Rod Saboury-Built Pro Street 1967 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible 5-Speed

Description

OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE

Rod Saboury is known for building incredible Pro Street cars. As Motor Trend wrote, “If you're a big Corvette fan, or just a lover of the Chevy brand in general, the name Rod Saboury should be more than familiar to you. His high-horsepower, massively motor-vated street/strip builds are world renowned, and it's through these motorized marvels he’s been able to etch his name into the record books on more than one occasion (eight times to be exact)!”

This 1967 Corvette Convertible’s body and interior retain the essence of the iconic C2 Stingray. However, it sits on a back-halved chassis with a four-link suspension, with a 502ci crate engine and TREMEC five-speed turning the giant Mickey Thompson tires stuffed under the rear fenders.

It was a 2006 Vette magazine cover car, and GreenLight Collectibles even created a 1:64 diecast model of it. Its current owner has made thoughtful changes to enhance its drivability, without diminishing its incredible presence. And considering that Rod Saboury typically builds one of his Pro Street masterpieces every two years, the opportunity to own one of these legends is rare indeed!

Factory Equipment 

• Finished in Rally Red (974) with Black leather interior 

• Black vinyl-covered removable factory hardtop 

• The chassis number (194677S120156) decodes as: 

  • 1 – Chevrolet 

  • 94 – Corvette 

  • 67 – Convertible 

  • 7 – 1967 Model Year 

  • S – St. Louis, Missouri, Assembly Plant 

  • 120156 – Production Sequence Number starting with 100001   

• The Body Tag decodes as: 

  • Style: 67-467 – 1967 Corvette Convertible 

  • Body: S8514 – St. Louis body production sequence 

  • Trim: STD – Standard black vinyl interior (now leather) 

  • Paint: 974AA – Rally Red with Black convertible top and Black hardtop 

  • Build date: K6 – 6 June 1967 

Modifications 

• Custom back-half chassis with a four-link  

•  ZZ502 crate engine rated at 508 hp and 580 lb-ft of torque 

  • 502 cubic-inch GM block 

  • 9.6:1 compression ratio 

  • Forged steel crankshaft 

  • Forged steel, shot-peened rods 

  • Forged aluminum pistons 

  • GM aluminum oval-port heads, 110cc chambers, 2.25”/1.88” stainless steel valves 

  • Comp Cams hydraulic camshaft, .613”/.613” lift, 295º/305º duration 

  • 1.7-ratio rocker arms 

  • Chevrolet aluminum 3x2 intake manifold 

  • (3) 300-cfm 2-barrel Holley carburetors with L71-style air cleaner 

  • MSD ignition 

  • Concept One pulley system 

  • Sanderson ceramic-coated “block hugger” headers 

• Corvette factory side pipes with electric exhaust cutouts 

• TREMEC TKO 5-speed manual transmission with overdrive 

• Ram clutch and SFI-approved bellhousing 

• Custom heavy wall driveshaft 

• 9-inch narrowed rear end with limited-slip differential and 4.11 gears 

• Power rack and pinion steering 

• Custom tubular front A-arms with Hal coil-over shocks 

• Custom rear suspension with Hal coil-over shocks  

• Wilwood/Red Devil manual four-wheel disc brakes with manual parking brake 

• 15x5 front, 15x15 rear Weld Aluma Star forged aluminum wheels 

• 28x6 ET Front and 33x21.5 rear Mickey Thompson tires 

• Line lock 

• Aftermarket steering wheel 

• Wonderbar AM/FM/Bluetooth stereo  

• “502” hood emblems and air cleaner sticker to match valve covers

• Manual brakes (no room for a booster in the engine compartment)

Documentation 

• Work invoices from the changes made after current owner purchased car

Ownership History 

This Pro Street 1967 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible was built by Rod Saboury, and was purchased by the current owner in 2012.

Included Items 

• July 2006 Vette magazine 

• Fire extinguisher behind passenger seat

Additional Information

A Broad Arrow Specialist is working as an agent on behalf of the seller of this listing. As such, the purchase transaction will be facilitated by Broad Arrow, including vehicle payment, applicable taxes required to be collected by the seller or Broad Arrow, and title/ownership reassignment. Broad Arrow is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hagerty.

Contact: Tim Rollinger Phone: 912.596.2099 Email: trollinger@hagerty.com