1967 marked the final year for the second generation Chevy Corvette Sting Ray. It was the cleanest design of the 1963-1967 C2 generation, with minimal exterior adornment. The rocker trim was painted black, as opposed to previous years’ polished look, the three large side slats were replaced with five smaller forward-slanted slots in a common vent, the parking brake was relocated from under the left side of the dash to the console (an assembly which would remain unchanged through the 1976 model year), the seats were redesigned, and the interior saw a handful of other small changes. The 1967 model-year Sting Ray is generally considered the second most collectible C2, second only to the 1963 Split Window Coupe.
Our feature 1967 Chevy Corvette convertible was an early production model, built on September 16th, 1966. It has had a fastidious frame-off restoration, resulting in a Bloomington Gold Certification. The Sting Ray is documented by an NCRS validated tank sticker and NCRS shipping report. The glossy Tuxedo Black paint job is accented by a Rally Red hood stinger. The interior is finished in black, and topped by a black convertible soft top.
The Chevy Corvette is powered by its matching-numbers L71 427 cubic-inch V8 is fed by Tri Power setup (three two-barrel carbs) producing 435 horsepower. Backing the potent Mark IV Big Block is a Muncie M22 “rock crusher” close-ratio four-speed transmission and a Posi-Traction rear end with 3.70 gears. Spent gases exit through a set of RPO N14 Side Mount Exhaust pipes. It rolls on bolt-on aluminum wheels with redline bias ply tires.
Under the hood of the Chevy Corvette resides the legendary L71 427. The engine bay is well detailed, with all correct components and finishes present. A triangular air cleaner, the calling card of the Tri Power carb array, provides a magnificent chrome topper to the 435-horsepower mill.
This beautiful 1967 Chevy Corvette 427 will cross the auction block at the Mecum Auctions Glendale, Arizona sale taking place March 16th through the 19th.
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The undisputed high water mark year.
The “Rock Crusher” Muncie transmission was the M22, not the M21, just saying!
Thanks for catching my typo!
Hi Brett! Hoping you see this. I was trying to find a way to contact you about the 1967 in the article. I have a few questions about the car.
The M-22 had helical gears and the whine was quite loud, but cool !
Driving a stock, 67 427/435 Coupe ( 46 years ago) a memory I shall never forget.
Actually the M-22 had spur cut (straight) gears, hence the loud whine. Just saying
WOW…..super machine. Only exceeded by the L88.
RPOM21 is not the Muncie Rock Crusher 4-speed transmission.
The Muncie Rock Crusher is the RPOM22.
I bought a used 1967 my senior year of high school 1968, was I lucky or what? 427×435 convertible Marina blue with a black stinger hood, $3600, the car was beautiful and bad ass, I smoked the tires every chance I got, and raced anybody who wanted to, I had to have my motor rebuilt twice, spun a bearing the first time and sucked down some valves and wiped out the crank and some pistons on the next one, they had weak valve springs, I broke a few. I still have a Vette, just not that one…
Beautiful car and I have ridden in one when at my brothers shop went for a test ride after a valve adjust. The acceleration was insane! Rats do have many issues though. and are expensive to fix.
Had the hydrologic lifter cam 427-400 horsepower tripower convertible side pipes and trany everything the same. The motor was stronger . Slicks off the line broke tires for 2feet then bye bye .
Question for those here following this…
How many 1967 427/435hp L71 vettes have you seen come with an M22 Rock crusher from the factory?
It’s my understanding, after doing much research, that the M22 only came in the L88 option. Only 20 of the coupes and roadsters, yes only 20, were built with the L88 and they were built around the second batch. The first batch were built around March and April, the second group of L-88 were built around late May and early June.
This is the first one I have seen that says it is numbers matching L71 with an M22 stock from the factory.