That is indeed a wild Corvette. Wonder what the story is behind that one? Thanks for sharing the photo.
believe it or not, until the mid to late '70s, corvettes were not very expensive to buy used. i knew quite a few guys that bought 'em for around $1k and did all kinds of weird things with 'em! when i was young, insurance was double on a vette, plus they were great targets for thieves.
about 1970, I bought a 59 corvette with a soft top for $900. Good paint, ran fine, interior complete, etc. I sweated selling it for $900 a year later. We went to look at a 53 and a 54 at a piano warehouse in downtown Dallas. Neither were running, one had six cyl with manifold and carbs, other had no engine. Guy wanted $1000 for both as I remember....we laughed at him and left. Every day going to college my senior year (1968/69), I walked past a Honduras maroon 62 with a black interior. Sign on windshield said $800. IT might as well said $800,000 since I was a broke college kid.
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