form below.
What Makes It Special? This Corvette was in storage from 1979 until 2014. It currently has an L79 350HP 327 with a Muncie 4-speed. The original engine was the 300HP 327 with an automatic. The original Powerglide is with it still and come with the car, along with the original wheels. The blue exterior with a black interior.
Body Condition: Damage to the driver’s side quarter panel. The remainder of the body is in good condition. The interior is in good condition and complete.
Mechanical Condition: Ran when parked, but hasn’t been started since.
The car’s original 327 V8 is with the car, but is apart and will need a complete rebuild. It’s the base 300 horsepower engine, so from a performance standpoint, it might be better to get the L79 that’s currently in the car running. Having the original block is definitely a plus though, as it would allow you to return the car back to its original condition.
Collin’s car needs work but looks complete and fairly solid. Having additional photos and a set asking price should help find a good home for it. I for one would love to see the finished product and hope that it goes to a reader that can get it back on the road! So be sure to take a closer look at it and contact Collin to set up a time to view it or to make him an offer.
- Location: Bolingbrook, Illinois
- Title Status: Clean
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If it is the original L79, it is worth the effort to have for a driver. It’s the best Year, color, and motor IMHO. Even with the original powerglide it’s a great cruiser.
I agree with everything you said about the year and color, except the engine. The one year only BB Stinger hood is a work of art on a timeless body style.
Hagerty rates car on 4 levels, the lowest is a #4 car. However a #4 car is a running driving car with “visible imperfections”. This Corvette is MILES away from being a #4 car, so Hagerty pricing does NOT apply to this car. Don’t get me wrong, I love Corvette, and currently own one that I restored. It was below #4 condition, but it was drivable so I could determine what needed $$ replacing.
I’m not trying to criticize the author, I just wanted set the record straight regarding realistic pricing. Too many sellers have Barrett Jackson gold dust in their without regard to how much it takes to get a vehicle into competitive condition. My Corvette will never be in Barrett Jackson, I just wanted a nice driver, and still it me 2 years to get there.
Absolutely agree with JAK. My price guide rates cars on a 1-6 scale. If the above is a 6 it’s worth $3,000. Being generous and giving it a 5 brings the value to $9,400.
Exactly… Too many auctions and the circus that is B.J. Kind of an appropriate name now. LOL Everybody and his uncle is a “car guy” and thinks anything old is worth a fortune. Except when they want quotes on body and paint work, then they turn into crybabies… Just been my experience after 30+ years in the resto biz…
Has anybody looked at the tack closely? If you look at it the red line is 6500 RPM so it had to be a higher horsepower then the 300hp. Tack redlines at 6500 RPM in a Corvette usually paired up with the LT1. Or so I thought
I said the same thing yesterday. If you had the vin number or tank sticker you could tell.
So, is it 350HP original engine or 300HP non-original engine?
Good point. I thought the L79 only came in 350-hp tune. Regardless, any 327 is sweet.
Sorry, there was a typo in the listing. The car currently has an L79 in it, but originally came with the 300hp 327 and the Powerglide. The original powertrain is present and comes with the car.
I dig the Pioneer cassette/FM under the passenger dash and is that actually a CB coax splitter dangled out to the shifter??? Lol
KP-500 I got mine at 16 and still have in service 38 years later.
As the happy owner of a 65 L79 4 speed roadster,I’ve noticed a few things in the recent market for C2’s.
1) It takes more car to get the big bucks these days.A 67 Big Block is no longer a slam dunk 6 figure car-not by a long shot.Consequently ,the next best thing L79 prices are a little off too.No big deal ,they were very high for a long time.
2) Your $40k goes a lot further than it did last year.Decent C2 drivers abound in the high mid to high 30’s,though certainly a premium for the L79 if it’s real ,documented and running well.
3) The astonishing prices paid for restomods,will keep project prices high
4) There still exists a lack of logic when it comes to projects.People invariably overpay for a project,in relation ,to what they could buy a driver for.
People really need to heed the age old advice ” buy the best car you can afford ” ! Novice buyers will always dream they can buy this car for say $30k,spend 15-20 and some elbow grease ,and have a fifty thousand dollar car,or much more.Reality is that this car needs everything ,$25 k in bodywork easily.(yes,of course you have a buddy who will do it for a few cases of beer.Get back to me on how that works out will ya ? ).No way,this car gets finished without 50-60 grand on top of the purchase price,and that’s if you have access to an “honest ” shop.As DRV says,an L79 is worth saving.Actually ,I’ll go further and say almost ANY C2 is worth saving !
