Simply incredible '67 427/435 Corvette..speechless - Page 5

Tim Penton · #41 03-09-2005, 02:28 PM

Vern B, Where did you see these no mile 1967 Vettes at. I'd love to learn more about them. Also if anyone could tell me which Corvette Fever magazine from the late 80s or early 90s has an article on the 12 mile '67 L88 as mentioned by firstgenaddict on the previous page, I would greatly appreciate this info. Best Regards, Tim E. Penton, Jr.

Vern B · #42 03-09-2005, 04:11 PM

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Was it usual for cars to be delivered with out fluids from the factory...it sounds odd?...were they special ordered that way?

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Sounds unusual to me also. It's the only time I ever heard of it. The cars are consecutive VIN #'s, so obviously they were special ordered.

**hvychev** · #43 03-09-2005, 07:32 PM

Tim that 12 mile Vette was also in Vette Vues Magazine in like 1975-76. I think that is where those photos that are shown were from.

**TimG** · #44 03-09-2005, 07:52 PM

It's also featured in 1972 issue of Corvette News magazine. It being lifted by a forklift to show the bottom of the car. I have a July 1982 Hemmings add with this car for sale at $100,000. It is an amazing add with lots of cars, the full page add was placed by the Janesville, WI owner of the car.

Verne_Frantz · #45 03-09-2005, 10:43 PM

As far as I know, standard procedure at the end of the production line is fluids, start-up and run-in on rollers before they drive off. I can't imagine "no fluids" unless this gentleman had enough special pull to have the cars pushed off the line to a special transport. Even the common transport trucks of the time drove the cars on and off the ramps.

Not to mention, Tonawanda test ran every engine (with fluid to check for leaks). Imagine what that remaining dampness in the blocks has done by now.....

Verne

**Steve Shauger** · #46 03-09-2005, 10:54 PM

I agree, as you point out the engines were run several times through the assembly process and loading and unloading. Not a big point, but still valid.

**Mr70** · #47 03-10-2005, 01:03 AM

I remember when this "ENTOMBED" Corvette story came out about 8 years ago.

budnate · #48 03-10-2005, 01:16 AM

WOW

I Missed that one..any web site for the car???

Vern B · #49 03-10-2005, 02:31 AM

It's been 5-6 years since I saw the cars and don't remember all the details, but do remember the part about no fluids, as I had never heard of such a thing either. Whether they were in the car and drained, or somehow he ordered them without, I don't remember the details. The battery was delivered dry also. Given they are consecutive VIN #s, they would have had to have been special ordered. I remember them being referred to as, his and hers, as one is a coupe and the other a convertible. If they were Berger cars, who knows what could, or couldn't have gotten ordered. Maybe they went the COPO route!! I checked today and he is in Arizona for the winter. Won't be back til spring. Don't know the gentleman personally, but got info today thru a friend of a friend. He told me he also purchased a stepside Chevy pickup with a 454 and 0 miles in the recent past.

Canucklehead · #50 03-10-2005, 08:19 PM

I don't know but it seems to me of all the odd things you could do to a car to make it a collectable having never had fluids in it would not be at the top of my list. That can't be good for the car, if anything i would think it would make it less collectable, or an engine that has never been started would scare me off. What good is having an original engine when it dosent run.

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