Just in case you’re not familiar with the highly desirable C2 and C3 Corvette equipped with the 427ci Big Block V8 engine, here’s an example. One that goes in stark contrast with a recent Sunfire Yellow listing that asked for no less than $164,900.
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This begs the question: are we surprised that it got snatched away mere hours after the auction listing popped up online? Seriously, we are not kidding. The revisions clearly show that everything was set for the amazement of Corvette aficionados sometime during the morning of August 6th. And by late-evening August 9th, the lovely 427ci Corvette had already found a proud new owner.
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Anyways, the seller claimed the auction was on behalf of the grandparents, so we can assume it was lovingly kept in the family for some decades. Very few details were listed in the description, but we can read between the lines. Those claims of full originality for the 427ci powerplant and “cosmetic parts” clearly had an impact on someone.
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Or maybe it was the luggage rack that invited them to a quick jump behind the wheel for summer road trip adventures. Who knows...? But if there’s one certain thing is that interest in these C2/C3 427-ci Corvettes is skyrocketing as of late.
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