1961 Chevrolet Corvette

Roadster 2 Door Roadster

283 CI V8

Manual

10867S103855

Clear

Gasoline

1961 CORVETTE ROADSTER, THIS CAR WAS FINISHED IN 2009, IT WENT DIRECTLY TO A NCRS REGIONAL EVENT WHERE IT RECIEVED THERE PRESTIGIOUS AND HONORED TOP FLIGHT AWARD WITH A 97.7 POINT AWARD, THEN 4 MONTHS LATER IT WENT TO THE 2009 NCRS NATIONALS AND RECIEVED TWO PRESTIGIOUS AWARDS TOP FLIGHT AT 98.7 POINTS AND THE ONLY CAR OUT OF ALL THE ENTRANTS TO RECIEVE THE LADIES CHOICE AWARD. THIS IS A VERY RARE CAR BEING IT IS A 3 OWNER CAR INCLUDING MYSELF, WITH UNDER 17K ORIGINAL MILES. I MET WITH THE ORIGINAL OWNER, WHICH I HAVE SOME OF THE ORIGNINAL REGISTRANTIONS. I HAVE MUTIPLE COPIES OF REGISTRATIONS THROUGH OUT THE YEARS. I PURCHASED THE CAR FROM THE SON OF THE SECOND OWNER- HIS DAD PASSED AWAY OF A HEART ATTACH . YOU WILL NOTICE IN THE PHOTOS, WHEN I FOUND THE CAR IN HIS DADS GARAGE, YOU WILL SEE 2 PICS OF IT IN THE GARAGE AND ONE WHEN WE PUSHED IT OUT. YOU WILL NOTICE WHEN HIS DAD PUT IT AWAY IN 1978 HE JACKED IT UP AND SET IT ON A PAIR OF WELDED TOGETHER WHEELS. HE THEN PUT CORKSCREW JACKS UNDER THE SUSPENSION TO UNLOAD IT. SO THE SPRINGS HAVE NOT HAD A CHANCE TO SAG. THIS CAR STILL RETAINS THE ORIGINAL SPRINGS AND RIDE HEIGHT. HE PUT LAYERS OF CARPET ON THE GARAGE FLOOR, AND WAXED ALL THE CHROME. AFTER INTERVIEWING THE ORIGINAL OWNER, I FOUND THAT HE OWNED IT TILL 1969, HE SAID IT WAS A GREAT CAR BUT HE DIDN'T DRIVE IT MUCH WITH IT BEING A HARD TOP ONLY CAR YOU HAD TO PLAN THE DAYS YOU WANTED TO DRIVE IT SINCE IN OUR AREA OF THE WORLD IT RAINS ALOT. I REMEMBER HIM TELLING ME IT WAS A CHICK MAGNET IN HIS DAY- IT GOT HIM MARRIED AND DIVORCED. THE SECOND OWNER DROVE IT OFF AND ON AS HE HAD KIDS AND IT WANS'T CONDUCIVE TO DRIVING WITH KIDS, HE PARKED IT IN 1978 AFTER HIS WIFE TOOK IT OUT WITH OUT HIM KNOWING AND BACKED INTO A BARBED WIRE FENCE SCRATCHING THE BACK OF IT. HE WAS DEVISTATED AND PARKED IT. UNFORTUNATLEY HE PASSED AWAY OF A HEART ATTACH AND WAS NEVER ABLE TO GET IT OUT AGAIN. THEN COMES ME, THIS CAR WAS A AMAZING FIND, THE CAR HAS ALWAYS BEEN LOCAL AND WITH THE LOW MILES IT IS AN AMAZINGLY RARE CAR WITH RARE OPTIONS AND DELETED OPTIONS. ALITTLE ABOUT ME, I HAVE RESTORED 4 NCRS CARS ALL RECIEVING THE TOP FLIGHT AWARDS, IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN A PASSION OF MINE, YOU SEE I GREW UP IN MY GREAT GRAND FATHERS CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP. I WORKED THERE FOR YEARS WORKING IN ALL DEPARTMENTS ESPECIALLY THE BODY SHOP. THAT IS WHERE I HAD TO WORK WHEN THEY NEEDED HELP. AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE PHOTOS THE CAR RECIEVED A COMPLETE FRAME OFF RESTORATION, ALL ORIGINAL COMPONENTS WERE REBUILT OR RECONDITIONED, NO EXPENSE WAS SPARED. IT STILL HAS ALL THE ORIGINAL GLASS. THE HARDTOP WAS TAKEN APART AND RESTORED AS WELL, ALL THE RUBBER WAS REPLACED. IT STILL HAS ALL THE ORIGINAL COMPONENTS, EVEN THE ORIGINAL HEADLINER IS STILL IN TACT. I HAVE A COMPLETE PHOTO DOCUMENTATION OF THE FULL RESTORATION, I TRIED TO GIVE A SAMPLE OF THE RESTORATION WITH THE ATTACHED PHOTOS. IF THERE IS A PHOTO OF THE RESTORATION PROCESS OR OF ANY DATE CODE OR CASTING