Who remembers the TV show, Route 66, the one where the two heroes tooled around in a new Chevy Corvette every year for four seasons? The show debuted in 1960 and ran through 1964, which is the period that covers two of the seller’s cars, with the third from 1966. That makes them either a C1 or C2 ‘Vette, which the other two examples coming from 1961 and 1963. The seller says he’s gotten too old to shift gears anymore, so any one of these three Chevies can be had for $79,500 here on craigslist and in Bonney Lake, Washington. Thanks for this trifecta tip, T.J.!
We’re not given much information about these three Corvettes and most of the photos only cover portions of the autos. But we do know that all of them have Chevy’s 327 cubic inch V8 with one of them having dual-quad carburetors, but the seller doesn’t disclose which one. And they all have 4-speed manual trannies.
1961 Corvette
This one is inside a trailer and comes with a removable hardtop. It’s red inside and out and looks quite nice. Like the other two, we’re told it’s a “great runner.” This would have been one out of nearly 11,000 ‘Vettes built that year.
1963 Corvette
We think this one is the light blue example with outdoor photos that may have not been taken recently. And we only get three views of the same angle. This car would have been one out of 11,000 convertibles produced that year, which also saw more than 10,000 copies of the split window coupe.
1966 Corvette
This car could be the silver one that’s shown inside the garage. It has a black canvas top and a super nice black interior. More than 17,000 drop-tops were built in ’66 along with 10,000 coupes. Any of these Chevies would require a road trip before pulling the trigger.
CL ad now says $72,500
Martin Milner was one of the guys in Route 66. I watch it on TV when it originally ran.
Am I wrong, but is one a 58? Is the ad real? They do seem nice, but I do not know much detail about corvetts.
the red one is a 1961 which came with only a 283 the 327 did not come out till 1962
Its the first 3 cylinder “vette I ever saw. Lousy pics, no details, a seventy Large car on CL?? BE CAREFUL!!!
Cheers
GPC
the duel 4 Barrell one has to be the 1961 only the 283 s where offered with duel 4 barrells 327 s where not
I had a red ’61 with the 283/2-4bbl-4speed – paid a whopping $1200 for it in 1973 … very fast car, lousy mileage but who cared … traded it for a ’55 TBird on the day Nixon resigned in 1974 … like many of us, I wish I had kept it – one of the “ones that got away” …
The one with the Nelson Riddle Theme song.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zw1tiNGQ4wI
The ’66(?) has a big block hood. That would mean a 427. Unless someone swapped hoods & added the side pipes.
you are right but lots of people swapped out the hoods
Nice find Russ. A deal if true. Some used Classic car dealer probably already wrote the check for all three for $225K.
If you install an after market carb and intake the stock hood will not close.
Very, very poor English used in the ad, as well as even decent punctuation…….this has the odor of a foreign operator scam written all over it.
Things I always tell people to watch out for:
1. Poorly spelled ad.
2. Photos don’t match the descriptions.
3. Seller is in a hurry to sell, wants a deposit NOW!
4. Seller not available to call by phone, only wants to deal by text or email.
5. Claimed location doesn’t match the license plates.
If you are concerned about the legitimacy of the car, ask the owner to send a photo of the VIN along with the matching title. In all the deals I’ve ever been involved with, no one has refused to provide the VIN/ownership info.
I also suggest you make the initial deposit [typically $500] by US Postal Money order, made out to a specific person, and send it by next day air. Anyone who balks at that offer is 99% likely a scammer. This gives you a name as well as an address. Using PayPal to provide a deposit is very risky, as there is very little recourse if it’s a scam.
This has several red flags popping up all over the place. Yes, something is rotten in Denmark! Good job by most of you smelling this one out.
How does scams get by bf?
Fran, bf is not impervious to being scammed…..even the best get scammed sometimes.
BF is also not selling the cars.
For what it’s worth, my 10 minute Google investigation give the feel that this is legit. The ad is typical CL, which leaves a lot to question, but the ad has a phone number that is close enough to the area, where most scams don’t include a phone number and if they do, they are usually from far away.