The 1967 Corvette is a hugely sought after vintage automobile that will send tingles down the spines of Corvette followers worldwide. As a part of the second generation Corvette, the 1967 model year left quite an impact on the auto collecting world. This Corvette is simply one the better looking Corvette’s of its time and is highly desired in the auto collecting community.
Some of the modifications that happened from 1966 to the 1967 model year were relatively minor things like flat finish rockers sans ribbing, factory six inch rally wheels with very small chromed out beauty hubcaps, a new single backup light positioned over the license plate, and the handbrake was also moved from beneath the dash panel to between the car seats. The small block V8 returned plus the 390 big block that jutted up through the hood scoop.
Its front suspension had independent upper or lower A arms, anti-roll bar, tubular hydraulic shock absorbers, and cool springs. The rear suspension featured fixed differential, radius rods, tubular hydraulic shock absorbers, lateral struts, in an extra antiroll bar came with 1967s that had a big block engine.
Some of the options incorporated things like leather-based seats, power windows, headrests, soft Ray tinted glass, auxiliary hardtop, shoulder belts, air conditioning (amazingly only 3788 people added this option), vinyl covering, positraction rear axle, special front and rear end suspension, air injection reactor, transistor ignition system, heavy-duty brakes, the 390, 400, 435, 350, and 430 hp engines, aluminum cylinder heads on the L71, four speed manual transmission (close ratio or heavy-duty), powerglide tranny, 36 gallon fuel tank on the coupe, off-road exhaust system, side mount exhaust system, telescopic steering column, power steering, cast aluminum bolt on wheels, redline tires, speed warning indicator, AM/FM radio.
The rear engine of the 67 Corvette was really the L88. Lots of people deemed this car as close to a racing engine for a production car that has ever been publicly released by Chevrolet. It can flat-out run like a scalded dog. It had 12:5:1 compression and a huge Holly 4 barrel carburetor. This sweet engine could generate 560 hp at 6400 RPM but it had to be used with 103 octane racing fuel. Most people could not achieve the speed with the gasoline from their local gas station, but it undoubtedly showed a great deal of power anyway.
The year of 1967 was the year in which Corvette’s sales drop by 5000 units, due to a new redesign that was coming out. However, the 67 Corvette is considered one of the quintessential collector cars of all time. Its impact on the car collecting world has been tremendous.
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