Chevrolet Corvette in Sleep from 1967 has some very questionable changes, still Tres Belle
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While even an unfortunate paint job doesn’t make a ’67 Corvette ugly, the color you see on the car is actually the Grabber Blue we most commonly find on a Ford Mustang.
The Chevy left the factory in Marlboro Maroon (code 988), however, and the only paint job that came close to the current finish available for the 1967 model year was Marina Blue (color code 976), although the two are vastly different and may be themselves from easily distinguished with an untrained eye.
Aside from the finish, the Corvette also comes with bad news as far as the engine is concerned. The car is now powered by a non-matching number unit as the original engine has long been gone. So what you’ll find under the hood is now a 327 (5.3-liter) V8 from a 1964 Corvette, according to eBay sellers bensonsexh.
This isn’t where the ugly part (as the owner himself calls it) ends on this Vette. The car also has a questionable range of wheels. So if this design isn’t your thing, you may want to change it when you commit to a purchase.
That being said, the car has been standing for several years so it has the occasional rust here and there, but there is nothing that a full restoration cannot handle.
Despite all these changes, this Corvette still seems like a solid candidate for a restomod, especially since the amount of rust is very limited. However, repainting the original Marlboro Maroon is a must no matter what type of project you choose for the car.
Many people seem to like what they see as the auction has already received 26 bids, with the top bid over $ 23,000 at the time of writing. However, the reserve has not yet been met.
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