RARE CORVETTE COLLECTORS, WAKE UP!!! YOU ARE LOOKING AT ONE OF THE MOST WELL KNOWN AND WELL-DOCUMENTED 1967 CHEVROLET 427/435 TRI-POWER CORVETTES IN EXISTENCE, ”THE DESERT RAT”!!! THIS CONCOURS RESTORED, ALL NUMBERS MATCHING 1967 TRI-POWER CORVETTE HAS TO BE ONE OF THE MOST RARE L71 BIG BLOCK VETTES IN EXISTENCE WITH ONLY 33,459 ORIGINAL DOCUMENTED MILES AND MORE DOCUMENTATION THAN I HAVE EVER SEEN WITH ANY MUSCLE CAR IN MY LIFE!!! HONORS INCLUDE: 1996 BLOOMINGTON GOLD CERTIFICATION (MAY 23, 1992), REGIONAL TOP-FLIGHT WINNER AT THE JOPLIN MEET (JUNE 29-JULY 3, 1992), NATIONAL CONVENTION WINNER AT WARREN MICHIGAN (APRIL 8, 1995) AND REGIONAL TOP-FLIGHT WINNER AT SCOTTSDALE ARIZONA (AUGUST 1999) AND MANY, MANY MORE!!! THE “DESERT RAT” HAS WON “BEST OF SHOW” IN EVERY AUTOMOTIVE EVENT IT HAS EVER ENTERED!!! DOCUMENTATION INCLUDES: ORIGINAL PROTECTO-PLATE, ORIGINAL TANK STICKER, ORIGINAL WINDOW STICKER, ORIGINAL CHEVROLET ORDER FORM, ORIGINAL DELIVERY INSPECTION FORMS, COMPLETE TITLE HISTORY FROM DAY ONE TO PRESENT, ALL OWNER INFORMATION, ALL TITLE WORK AND MUCH, MUCH MORE!!! YOU MAY HAVE SEEN THE FEATURE IN VETTE MAGAZINE TITLED “I TOLD YOU SO” WHEN “THE DESERT RAT” EARNED ITS NOW FAMOUS NAME WHEN IT WAS STOLEN FROM HOUSTON, TEXAS ON FEBRUARY 19, 1990 AFTER WINNING THE LOCAL REGIONAL MEET!!! THE MORNING AFTER THE MEET, THE TRUCK, THE ENCLOSED TRAILER AND THE CORVETTE VANISHED WITHOUT A TRACE!!! FAST FORWARD TO SEPTEMBER 3, 1991 WHEN THE YUMA SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT WERE SEARCHING BY HELICOPTER FOR A LOST HIKER IN THE ARIZONA DESERT BUT INSTEAD DISCOVERED THE 1967 CHEVROLET CORVETTE UNDER A TREE PARTIALLY COVERED BY A TARP!!! THEY SENT THE BORDER PATROL AND SHERIFF GROUND VEHICLES TO THE LOCATION AND DISCOVERED THE CORVETE STILL IN MINT CONDITION 4 MILES FROM THE NEAREST PAVED ROAD WITH THE KEYS STILL IN THE IGNITION!!! THE LOCAL NEWSPAPER, “THE DAILY SUN”, SHOWED UP ON THE SCENE AND SNAPPED PHOTOS OF THE CORVETTE, MAKING FRONT PAGE NEWS THE NEXT MORNING!!! THE ARTICLE WAS TITLED “MINT CONDITION CORVETTE FOUND IN LOCAL WASH”!!! THEY DUBBED THE CORVETTE “THE DESERT RAT” AND THE NAME STUCK!!! THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES WERE SHOCKED THAT THE CORVETTE HAD LESS THAN 5 MILES ON IT SINCE IT WAS STOLEN AND WAS IN PERFECT CONDITION!!! THEY NEVER COULD PROVE WHO STOLE THE CORVETTE AND TODAY IT STILL REMAINS A MYSTERY!!! OF COURSE, THE YUMA ARIZONA SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT PHOTOS AND FULL REPORT ARE INCLUDED IN THE MASSIVE DOCUMENTATION!!! NOW LET’S GET BACK TO PRESENT DAY!!! THIS STUNNING 1967 CHEVROLET CORVETTE 427/435 TRI-POWER IS CONCOURS RESTORED, ALL NUMBERS MATCHING AND IS A BLUE CHIP INVESTMENT IN EVERY SENSE OF THE WORD!!! THE QUALITY OF THE RESTORATION IS IMPECCABLE W/ COMPLETE PHOTOS BEFORE, DURING AND AFTER THE RESTORATION PROCESS AND A 5” BINDER FULL OF RECEIPTS!!! THE ORIGINAL WINDOW STICKER REFLECTS THE FACT THAT THE ORIGINAL OWNER, STEVEN BROWN, ORDERED THIS CORVETTE WITH ONE THING IN MIND, RACING!!! FACTORY OPTIONS INCLUDE: (983) GOODWOOD GREEN, (430) GREEN VINYL TRIM, (L71) 427/435 TRI-POWER V8, (J50) POWER BRAKES, (J56 BIG BRAKE) HEAVY-DUTY BRAKES, (M21) 4-SPEED CLOSE RATIO TRANSMISSION, (K66) TRANSISTOR IGNITION, (F41) SPECIAL HEAVY-DUTY SUSPENSION, (G81) 3.55 POSITRACTION REAR AXLE, (A01) TINTED GLASS, (U69) AM/FM PUSHBUTTON RADIO AND (P92) 775X15X2 POLYGLAS WSW TIRES!!! THE NUMBERS VARY BUT I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAN ONLY (57) 1967 427/435 CORVETTES LEFT THE FACTORY WITH THE (F41) HEAVY-DUTY SUSPENSION!!! COMBINE THAT WITH THE (J56) BIG BRAKE OPTION AND YOU CAN GET AN IDEA OF HOW RARE THIS CORVETTE REALLY IS!!! THIS CORVETTE STARTS, RUNS, DRIVES AND PERFORMS FLAWLESSLY!!! ALL OF THE GAUGES, LIGHTS, BLINKERS ETC., ARE IN PERFECT WORKING CONDITION!!! AGAIN, I HAVE NEVER SEEN SO MUCH DOCUMENTATION ON ANY MUSCLE CAR IN MY LIFE AND IN THE DAY AND AGE OF FAKE PAPERWORK, THIS KIND OF DOCUMENTATION IS PRICELESS!!! IF YOU ARE A VERY SERIOUS BUYER, YOU CAN REQUEST TO SEE THE DOCUMENTATION ON THIS RARE CORVETTE!!!