NUMBERS YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE YOU CAN CALL OR EMAIL ME I WILL BE HAPPY TO EMAIL THEM. IF YOU NEED ME TO TAKE A PICTURE I CAN DO THAT AS WELL. THIS IS A COMPLETE NUMBERS MATCHING CAR WITH ALL OF ITS ORIGINAL COMPONENTS, ALL DATES ARE CORRECT, THIS IS A TRUE INVESTMENT GRADE CAR. YOU CAN SEE IN THE PICTURES THAT IT RETAINS ALL ITS ORIGINAL BODY PANELS AND HAS NEVER BEEN IN A ACCIDENT. IT WAS TRUELY A AMAZING CAR TO RESTORE. NOW LETS LOOK AT HOW RARE THIS CAR REALLY IS; 1) IT IS A ORIGINAL JEWELL BLUE CAR- THE ONLY YEAR IT WAS USED ON CORVETTES --ONLY 419 UNITS WITH THE WHITE COVES --7% OF PRODUCTION 2) IT IS A HARD TOP ONLY CAR- HAS NEVER HAD A SOFT TOP- ONLY 20% OF PRODUCTION 3) BASE 230HP 283CI - LAST YEAR FOR THE 283CI ENGINE--48% PRODUCTION 4) CONTRASTING WHITE COVES-30% PRODUCTION 5) IT IS A AMAZING COMBINATION, WITH THE JEWELL BLUE INTERIOR. 6) THIS CAR STILL RETAINS IT'S ORIGINAL SPARE TIRE- THE OTHERS WERE TOO WEATHER CHECKED TO USE. 7) IT STILL HAS ITS ORIGINAL CALIFORNIA BLACK LICENSE PLATES. 8) IT HAS ITS ORIGINAL OWNERS MANUAL, AND OTHER ORIGINAL DOCUMENTATION. THIS CAR WAS BUILT ON DECEMBER 16, 1960. ALL NCRS RIBBONS, TOP FLIGHT CERTIFICATES, AND JUDGING SHEETS ARE AVAILABLE TO REVIEW. THIS CAR HAS BEEN GARAGED IT'S WHOLE LIFE AND STILL IS. FEEL FREE TO CALL ME IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS- 707-498-1597 IT PAINS ME TO SELL THIS ONE OF A KIND CAR BUT I HAVE BEEN PROMISING MY KIDS THAT I WOULD RESTORE MY 1928 BUICK THAT I HAVE HAD FOR 15 YEARS. IT IS TIME TO FULFILL THAT PROMISE. I QUARANTEE YOU WON'T BE DISAPPOINTED. I RESERVE THE RIGHT TO SELL THIS CAR AT ANY TIME. PLEASE DO NOT BID IF YOU DO NOT HAVE THE FUNDS AVAILABLE. BID WITH CONFIDENCE, I HIGHLY REQUARD MY 100% POSITVE FEEDBACK.On Dec-26-12 at 21:49:46 PST, seller added the following information: THE MAIN GALLERY PHOTO WAS TAKEN AT THE NCRS NATIONALS, THE OTHERS WERE AT THE REGIONAL MEET. THE BALANCE WERE OF THE RESTORATION PROCESS. On Jan-03-13 at 21:27:00 PST, seller added the following information: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX I have been asked for some photos of the undercarrage. So I jacked it up tonight and took some photos. The question has been " is it still fresh underneath" as you can see it is in pristine condition on the underneath as well.You will see all the markings are present, the frame stencil and build date is in tact.Hope this helps. As I said before - Don't hesitate to call with any questions. You can copy and paste the link below in your address bar and preview more photos on my flickr account. The link is in the questions and answer section. Ebay won't let me put it here.thanks for your interest.Keith XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX On Jan-04-13 at 20:30:11 PST, seller added the following information: _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ I have added approx 70 more photos of the car, chassis, interior, eng compartment and exteriorThey are on the flickr page.The link is located in the question / answer section below.Thanks for lookingKeith ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________