Truly,one of the world’s most beautiful cars,and damn decent drivers for what they are.Best of luck with the sale,these are blue chippers,with a large hungry market.
It is kind of sad to see these cars become nothing more than commodities in an alternate “asset” class that can be used to park investment dollars. However, these were highly prized when new, and like other beautifully designed, low production cars from that era, will always be hunted down by collectors and speculators. It is the way of the world we live in.
Imagine that, 4 responses and no has used the RM word.
The photo’s show a pretty ragged out interior. Again, unless you just want a driver it’s OK. BUT…..Spark plugs on the air cleaner and the valve cover bolts missing is not a good sign at all. If you plan to keep it, who cares how much you spend. I call it “Normal maintenance” to my wife. It works!
How come most NEVER pull the car out and wash it?? Why make people doubt all you can see. Just like staging my home’s for sale.
JEG123, i totally agree with you here. Especially the washing it part, as i have been burned by dirt/dust hiding dings, paint chips, & berry stains before. Yeah after the sales person assures me that the paint is perfect. I even asked why she didn’t have the car clean like the Ad claimed. “Oh come back tomorrow, it will either be clean or gone”. So i bought this 2 year old black rental car for $13,999oo, plus for the 32,323 miles, 315 hp, & flex fuel. Plus to get out of my silver rental cars payments as the place was the same company. By the time the paper work was done it was dark, & the car was now clean. I was so mad the next morning after seeing the car under the sun. I wanted to take a dozen 10% mud filled water balloons to that place later that night so badly, But instead i counted to a thousand. They did pay to have a professional ding remover, & paint chip repair guy do a good not great job. I bet they only did this because i bought their $1,800 warranty that i never got to use after that.
L-79’s didn’t come with a powerglide, 4 speeds only….
I’ve gotta agree. A Power Slide would not handle the HP.
Correct Dan, that was a typo. The original engine is the base 327 with the Powerglide. The L79 and 4-speed were swapped in at a later time, but the original powertrain comes with the car as well.
Some people don’t read very well.
This car has a 6500 to 7000 tach in it. This car may be a L79.
Listing has it as originally a 300 with a power glide but some mook transplanted a 327 350
4 speed but the original hardware is available . So I’d say someone changed the tach also. At least they’re honest aboot that transplant ETC.
I agree with the posts above. I, too, cringed when I saw the plugs removed and valve cover screws out. How long has the motor been open.
I also see it is an Illinois car so one wonders how much it was driven in the winter (I had studded snow tires on my ’64) on the salty roads, hence frame rust.
I can’t imagine it selling for less than $30k but, for me, that is the upper end of it’s value…depending on rust.
Maybe the plugs were pulled to shoot some oil in there to loosen things up…..
I sure don’t want anything to do with that engine, if it needs to be loosened up. I used to fog my engines with Risline. Poured it through the carb. Then flooded out, for winter.
The tach is for a high horsepower engine, so either the tach was changed or the info on the original engine is wrong.
That’s what I was gonna say, it has the high redline tach….sooo?
Im really getting worn out on people posting with no price. It wouldn’t hurt mt feelings any if that was a standard requirement. Love the site though!
The ad states it was originally a 300 hp automatic but in the interior picture you can see it has a high rev tach which I’m pretty sure didn’t come with the 300 hp motor
a lot of work here to make this a nice car, probably a $20k car in that condition and even then It won’t make sense, but project cars get a premium as a resto mod guy needs to start somewhere
Does some one see a picture of the damage and being from the north a picture of the frame etc….?
It looks like front fender damage to me. I do not think I have ever seen a midyear with Keystones. I like the look, Way better cleaned up though.
This corvette has damage on both front and rear drivers fenders and has been hit in the front pushing the bumpers up in the fiberglass nose , with a crunchy rusty frame . This could be a very costly restore.
When I started working in a Chevy dealers parts department one of the first things I learned was that fenders were on the front of a car & 1/4 panels were in the rear, left side was drivers side & right side was passenger side. I don’t suppose. There is a tank sticker for this ’67 ? Not a bad car if you can get it cheap enough and do much of the work yourself.
Fenders are guitars over here… D.
The wway the trim is corroded around Speedo and tach looks like it’s been under water or otherwise exposed to a lot of moisture inside, under side looks scary.
Love vettes but even if I could afford one this would not be one I would risk my money on. Just my humble opinion.