After sitting for the past decade, you might consider this 1962 Corvette to be a blank canvas.
Take away the pressure of maintaining the originality for NCRS judges, and a new owner could feel free to make any number of changes to this 63-year-old convertible that was one of the 14,531 units built that year.
Want a more powerful engine? No problem about feeling guilty since the original 327 is long gone, replaced by a similar engine from a ’69 Chevy that’s hooked to a four-speed manual transmission.
Not many details are shared about this car, which is being offered on Facebook Marketplace out of the Manahawkin, New Jersey area. We originally thought the asking price of $35,000 might be low enough to keep a new owner above water after restoration, but an accidental glimpse on the same Facebook page that revealed another apparently already-restored and seemingly nicer Fawn Beige ’62 offered by a dealer for $37,000 quickly changed our mind (if it checked out).
The listing doesn’t provide many details about this New Jersey barn find, which is somewhat surprising since it’s described as a two-owner car in the listing. Maybe a phone call could unearth more information about its past.
We do find out in the ad that the replacement motor hasn’t been cranked in 10 years, though it does still turn by hand and the car steers and rolls “easy.” Furthermore, the seller points out that the frame looks “ok” and the door panels are in the trunk waiting to be installed. Also, the car still has two tops, soft and hard.
A new owner might be able to take the cheap way out and just try to get the 327 running again, and the condition of the interior as is seems to be acceptable enough for a driver, though it appears two of the auxiliary gauges are missing from the dash and there’s no official word on whether the other instruments that remain are functional.
With the all-new second-gen ’63 waiting in the wings, apparently there was a rush by enthusiasts to claim one of the solid-axle Corvettes from the first generation as sales of the ’62 were up by nearly 4,000 over the ‘61.
Would you be tempted to join in the C1 fun now, even if you do happen to be more than 60 years late?
Source:
Facebook Marketplace via BarnFinds.com
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