What are the odds that a 54-year-old car still has the same owner that drove it off the dealership lot when it was new?
We’re no mathematician, but we’d say the odds are pretty high to find a one-owner 1969 Corvette Stingray convertible these days.
But believe it or not, that’s the case for this red over red ’69 currently being offered on eBay at no reserve, so that means it will have only its second owner by tomorrow when the auction finally comes to an end.
So far, 46 bids have climbed to a peak of $30,415.
The eventual winner of the auction will get an original Corvette that still has its original 350/300 horsepower engine hooked to the original 4-speed manual transmission.
Furthermore the car – described as a daily driver still – is said to “run and drive great.”
“Engine starts right up and runs excellent,” the seller says in the listing, with “no leaks or smoking or knocking” and the transmission “shifts perfectly fine in all gears.”
That condition really isn’t all that surprising since this vintage C3 has only 61,000 miles, though.
The undercarriage, birdcage, and body are all rated “excellent” by the seller, who says the body has no dings or cracks and the original paint still shines up nicely.
The standard soft top is complemented by a body-matching hardtop, while the interior is described as being in great condition with no rips or tears.
All the glass is rated excellent as well, and the manual windows are said to roll up and down nicely.
We think the seller meant to say the car is NOT (not NOW as published) showroom or perfect condition. “It’s a 55-year-old car that’s in great shape,” he concludes.
This red-on-red ’69 chrome bumper convertible especially holds a soft spot in my heart as a neighbor of mine had an identical Stingray that was my first up-close experience with a Corvette when I was growing up.
It’s absolutely amazing to me that this example still has the original owner! How about you?
Source:
eBay Motors via BarnFinds.com
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The speedometer is NOT from 1969. It’s been replaced along the way.
Nice looking original owner car, that engine bay needs some work!
To me it looks like the steering wheel and/or the steering column in it is crooked.
I think it’s a really nice car, love the red on red, like my 63. Speedometer looks original to me in my research, wow hard to believe that a 55 year old car that has been driven, that its engine bay could use some sprucing up, as far as the steering column looking crooked, it’s the shadow, i looked at the car on ebay and there are a lot more pictures, and a better one of the column shows that there seems to be nothing out of the ordinary with it, wow, everyone’s a critic it seems.
B Law is correct. That speedo is from 75, 76 or 77. The fonts don’t match that tach. Very obvious.
water pumps been replaced,( has a bypass port) valve covers are 350/350 crank pulley should have 3rd v groove for smog, 4spd was 350/350, 3spd man was 350/300 i think that is an l-46 with factory air 350/350 nice gaps in hood and surround
I’d have to look carefully under the car because of the rust and corrosion underhood.
Knowing where the car lived could be another “tell” for passing on this one. Frame rot
would be a turnoff on an otherwise desirable ride. Good luck to the buyer.
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