'66 Trophy Blue Corvette Convertible, Bloomington Gold Benchmark

**scuncio** · #1 02-07-2022, 11:08 PM

Neat car - love the originality. Nice docs, too!

Link to 1966 Corvette Convertible Benchmark auction

194676S127094

**WILMASBOYL78** · #2 02-08-2022, 01:02 AM

I'm not a Vette guy...but this car is

-wilma

**67since67** · #3 02-08-2022, 02:14 AM

I too really like this Vette!!
Guessing that the engine may be why no 4th Star requisit necessary to achieve Bowtie??

**MosportGreen66** · #4 02-08-2022, 01:11 PM

Dan Young (PO of this Corvette) is a master level BG and NCRS Judge. Really good guy and a friend of mine. I can put anyone interested in this Vette in contact with him

**Charley Lillard** · #5 02-08-2022, 02:08 PM

Two window stickers ?

**RPOLS3** · #6 02-08-2022, 03:14 PM

Awesome car in a seldom seen color combination. Nice Survivor too.

Hardtop not listed on either window sticker or did I miss something?

**Big Block Bill** · #7 02-08-2022, 04:27 PM

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Originally Posted by RPOLS3

Awesome car in a seldom seen color combination. Nice Survivor too.

Hardtop not listed on either window sticker or did I miss something?

When ordering you had the choice of the convertible or hard top, but if you wanted both, they charged you for the Hard top and it was listed on the tank and window stickers. That's what I remember, but I'm old.

Bill

cook_dw · #8 02-08-2022, 03:58 PM

Are we sure those docs are legit? Interesting it is labeled as a survivor but it appears to have been repainted. Is this due to Bloomington standards are different than others? Is that the reason it's a 3 star and not 4? Just trying to learn and understand.

**67since67** · #9 02-08-2022, 04:46 PM

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Originally Posted by cook_dw

Is this due to Bloomington standards are different than others? Is that the reason it's a 3 star and not 4? Just trying to learn and understand.

My personal experience. BG Benchmark judging, four judges for 37 minutes, watching their wrist watches. NCRS Bowtie judging, four to six judges for 4 plus hours.
Just say'n....

**MosportGreen66** · #10 02-08-2022, 05:41 PM

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Originally Posted by 67since67

My personal experience. BG Benchmark judging, four judges for 37 minutes, watching their wrist watches. NCRS Bowtie judging, four to six judges for 4 plus hours.
Just say'n....

I echo what Bill said. We showed our '67 Corvettes in the same circuit within the same time frame. I was unimpressed with BG "survivor" judging. IMO, Legends Judging @ MCACN and NCRS Bowtie judging are the only real survivor judging. You cannot judge a survivor watching a clock from your back. Period.

With regard to the paint on this Corvette - I see in some pics a tight pattern of orange peel making the object in the paint reflection accurately distorted for lacquer paint. Additionally, in the photo of the bottom side of the back of the car, you can clearly see typical factory style of little/no paint on the bottom of the 1/4s. I'm not suggesting paint work hasn't happened

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