67's

Not a big fan of the auction, but did see that a cutaway went for a cool million. Maybe someone should clone one for that price.

capevettes

That car has been all over the place. Spent time in Africa. I've seen it a few times. Nice piece of GM history. A mill is alot of money for a car that can't be driven.

vettebuyer6369

It’s cool and historical. Actually, Kevin McKay has been building similar type cutaways on C1-2 and 3 cars that are amazing in their detail, for awhile now:

67's

Yup, he does does some interesting ones, even saw them driving in the big block one at Carlisle a couple years ago.

jrm5657

There is one just like it in the Martin Auto Museum in Phoenix. It is a 67 roadster.

Gary D. Jaynes

Who bought it?

provette67

This car looks so cool. I have been lucky to have seen it a few times. Not sure who bought it but I like it.

MosportGreen66

I think the difference is the $1mil 65 cut-away display that Barrett sold was a cut-away authorized by GM for display and marketing purposes.

Kevin's cut-aways are all unique and very well done (no one can question that) but he decided to do a C1, C2 and C3 to display his own restoration abilities and of course for education value when those cars go to the shows. I'm not sure the 65 that just sold is comparable to others that were created. Just my thinking.

I'd love to learn more about the display that just sold and kudos to the new owner for stepping up on ridiculously cool garage art!

scopeli

Remember what frame is used on the C1 cut-away! If that car went to auction I imagine it would get some very high bids.

67's

There was a article in one of the corvette mags a couple years ago, I think there are actually 2 left. One was owned by a shop in Florida for awhile, I think the shop was owned by a guy named Charlie Wiseman. The cut away was at Carlisle about 10 yrs ago.

Canuck62

RM Restorations sold that car for $715K ,, i think it was in 2015

gbvette62

Chevrolet built hundreds of different cutaway displays. Sometimes the cutaways were just parts, like engines or transmissions, while others were complete cars, like the 65.

There were at least two of the 65's built, and before the 65, there was a similar 63. There was also a 68 or 69 built, but that was more of a true cutaway car, and not a lift off body car, like the 63 and 65.

Probably the most elaborate Chevrolet cutaway car was not a Corvette, but a 69 Camaro. The Camaro was actually a complete display, that broke into three parts, on three turntables. At the push of a button, the Camaro body tilted, and either a 69 RS/SS-350 nose, engine and subframe, or a base Camaro nose and 6 cylinder engine and subframe, pivoted to meet the cowl back body. Seven or eight of the Camaro's were built, and parts of at least one of them, still exists. The remaining one, less it's turn tables and display, was found in Australia, and is now owned by Rick George (formerly of Rick's Camaros).

I couldn't find any pictures on 63, but here is one of the 68/69, a 67 Camaro cutaway car, the 69 Camaro display, and some pictures of what's left of the one found in Australia, and finally it's now restored V8 subframe.

67's

I have never seen the Camaro Glenn, thanks for posting the pic.

gilbybarr

At Carlisle last year......

gilbybarr

Carlisle 2015.....