Cheffins auction: 1969 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray

Cheffins auction: 1969 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray

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mark387mw

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2,179 posts

268 months

Wednesday 31st March 2004
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Copied from www.cheffins.co.uk/vintage_auctions/index.htm Anyone know it? Will it fetch the estimate?

Mark


1969 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray 350ci Roadster
Registration Number: Not UK Registered (see text)
Chassis Number: 194679S726179
Engine Number: TBA
Imported from the States some ten years ago but dry stored until being re-commissioned a year ago, this particular example is described by the vendor as being in good overall condition with very good bodywork and paint. Recently re-sprayed in Ferrari Yellow, it is equipped with the preferred Muncie four-speed manual gearbox. Trimmed in black with matching hood, it rides on aftermarket billet alloy wheels. MOT tested until November 2004, it has recently been inspected at a Vehicle Licensing Office prior to being issued with a V5 registration document. Offered for sale with re-commissioning invoices and sundry paperwork.
Estimate: £13,000 - £15,000

roscobbc

3,375 posts

243 months

Friday 2nd April 2004
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the colour dosen't do it any favours

Captain Chaos

393 posts

277 months

Monday 5th April 2004
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I would be very interested to see what it fetches because it sounds almost the same as mine apart from the colour......mine is red with black interior...but started out life in daytona yellow !!!! One thing the picture shows is that it has no metal fender louvres which a 69 should have (the shark gills).

It is so difficult to pin down yank values in the UK especially at auction - and the ad doesn't say if it has any extras which are desirable like power steering, power brakes that I have got - or maybe something more exciting like aircon. No side exhausts to get excited over.

The colour isn't the greatest. Wheels are unnatractive to my eyes. If it's been stored for 10 years then it's bound to suffer problems and require good recommissioning which might be costly. Vaccuum problems and oil leaks likely.

If it fetched estimate then I would be very happy but I think it would make about 10k

mark387mw

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2,179 posts

268 months

Tuesday 6th April 2004
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Estimate was £13000-15000 but didn't sell.
Colour looked OK.

Mark