'66 Trophy Blue Corvette Convertible, Bloomington Gold Benchmark

[TimG]

I don’t think Dan still owns this one.

[67since67]

Originally Posted by 67since67

My personal experience. BG Benchmark judging, four judges for 37 minutes, watching their wrist watches. NCRS Bowtie judging, four to six judges for 4 plus hours.
Just say'n....

Clarification is in order here. The BG judges are fully qualified and capable, and several change hats to also judge NCRS and Triple Diamond (MACACN). The issue is the time allowed for them to do their job.

When I had my '67 judged at BG in '15, one of the four judges came back after his duties were completed and spent over an hour with me going over my car, just for his own learning experience. In '18 he was again judging my car for Triple Diamond, and I'm pretty sure he has judged it for NCRS at some point. I consider him a friend.

Sorry for getting off topic here.

Bill W

[TimG]

Well stated, Bill. Thank you.

[ragtop]

Just wondering why no tops on window sticker, is this normal? Thanks Tony

[olredalert]

----I love the car too, but I wish the seller had pictured areas behind both the front and rear wheels. From what I do see there is little to no road rash. It's very difficult to put 71,000 miles on a mid-year Corvette without significant rash. The last award posted was dated 2013 so there's been plenty of time to freshen or completely paint the car. I have a few other minor issues but won't go into those. The car is still amazing in many other ways. For instance, the interior is spectacularly original....Bill S

[cook_dw]

I’m 98% certain paint work has been done on that car. If not the whole car. Disclaimer JMHO.. I'd also like some opinions on the w/s's.. I don't believe them to be originals either.

[1967Z28]

That's a pretty color on that car, repaint or not.

[markjohnson]

I’ve always loved the ‘66 Corvette color palette!

[cook_dw]

I’m gonna say this because I still think it’s a pretty car even though I believe it is not being truthfully represented. Fake w/s and a repaint should be disclosed.. I’m really surprised at several of the Vette guys on this forum haven’t spoken up? Why?


I’ll just place this right here for a good comparison as I know without a doubt this is legit. I’ll let everyone else make their own judgment.. Hell I could be wrong but something tells me I’m not..


Added the above photo so we have a good side by side.

[MosportGreen66]

Originally Posted by cook_dw

Fake w/s and a repaint should be disclosed.. I’m really surprised at several of the Vette guys on this forum haven’t spoken up? Why?

I've watched you stir the pot on a number of threads recently and you've bothered a number of great members. Take a deep breath and acknowledge that we're talking about a 300hp baseline car with almost no options. Al Grenning signed off on the pad and clearly the tags are original which is how it got the accolades it did. Blame the selling dealer?

What you don't know - BG will deduct points if a car is shown without a window sticker. This means cars will be awarded full points even for showing the car with a reproduction WS. Wild huh. I personally believe that is what happened here.

Dan