The 1967 C2 Corvette 427 Stingray Is A Must Own Muscle Car

What's up, it's Joe Rady from Rady's Rides. We are back here at Dream Giveaway Garage and guess what? I have a Dream Corvette that is in my dreams when I sleep each night. It's this vehicle right here. This is a 1967 Corvette with the 427. But before we get into the last year of the second generation Stingray, let's talk about what's going on here. So it's fascinating. The C2 generation is the shortest of all the generations from 63 to 67. And it's funny because when the 63 Corvette, that split window that's so iconic today came out, a lot of owners didn't like it. They didn't like that split down the backside of the car, making it hard to see out of. Well, by 1967, of course, the split window was gone. And it was also the last year. So what's interesting is that they didn't sell a lot of 67 Corvettes of any spec because a lot of people were looking forward to the 68 Corvette, which would be a total redesign, that third generation of the Corvette. Now what's funny is if you fast forward to the modern car collecting era, these C2s go for buku bucks. It's the most coveted out of all the generations. And the 67, even though they didn't sell a lot back in 1967, that's one of the ones everybody wants that's looking at a second gen. So what I want to find out is, is this C2 the most iconic out of all the Corvettes? And is it a must-own? Why don't we go ahead, let's dive into this one and see if we can find out. Right off the bat, this lady is wearing a pretty dress, bright red with that black stinger on the hood. There's just something so timeless about a C2. And I think a lot of it has to do with this was the first generation that Zora Arkis-Duntov started with a clean sheet. Remember, Zora Arkis-Duntov, the true father of the Corvette, he came in after the Corvette debuted. It had that straight six, blue flame, six engine with a two-speed power glide. And he's the man responsible for putting the small block Chevy underneath the hood of that 55 Corvette. And this was his baby right from the get-go. So really the perfect interpretation of what he wanted for America's sports car. Now the front of business, you'll notice this is the first generation where we have to actually have hideaway headlights. And they're not pop-up headlights, they actually flip up, they actually rotate to show the headlights behind. Just love how minimalistic this generation is with the chrome bumpers being so small compared to the first generation. Really nicely done. You'll see how you have that signature round turn signal light with a little bit of chrome around the bezel. And then I love the way they did the grille on these with the silver. It really pops nicely from behind the front bumper. Now as we come across the center grille area, just a clean line from one side to the other. You have all that functional grille intake and then very clean underneath it. Now you could get an array of different engines back then in all cars. This one's got one of the bad boys, the 427. Big block V8 underneath the hood. But let me know what you think about the face of this high horsepower Stingray. Now as we rise up, of course you got to have the cross flags. Checkered flag with the Chevrolet bowtie flag. And the way that the Stinger hood is accentuated with the black paint. The only way to get a Stinger hood was first of all, get one in 1967. It's the only year it was available. So if you see this hood on any other year C2, it was put there by somebody. It wasn't born with it. This one was born with it. Now my zonk is, even though it's such an iconic hood, it's fake. It's actually a fake hood scoop. So crazy to think that on a muscle car, America's sports car, the hood scoop is fake. But we can't argue with the looks, that's for sure. Love the fact that you have the 427 badge in black, really pops with the red. Another thing I love about the 67, when you look at all the C2s starting with 63, it has the least amount of emblems on it and badges. Very, very clean style that last year. Now when we come around the bend, of course you had a multitude of different wheels. What I love is that you're getting that style of the spinner wheel without having the actual spinner there. You actually have lug nuts underneath the center cap here. This is a 15-inch wheel, nice machine aluminum accents with the flat black painted all the way. And I think the fact that this one has red line tires, that nice red stripe around the tire, goes so well with our red beauty here. Let me know what you think about the wheel with the paint, nice modern tire. Tires are going to be 205 on the width, not very wide, not very wide at all, with a 75 series sidewall. But the way this car sits is absolutely automotive perfection. Now coming down the side, 67 had the signature five louver venting, functional venting. Love the way it's nice, no badges on the side like some of the other C2s. And then we have the factory side pipes, baby. Love that factory heat shielding. And wait until you hear this beast fire up. There's just something so elegant about the style of this vehicle. Even when you open up the door, let me show you something. When you open up the door, look at how part of the roof actually is with the door. Not as much as a GT40, thank God, because it would be a pain in the butt to get out. But really gives it that clean style. And then of course you have those peak fenders, real world drive