1967 Corvette L71 435 Roadster -BG BENCHMARK CAR
 

100% original 18k mile unrestored Rally Red 435 Vette Roadster- showroom new - 1967 all over again!

Awards:
Bloomington Gold; BG Survivor; BG BENCHMARK; NCRS Top Flight; Chevy/Vettefest Gold Spinner; Triple Crown Award; you name it, it has won it.

Full details:
http://colinsclassicauto.com/detail.php?car=360

Realistically priced at $275k.

Any questions please email me- [email protected]

Re: 1967 Corvette L71 435 Roadster -BG BENCHMARK CAR
 

Colin do you offer tours of your cars? My gosh you have some real neat cars.

Re: 1967 Corvette L71 435 Roadster -BG BENCHMARK CAR
 

Hi Mark,

You are welcome to visit my garage any time. Just let me know when and I will meet you there! I think you'd find a few cars you may like https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/grin.gif

Colin

Re: 1967 Corvette L71 435 Roadster -BG BENCHMARK CAR
 

Colin,
I know the car well, it is a great car. I love that original motor stamp it just screams real deal! Good luck with the sale.

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Beautiful car Colin. If I re-mortgage the house and make my daughter quit College..... https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...ns/naughty.gif

Re: 1967 Corvette L71 435 Roadster -BG BENCHMARK C
 

That is just too cool Colin...

Alright...where's Les? https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/grin.gif

Re: 1967 Corvette L71 435 Roadster -BG BENCHMARK C
 

-----Colin,,,Do you presently have a Griffith, maybe that gold one in the article??? I see you are at least interested in them. I had a 65 200 with the optional 350hp 289 dual quad engine. It was absolutely the fastest street car I ever owned. 1890 lbs. and 350 horsies. Do the math......Bill S

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Hi Bill,

Yes, indeed I do have a Griff. It is a 200 with the HiPo 289, single 4bbl (Autolite 4100 C3OF as I recall, the 600 cfm one) Bought it from the original owner, who bought it when he was 19 with the money he earned from racing Porsches on the east coast for Max Hoffman. I have his notes from when he compared it to a 289 Cobra at the time. The deciding factor was the Cobra weighed 2200 lbs with 271 hp and the Griff was 1500 lbs (published in literature) soaking wet and had the same HP and...was $300 less! He drove it for about 18 months and then parked it becase he said if he kept driving it he "would be dead" becuase he didn't trust that his abilities were high enough to control the Griff. Mind you, this was a kid who won a lot of races for Hoffmann, and driving for Max was the US equivalent of getting a spot on Enzo Ferraris team almost https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/grin.gif

The little bugger is out getting the headliner replaced this week, I'll snap you some pictures soon. Cool little car, 10k miles from new, original Farina 8k horizontal tach just like a Cobra. Have any pics of yours? More importantly, have any pictures of you squeezed into it? That had to be a damn funny sight, like the Shriners rolling into town https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/grin.gif

Colin

Re: 1967 Corvette L71 435 Roadster -BG BENCHMARK C
 

That's a great 435 roadster Colin and red to boot! I believe only four '67 big blocks of any horsepower have ever received the Bloomington Benchmark award. A no brainer! Chris

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Hey Chris,

Well, I happen to know just where the other 435 Benchmark car is sitting... https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...ns/naughty.gif

I agree, the red car at $275k is a no brainer. It sold in 2005 for over $400k as we all know. I don't think there is another Benchmark '67 435 available at any price, if there is even a 3rd one?

Colin