I have owned my 67-L68/C2 for 54 years now! It was used to make the pilot by Denis Guage for My Classic Car. I took the red line tires off after 40 years, and they still look good! It has been a dream come true!

It's a beauty! When I was 12, I came across the October 1962 Road & Track magazine with a pair of new '63 Corvettes on the cover. It was at that moment I became a real car guy. Always loved (but never owned) a C2. Congratulations, it's gorgeous. Beautiful color. (From what I understand, Mitchell loved blues.)

@CENTERLANE

5 ай бұрын

Very cool!

Beautiful car. I would love to have any year C2. I love the split rear window, but that can be added to any year. What I would really like is a C2 that was assembled from parts of different cars and years, and some reproduction parts, which would seriously decrease its collector value, so it could be painted any color I wanted, any engine I wanted put in, etc. without damaging its value. I would still want the interior and exterior to look stock.

@bbb462cid

5 ай бұрын

Adding the split window....well....I always say anyone can do anything to their car, it's theirs. But I'd consider adding a split window to a '64 to '67 would be a mistake. The cost to repaint one of these cars is not inconsiderable, about 15 grand and up. Assembling a C2 from different years might also work against you. There's really no point to that effort and expense. Some things just don't work with other years, like a '63 wiring harness isn't exactly the same as a '67 for example, dash pads aren't all the same, etc even though it might look like they are the same. You'd be better off finding a solid car and just personalizing it as you like.

A great pitch for a car I loved anyway. Nice video!

@CENTERLANE

3 ай бұрын

Thanks Jim. Thanks for watching!

All you have to know is that 1967 was supposed to be the year that the body style changed but it didn't because they couldn't get the tooling ready in time. As a result, there were relatively few 1967 C2's built and that pushed the value WAY up. Besides that, I owned 2 of them so I have built in bias. Lastly, a 1967 L88 sold for $3,500,000.00 at Barrett-Jackson. Any questions?

@CENTERLANE

3 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching.

Love the owner's enthusiasm and the joy that comes through as he speaks. Very knowledgeable guy too! Enjoy my friend!

@CENTERLANE

3 ай бұрын

Couldn't agree more! Thanks for watching.

Years ago I inspected a 67 Corvette that a seller was “holding” for another gentleman to get permission from his wife to buy it. I told the seller “I’m standing here with money in my pockets, do you want to sell the car today?” - He sold the car to me. Moral of the story: It is better to beg forgiveness than to ask permission.

@CENTERLANE

3 ай бұрын

That's always a good policy. Thanks for watching!

Alex, what a beautiful car one of my dreams but my question does this vehicle require led gas or can it run on today’s fuel? I’ve heard stories about people having to convert items in the motor to let it work on today’s gas What’s your thoughts?

@AlexDownie

2 ай бұрын

Hi Frank - Government regulations mandated that all new cars built after 1975 must be able to run on unleaded gas. This was done because that was the year the catalytic converter was widely introduced as a pollution control device, and the catalyst material is ruined if the exhaust contains lead from the burning of leaded fuel. Soon after, rumors began to circulate that owners of older cars designed to run on leaded gas would need to install hardened valve seats to compensate for the loss of the cushioning effect that burning leaded gas had on the cylinder head valve seats, esp. the exhaust valves. The fear was that the continual pounding of the valves on valve faces (metal on metal) would result in rapid wear ('valve recession') with consequent increase in oil consumption and loss of performance. Fortunately, with very few exceptions, the cylinder head material used in older, pre-1975 engines has proven to be extremely durable, so the feared engine damage never really materialized. More important to owners of pre-1971 classic cars with high-compression engines, such as were installed in most Corvettes from the late '50's right through 1970, is to use the highest octane unleaded fuel that can be found today. Back in the leaded fuel days you could get super-premium gas with octane ratings of 98, or more. Today, the highest octane rating of unleaded fuels is usually 92, and in some areas 94. The earlier high performances engines built with compression ratios of up to 11:25 to 1 require 92 octane fuel or better (=premium gas) to prevent damaging spark-knock (detonation). Fortunately, most high-compression older engines can be tuned to run satisfactorily using 91 octane fuel, albeit with a minor loss of performance.

I'd own a '67 but I prefer my '66 with the vertical fender gills and the parking brake handle under the dash. Just my preference. But C2 coupes forever Alex!

@chrisgullett4332

3 ай бұрын

1967 models are the most valuable, because they made rare versions. Especially the 1967 L88, because they sell for over a million each. They only got 20 orders for the L88 in 1967, and those 20 1967 corvettes were the most powerful corvettes ever made at the time. The L88 models only made from 1967 to 1969 were the most powerful corvettes to ever leave the factory for like 50 years or more. They only had 216 orders for them over 3 years. All of the sales records at auction for corvettes are 1967 corvettes. Most of those records are for L88 models. I remember like a decade ago someone bout a 67 L88 for 4 million, and that is still the record for a corvette. So I'd take a 67 simply based on vale. A 1967 C2 is the smart choice.

@bbb462cid

3 ай бұрын

@@chrisgullett4332 I'm sorry to not agree with the logic. That doesn't make every other '67 more valuable. A base 1963 coupe will go for more than a base '67 coupe. The cachet of "L88" doesn't make a base 1967 Sting Ray worth a penny more.

@chrisgullett4332

3 ай бұрын

@@bbb462cid Again, 1967 has multiple rare version, and yes a 1967 is the most valuable model of Corvette. For heaven sakes the 1963 convertibles alone are basically half the price of a 1967 convertible on average. On average a 1963 coupe is valued at almost 2o thousand less than a 67 coupe. But this had zero to do with a 1963 model. The guy said he would take a 66 over a 67, and i simply stated why I'd take a 67. Again, the 67 is the most valuable of all corvettes, so a 1967 is the smart choice.

@bbb462cid

3 ай бұрын

@@chrisgullett4332 I did not argue that 1967 did not have rare options. I don't think you quite caught what I posted. I also do not believe you have checked prices on a base 1963 Corvette coupe versus a base 1967 Corvette coupe lately. In #3 condition the 63 will command about 100 grand. The #3 condition base model 1967 coupe will garner about 60 grand. The percentages are simple math and better condition does not drive the valuation down. I have been playing with classic GMs since the 1980s and at no time could I sell any vintage base model car for a premium just because that same model could be had with a high performance package. The car I _sold_ was worth what the _car itself presented_ not what a different car had to offer. I wasn't selling that other car. Do you see?

@chrisgullett4332

3 ай бұрын

@@bbb462cid Damn you seem super childish. Goof! The internet is not for you. You lack the maturity to handle internet comments. Clown!

But.... whitewalls on a '67? Still, the most beautiful sports car ever to grace the roads, anywhere.

it's not a C2! It's a MID YEAR!!!!!!

@TruthPoliceLegend

2 ай бұрын

Wouldn't a mid year be more like a 65? A 67 would be an end year car of that basic 63-67 design. Its a C2 meaning Corvette second design series. geeeez