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Earlier this week I found my dream car, a 1967. Years of looking, and an off hand offer to look a coworker's family members car led me to the deal.
1 owner car. (I guess 2 now!)
25K miles (with some receipts thru the years that line up with the miles)
Garage kept
Original as far as I can tell, and according to the owner was just used to buy bagles on Sundays.
It hasn't run in 20? years. So I have a bit of work to do. Lots of reading ahead of me. I have other sports car/racecar/motorcycles....looking forward to working on this one! the plan is just to make it safe, reliable, clean it....and enjoy it!
Question of the day.....I am going to get going on insurance. How do I determine value on a low miles unrestored car?
Thank you gentlemen. Very much appreciate your insights & technical knowledge. I haven't had any exposure to these cars, other than looking at shows. I'll have to dive into some of the details this weekend. The trim plate confirms Elkhart Lake blue/STD interior, AO-Smith. Really cool that it's a lower production color.
The paint was certainly something on my concern list. I am going to start with a simple wash, then address that in more detail later. Definitely don't want to rush that.
Bore scoping the intake is a great idea. I plan to do the same with the tank, but I like the idea of dropping it to see if we can retrieve the build sheet.
It fits right in. Strange that they are all blue, it wasn't planned that way. Few blue bikes are missing from the pic as well. Happy side effect - I kicked the Mrs.'s car out of the garage....I found her wandering the yard when I returned from work yesterday....deciding where we are going to build another garage!
What a terrific find...congratulations!! If she were mine, I would completely service all the fluids and rubber lines and hoses, flush the fuel system, install a new battery and tires and just see what you've got. Detail the heck out of her and then drive the wheels off of her. How exciting!!
Call Adam Boca at NCM Insurance and have it insured for $100k...you can't replace her for less than that.
What are the options on the car??
Again, huge congratulations
It's a 327 4spd., AC Not sure of other options, maybe with your trained eyes you can point them out.
Lots of cleaning to do. He pulled off the carb and had it "professionally rebuilt" whatever that means. I have it in a box. I have to source an air cleaner, and probably a few other bits as I dig into it.
As for options it looks like just AC, 4 speed and a radio. You would have to jack it up to see if it has a posi. Looks like a great start. How long ago was the carb rebuilt? Ditto on what Leif said but I would just buy a new gas tank from Qunata products. Blow and clean out the main fuel line and replace the others. You can replace brake lines on a 67 with the body on the frame if they look iffy.
Looks like Elkhart blue which was the least favored shade of the three blues available in '67. It is now very coveted because of the lower production. In fact if I recall correctly it was second to the last in quantity produced only beating out Black. It is also a 327/300 horse with the cast iron intake. Very nice cruiser in its day and now. BTW- the valve covers look to be original '67's. Although they look like the earlier C1 valve covers, if you look at them from the side you will see that there is a 15 degree slant at the end sections as opposed to the straight up and down on the earlier C1 version. The '67 valve covers are a one year only, so don't swap them out for some aluminum valve covers in trade.
I also see original radiator, replacement voltage regulator and possibly correct rebuilt alternator, correct master cylinder. Great car. You can check the numbers and date codes on the alternator to see if it the right one. The part number should end in 750 and it should be a 61 amp alternator on factory AC cars. The AC compressor is clearly correct as well. You did incredibly well regardless of what you had to pay for it. Go slow and don't destroy any of the original finishes. It also looks to be an AOSmith body from no paint on the female hood latches and the hood latch cable not having paint on it.
That's a great find. Based on the pictures your "new" '67 looks very unmolested. Which will be a big help going forward. You have been given great advice on what should be done. Take your time in evaluating what else will need to be addressed. Ask questions. Preserve as much as you can. Enjoy what is a very desirable Corvette.
Nice find and welcome aboard. If you’re lucky, you may still have the build sheet on top of the gas tank.
When you drop the gas tank to either clean or replace, be very careful as the tank sticker may still be in place and intact (on top of the tank)...very valuable piece of documentation. When you get to that point, post up a picture and we'll give you the best advice as how to proceed in preserving that document.
If that is original paint-buff it out. While buffing I personally would illiminate the pin stripe. Get it running and stopping and enjoy it!! That's my dream find. Not many out there anymore... Congratulations!!!!
wow, what a great find and capture! Congratulations!
Just my thoughts...if you are going to use Haggerty (or not) follow their minimum as a minimum. They are pretty good at value estimations and give good examples to follow to determine valuation. Classic.com is also a great tool to see past sales and can be used to establish value.
Your initial post suggests you are mechanically inclined so just take it slow and easy and by all means use this site to ask questions...it is a very valuable resource with fantastic experience very willing to share their knowledge!
If it is indeed as original as you suspect...you will have options from full restoration, survivor to as you suggested; fun, safe and truely driven. I am with you on the latter.
If that is original paint-buff it out. While buffing I personally would illiminate the pin stripe. Get it running and stopping and enjoy it!! That's my dream find. Not many out there anymore... Congratulations!!!!
I would find someone who is very experienced with lacquer paint. You can do way more harm then good if you don't know what your doing
1967 Barn (well....garage) find car! New Member!
If this is a base car Hagerty says $61k in #3 good condition. And you can always change it up later...
When you drop the gas tank to either clean or replace, be very careful as the tank sticker may still be in place and intact (on top of the tank)...very valuable piece of documentation. When you get to that point, post up a picture and we'll give you the best advice as how to proceed in preserving that document.
