There was a change in course for this car. So, I changed the title of the thread from "Bring a Trailer Auction" to "judging". I prefer to own car like this when undertaking a project as such. That way, I can make decisions to suit my own standards, regardless of time or money spent. So, the owner of the car and I came to terms on the purchase of this 67. Having said all of that, here are some of the particulars.......
The car was sold new at Konners Chevrolet in Columbus, OH. This is an early car (like my last red L79), so this is loaded with 66 parts as well. The car is optioned with.....
-L79 327-350hp
-M20 wide ratio 4 speed
-G81 3.36 positraction axle
-A02 tinted windshield
-C07 auxiliary hardtop
-U69 am /fm radio
-P92 7.75-15 WSW tires
When the prior owner (Bob) purchased the car, it was an original paint and unhit example. The car did have a body off chassis / engine compartment restoration by an NCRS National level judge. That judge felt the paint was strong enough to leave alone, plus it played the part with the interior. That all having been said, it makes the car a "tweener". I've had "tweeners" before, and not everyone gets it.
Bob was not really a patina (or tweener) guy, so he commissioned a bare glass strip and single stage repaint of the car. The paint and body turned out spectacular. There are 2 problems with that though. Now the interior really is lacking by comparison, and the engine compartment / chassis show like they have been in a body shop.
So, new carpets are already on order. You can see the passenger side dash pad is really faded. The 2nd owner let the car sit in a garage for approximately 20 years......by a window. I'll also add, the paint leans the the pink side in the pics. That is the settings in the camera doing it's thing.
The dash pads are in great condition, just one of them is really faded. I'm going to experiment with the dye, to see if I can get the desired results. The original seat covers are really nice, as are the door panels. So those will get cleaned and reused.
The wheels are real N89 GM bolt on wheels, but not originally equipped as such to the car. I do have a set of early ralley wheels which are "B" stamped units that will find it's way on to the car, along with the proper white wall tires.
It is my plan the campaign the car through the system, and further build it's judging pedigree. While it does have a Bloomington Gold / Gold Certification from 2024 (98.3%), I feel that award should get freshened up given the work that has occurred since then. It will also allow me to make the car "mine". Furthermore, this little undertaking will get me into the spring time, so I can be certain the car is shook out and debugged.