with the posi traction, getting the power to the ground, coming around the back. Let me tell you a funny story. So you see the spine here. This is supposed to be the tail of the stingray, right? As it runs along the roof into the rear portion here, you have your fuel filler cap. Love the way it's body colored with the cross flags. Open it up. That's where you're going to put your fuel. High octane, baby. Here's a funny story. Believe it or not, back in the 60s, for those who had a 63 split window, which those remember go for so much money because that was a one year only thing. They actually sold kits to where you could cut the split out and put a solid piece of glass like is on this 67. Could you imagine if you had a 63 back then and you did that? You just killed the value of the car today. Crazy that they would have that kit that you could buy to do that. Now this one already has the split removed. It was one solid piece of glass. Zora wanted that, but some of the chief designers did not want to have a solid piece glass. They wanted the split window, but obviously everybody loved driving the non-split window because it's just easy to see out of the back of. Now on a 67, love that quad tip tail light. They call that the bee, the beehive. See how it's shaped like a beehive? Really nice style. And then because this is a side pipe version, so clean on the lower bumper, man. It looks so beautiful. You got your reverse lights, top dead center there. But golly, I almost feel like I could lay on this car and just slide from one side to the other because that's how sleek the shape is. But while we go ahead, let's go pop that hood and see the heart of this 67. All right guys, we got that reverse opening hood. It's been like that since 53 and obviously it's dead now because of the C8 Corvette. Non-functional hood scoop, but what we do have that's functional is check out the unique triangular air filter housing for that 427 tri-power. Now the reason why they call it a tri-power is that underneath this air cleaner lid is going to be three two-barrel carburetors. So you have three two-barrel carburetors for a total of six carburetors underneath the hood, or I should say six barrels. And that's going to allow more air and more fuel to be sucked on down into that 427 cubic V8. If you're wondering what is this chrome cover for? Because the Corvette, the C2 is all fiberglass, to help with radio transmission and resistance and interference. That cover is necessary. That's where the body grounds to that cover. Underneath there would obviously be the distributor cap with your spark plug wires running out. Really, really just amazing. No AC, just your alternator and of course all the other fixings going on that you need for this big block to run. But speaking of running, how much power does it have? So 427 cubic V8, that's a seven liter V8. Seven liters of V8 goodness, 435 horsepower, 460 pound-feet of torque. But we know those numbers are not correct because they had lower horsepower ratings back then. They fudged the numbers to save people on insurance costs. It's bolted to a four-speed Muncie, zero to 60 in 5.1 seconds, quarter mile in 13 seconds flat, top speed 150 miles per hour. And the vehicle weighs a light 3,361 pounds. So crazy the amount of power that they were producing for back then, especially when you think about how wide the tires are and how these vehicles, the brakes weren't ginormous. Now what's good is that by 67, the Corvette did have four-wheel disc brakes. Corvette didn't get four-wheel disc brakes until 1965, if you could believe that. But while we go ahead, let's get to the good part. Let's fire up this 427 big block and hear its purr. All right, guys, we are inside. I want to win this thing. Dream giveaway garage really outdid themselves with this restored, pristine 67 Corvette. Tri-power with the side pipes. I know you're saying, well, Joe, if I was to go back in time, how much would this car cost me? It would cost $5,600 based off the options. Just to give you an idea, the 427 was a whole $437 if you wanted that big block V8 underneath the hood. But let's see why these C2s are so coveted to the door panels. I love the clean style, but yet it has this almost like aeronautical experience to it. You'll see that chrome ball. That's to open up the door. You got your door handle. You got two window rollers there. One for your triangular window. That's a vent window. And then the other one is to roll the main glass up and down. And then you have a nice built-in armrest. No cup holders, none of that crap. Now coming on in, I really like the way they sculpted the dual-cal dash. So you have a rise here and a rise on the driver's side. The Corvette Stingray name, nice aluminum. Look at the way that they did the details all the way around. Slide on in, you do have your clock and then you have all your controls for the radio and whatnot. They even had to stand up the radio because of how narrow this center stack is. But it gives it that unique look. You have your single speaker located underneath and then dropping it down. This is my favorite part. That Muncie four-speed manual transmission shifts phenomenally and just feels oh so good. Open this little guy up. That's where you're gonna keep your Mentos, the Freshmaker. Don't smoke cigarettes, kids. Not good for you. And you have your gear pattern in case you forget what the hell you're doing. Now to get into reverse you actually