600 mile 1969 convertible at B-J

[Patrick H.]

Anyone else see the 1969 350/350 convertible with only 600 miles sell last night at B-J? I thought the price was good, and when the hammer fell I fully expected to see the camera show Ed Foss as the buyer.

Nope.
Terry Michaelis.

Patrick




600 mile 1969 Corvette

[Kent K.]

Re: 600 mile 1969 convertible at B-J

When did it cross the block & what was the final bid?
Kent

[Keith G.]

Re: 600 mile 1969 convertible at B-J

48000

[Patrick H.]

Re: 600 mile 1969 convertible at B-J

Yesterday (Thursday) lot 775

Final bid $80,000 + buyer's premium

Patrick

[Gregory M.]

Re: 600 mile 1969 convertible at B-J

WHAT? You mean the car was turned over the next day for 80K!?!?

GM

[Harry Sadlock]

Re: 600 mile 1969 convertible at B-J

Pat, what was the lot? 775 is a Mustang coupe.

Harry

[Harry Sadlock]

Re: 600 mile 1969 convertible at B-J

Never mind, found it, it's 755.

http://www.barrett-jackson.com/application/search/carlist_Details.aspx?&In_LotNumber=755

[Patrick H.]

Re: 600 mile 1969 convertible at B-J

No, it sold the first time at $80k. the post below is not correct.

[Patrick H.]

Re: 600 mile 1969 convertible at B-J

Yes, the link is also in my first post.

[Jim T.]

Re: 600 mile 1969 convertible at B-J

Did 1969 350/350's come with copper fuel line from the filter to the carb?

[George D.]

Re: 600 mile 1969 convertible at B-J

Nope

[Paul B.]

Re: 600 mile 1969 convertible at B-J

...I do not believe the carb fuel line is copper. If you "blow up" the pic, it looks more like a film or light surface rust. The A 212 CW air filter "looks" like more of a "service replacement style" with the punched or stamped metal screen. Certainly not the "wire mesh" or "square mesh" I was expecting to see. I know, I know, it was probably changed due to an "aging" thing.

[Terry M.]

Re: 600 mile 1969 convertible at B-J

The air filter may not be a replacement. Some of us believe the original 1969-1972 AC212CW had the expanded metal screen -- different dimensions than the more recent versions of that outer screen. There are a few other tells of original AC212CW filters also, but that could start a whole other thread.

[Dick W.]

Re: 600 mile 1969 convertible at B-J

Me believes that original '69's did not come with a CE block either

[David K.]

Re: 600 mile 1969 convertible at B-J

Well you are right, but! I remember VERY WELL, a classmate of mine bought a new '77 right from the very Chevrolet dealership his family owned. They had trouble with water in the oil from the get-go. No, it didn't leave St. Louis with a replacement block, but it did have a new block before it had 100 miles on it. Wouldn't that get your goat, if you bought a new Corvette and under warranty, all the correct engine numbers went away and you never got to really drive it yet.