Maybe this more properly belongs in the Racing thread but maybe not.
I have been trying to track down some history on my 66 425hp 427 Corvette ever since I got it back in 87and since I don't have the racing history knowledge most of you guys do, I thought I would see if anything might sound familiar to anyone.
When I got the car, it was apart and had damage to the left frame rail just behind the drivers side rocker panel. I believe that happened in 72 since that was the last time it was registered in California. The odometer was approximately 47,000 miles and could be about right for a car that had been driven only about 6 years and had obviously been raced some. It had the original transmission, exhaust manifolds, fuel line fitting for the double pumper, F-41 suspension, sidepipes, 4.11 posi, knock-off wheels, , high rpm tach, teak wheel, telescopic column, and hardtop only, no softop. the original block was gone but it came with an L-88 shortblock and intake dated Jan, 67. My guess is they blew up the original engine and replaced it with a crate L-88 before the warranty expired.
It had the usual California mod of 6 taillights and a whale tail and there was indication of some gold stripes under the Nassau blue paint. I couldn't find any evidence of chassis or suspension mods so I think it was probably drag raced instead of road raced. On the inside of the glove box door was a sticker "Manning- McComb" which may have been the name of a dealer, sponsor. or maybe a race team?
The strangest thing I found was in the engine compartment. Under the semi-gloss black paint on the pass side inner fender well was stenciled " Datona 4.31x 3.65" (Daytona misspelled). I believe that is the bore and stroke of the mystery motor that was run in a few 63 cars but what is it doing in the engine compartment of a 66 Corvette? I thought it might be a 63 inner skirt that somehow got installed in the 66 but the 63 used white fiberglass and this skirt was the later gray glass.
Does any thing ring a bell with anyone, especially anyone from the Northern California area 66-72?
I have the original black plates with the car but no title history and CA won't give you any info without a court order. I'm in the process of restoring the car but don't want to destroy anything with a valid race history.
I have been trying to track down some history on my 66 425hp 427 Corvette ever since I got it back in 87and since I don't have the racing history knowledge most of you guys do, I thought I would see if anything might sound familiar to anyone.
When I got the car, it was apart and had damage to the left frame rail just behind the drivers side rocker panel. I believe that happened in 72 since that was the last time it was registered in California. The odometer was approximately 47,000 miles and could be about right for a car that had been driven only about 6 years and had obviously been raced some. It had the original transmission, exhaust manifolds, fuel line fitting for the double pumper, F-41 suspension, sidepipes, 4.11 posi, knock-off wheels, , high rpm tach, teak wheel, telescopic column, and hardtop only, no softop. the original block was gone but it came with an L-88 shortblock and intake dated Jan, 67. My guess is they blew up the original engine and replaced it with a crate L-88 before the warranty expired.
It had the usual California mod of 6 taillights and a whale tail and there was indication of some gold stripes under the Nassau blue paint. I couldn't find any evidence of chassis or suspension mods so I think it was probably drag raced instead of road raced. On the inside of the glove box door was a sticker "Manning- McComb" which may have been the name of a dealer, sponsor. or maybe a race team?
The strangest thing I found was in the engine compartment. Under the semi-gloss black paint on the pass side inner fender well was stenciled " Datona 4.31x 3.65" (Daytona misspelled). I believe that is the bore and stroke of the mystery motor that was run in a few 63 cars but what is it doing in the engine compartment of a 66 Corvette? I thought it might be a 63 inner skirt that somehow got installed in the 66 but the 63 used white fiberglass and this skirt was the later gray glass.
Does any thing ring a bell with anyone, especially anyone from the Northern California area 66-72?
I have the original black plates with the car but no title history and CA won't give you any info without a court order. I'm in the process of restoring the car but don't want to destroy anything with a valid race history.
Or at least driven it
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