use the little finger controls here to lock it out and then now you're good to go. First, second, third, fourth. Oh my god, it's such a nice gearbox. You have your seat belts clicked in. This is where you can take them off. You have your e-brake. Nice little material here. This is no storage or anything like that. But like I said, this is a Corvette, man. If you're really worried about your damn golf clubs, you're buying the wrong car. Especially a classic Corvette like this. The seats, they have the optional headrest. This was an option. Nice red vinyl all the way down. Manual controls of course. And then starting with the C2, there's no actual trunk. This is your trunk space. So you can't access it from the outside. You could only access it from the inside. But what's nice is you have like this lifts up. You can put your Twinkies under there and whatnot. I guess you could put your golf clubs back there. But like I said, if you're taking a Corvette to a golf course, like the whole point is to drive the car, not park it and go play with your balls. But why don't you come over here? I want to show you behind this teak steering wheel. Instead of talking about your balls, I don't want to talk about your balls anymore. I want to talk about this teak steering wheel and all the beauty behind it. Come on over. Let me show you. All right guys, business time behind the wheel. Love the aluminum and black sill plate. You got the triple pedals. Nice clutch, brake, and throttle. No dead pedal. The floor is your dead pedal. And then of course that button right there, that's for your high beams. That little silver button. I'm six feet tall. The way they sculpt this, there's a lot of room in here. Steering wheel, thin rim with the nice teak wood. Love this silver aluminum. Get your horn button and then turn signal stock and that's it. There's no tilting wheel on this one that did not get that option. Gauges though are beautiful. You have that large speedometer, tachometer, water temp, oil pressure, your battery volt meter, fuel gauge, and then all the knobs for your wiper. All that good stuff. And I love the way the key ignition is on the dash. Just a classic experience. But you know what's going to be more classic? You and I going for a spin. So why don't you go ahead, strap yourself in. Let's go on throttle in this 427 big block Corvette. All right guys, take a trip back in time with me. We're in this 1967 Corvette Stingray with that 427 big block underneath the hood. First of all, the restoration on this car is so superb. The color combo tickles me right in the family jewels because that's how I would option mine. Red with the black stinger and the red interior. But we got to go on throttle, right? You ready? On throttle! Love this car. It's intoxicating. If I was to get pulled over right now, I would probably fail a breathalyzer test because of the sound. Absolutely nuts. So good. The right amount of loudness. Like, we've been in some cars here on Rady's Rides, especially some of the Restomods, where the side pipes are loud, man. They're almost like too loud. This is fantastic. Horse speed is amazing. And remember, this car is almost 60 years old. Love the gauges. Zora knew exactly what he was wanting when having these gauges set up in the perfect just alignment with where the tack is, your speedo, all those other important gauges, especially oil pressure. The idea that it does have power steering, it helps. And the steering box is actually really dialed in nicely. You're not getting all this crazy play in the wheel that sometimes you can get in these older cars. Oh, love this thing. Still got to remember we're on these little 205s and we got a lot of power underneath the hood. This car. Love, love, love. Love, love, love, love, love. I need it. It's like one of those things. Do you need a car like this? Maybe not. Do you want a car like this? Hell yeah. Jeez, do I want a car like this? And yeah, you don't have air conditioning or anything, but who cares? Just go on throttle. Seen that big bulge right from behind the wheel of this thing. It's just an amazing car. It really is. And it drives so well. It drives so well. Now the clutch is heavy, but hey, it's 1967 and you got a big block underneath the hood, so that's the way it works. Don't skip leg day. That's all I got to say. Breathtaking. This car runs as good as it looks, which isn't always the case. The steering is sublime. Take me back. I love it so much. It's almost making me cry that how much I love it because I have to give it back. But speaking of that, yes, we do got to give back the Dream Giveaway Garage. Not only do we have to wrap up this video, but they want their car back. So I will see you in a stingray second. Guys, Mother Nature is blowing the wind, but you know what? We were blowing some tire smoke with this 427 big block Corvette. Definitely got to thank everybody at Dream Giveaway Garage. Lori, Chris, Ryan, David, the whole team getting us access to this beauty. The crazy thing is you get to win this and a C8 Stingray. So you got your bookends kind of covered there. But boy, this is definitely one in my dream list. But let me know what you think. Is this the most iconic out of all the Corvettes or you just want a C8 ZR1? That'll make you happy. Let me know down in that comment section. But if you're new to the channel, you're on your way out, hit that subscribe button. 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