‘66 427/425 Corvette
 

Just when you’ve convinced yourself that the last car you bought is the last one you’re going to buy……. Local guy has owned this car forever. He’s moving into a retirement community & can’t keep the car. Real 427/425.

Neat Car, driven 86 miles in 9 years ?!

his portfolio just got enlarged

32,000 miles - believed original

I saw somewhere that the '66 cars were actually 450hp. Were there 425 and 450, or was the information that I saw just wrong?

When you say "Local" does that mean Lancaster area ?

Great car, Bruce. I'd love to see a pad picture.
Some paperwork shows 450 horse, the 450 horse never showed up on an air cleaner, GM snuffed out the 450 horsepower shortly after it was started and before car production.
I have paperwork showing the L72 as 450 horse and even showing the L36 as 400 horse.

Bergy, original drivetrain? Tags? Nose?
For sale? Looks great

The car has a SB in it now. Owner has the BB which I looked at, but is buried in the garage. I just brought home the car, BB side pipes, knock offs (repro), and all of the BB engine brackets on this trip. Only thing missing is the carb (darn!) & alternator. Original trans and AZ rear are in it. Car was located in Lititz, PA.

Not for sale now. Gotta get it back to the original configuration & run it around some.

----I vividly remember going to Heintzelman Chevrolet in Medina Ohio to look at my cousins brand new 66 427 solid lifter yellow roadster. The car's vin # (700 even) was at that time irrelevent to an 18 year old, but I knew it was one of the 1st 1966 Corvettes delivered. My cousin Dave and I went over the new Vette at the dealership for probably an hour, and I can say that the air cleaner lid was black and it only had a 427 emblem on it. Much later in to 1966 I had ordered my 66 and took delivery in about April, and when my cousin 1st saw it he claimed my car had to be slower than his as it lacked 25 horses., but he was pissed as I had a chrome air cleaner lid....Bill S

Congrats Bergy!!

Neat car Bergy! When was the car built? I can keep an eye for a 3247 carb. With the limited pics you provided, it looks like that car can be brought to a WHOLE DIFFERENT LEVEL!

On another note, if you are looking for a set of the correct 65-66 steel wheels, a friend of mine has a nice clean set. I can turn you on to him.

More pics please!!

----Got to wondering if you also got the hardtop with the car? I'm a midyear Vette hardtop lover! ....Bill S

Very nice car, Bruce. Congratulations.

Good question Bill, as it has the mount holes. I am with you, hard top is my preferred roof line on a C2, and a C3.

This is an awesome find!!

They are still out there!!!

I agree on the hardtop. It never comes off of my 67

Late January 1966 build

I could use a TI distributor too. 1111093

Wooooh, we need to know more about the '67 blue/white sidepipe roadster with headrests and the 427 Cobra.......

That’s just the beginning of Bruce’s collection !!

Congrats Bruce on another great car! I’m sure you will bring it to the next level !!

It's on the Corvette order form as 450 hp

The dealer order forms were printed with the higher horsepower ratings, but they were overridden by new forms shortly after. Management did not want the higher numbers and saw to it that 450 and 400 were snuffed out before production. Dealers kept using the old forms and confusion was created.

i have an original window sticker for my friends 66, and it state the 450HP....very cool, we just cannot find the car ......would love to mary up the car to the window sticker!

CONGRATS Bergy!!

I have some 450 horse paperwork, I’d love to see the document, especially if it’s an orphan document.

----Back in about 1974-75 in Fort Liquerdale I owned a 66 Trophy Blue 66 400 horse a/c, loaded coupe. I Have never run into another paper worked 400HP 66 Corvette. It was also kind of rare as it was ordered with bright blue interior, and I have never seen another in that combo. Sold it to a doctor and about a year later he and his wife moved to the Carolinas somewhere. I've never heard about the car again and would love to!....Bill S

Bill, I have a car like that in my files, but it’s a convertible 400. Are you sure it was a coupe?

window sticker
 

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----Yup, Tim. It was a favorite of mine. My 1st date with Jan was in that 66 in Lauderdale. Very good memories of that night!....Bill S

Eddie, great document, I’ll search what I can to see if there is any history of the car.

Thank you.

Bill, you must have a picture of the car and your future wife to post.

Congrats Bruce, looks like a great car.