Equipment
350/370hp LT1, 4-speed, AM-FM, heater, tee tops, luggage rack, Rally wheels with hubcaps, trim rings and Eagle GTII tires.
Condition
#3 Good
Runs and drives well. Flaws not noticeable to passersby. Most common condition.
One long ago repaint now crazing and cracking. Good original interior, fair chrome. Engine compartment and chassis are filthy. Represented as one owner, original engine, documented with the Protect-o-Plate and Corvette owner's card, showing 50,475 believeable miles. Needs a restoration but only after taking it to Bloomington Gold.
Market commentary
It never ceases to amaze that people will find a perfectly good and highly original Corvette and take it to auctions -- as several did at Indy this week -- without holding back and taking it to Bloomington Gold first. They're leaving credibility and money on the table, and asking bidders to do an evaluation that only the most experienced (and therefore skeptical and parsimonious) Corvette experts can do on-site. With Bloomington Gold certification this could have been worth ... what? ... $20,000 more, but as it is, on the bet it's original and unmolested, this is what it's worth.