$220,000 USD | Sold

This custom 1968 Chevrolet Corvette is powered by a full roller fuel-injected 383ci stroker BluePrint engine using a Holley Sniper unit, providing 491hp and 455 ft/lbs of torque based on the dyno sheet. The powerplant is backed by a TREMEC TKX 5-speed manual transmission with a McLeod hydraulic clutch. The exhaust system consists of Doug's ceramic-coated headers and a 2.5-inch exhaust with twin Flowmaster mufflers. The differential is professionally rebuilt with Nitro 3.72 ring & pinion gears. A Holley fuel tank, electric pump, filter and sending unit are installed with an Earl's fuel line and black anodized connectors.

The cooling system consists of a 4-row aluminum DeWitts radiator with a custom cap and double electric fans. The chassis and suspension are highlighted by a powder-coated frame in Satin Black featuring 2-inch offset trailing arms, QA1 adjustable coilovers, rear sway bar, tubular upper and lower control arms with new offset control arm shafts, and a front sway bar. A Borgeson power steering unit is installed. Braking comes from a Granatelli Motorsports Electric Vacuum System using Wilwood 6-piston calipers in front and 4-piston calipers in the rear with 14-inch rotors. The exterior fiberglass body was reworked and a new metal front nose support was installed.

The custom-designed hood is handmade from the original hood with a functional cold-air intake. The exterior and interior cavities of the doors were shot with LizardSkin as well as Dynomat to reduce heat and sound. Six cowhides of Tomato Red Dani leather were used to cover every piece of the interior, including the hardtop liner and the rear speaker enclosure. The original seats are reimagined with custom foam to a modern standard with pronounced bolstering and seat heaters. An Ididit chrome tilt steering column is installed, along with a Billet Specialties steering wheel and door handles.

Power windows and locks were added, and three-point retractable seat belts were installed to modernize safety. A Dakota HDX instrument system replaces the stock gauges and Dakota modules are installed to interface with the Holley Sniper system, individual tire pressure monitor system, a hidden digital AM/FM antenna and a Sirius satellite antenna. A Guard Dog security system is installed with a push-button start system, alarm with GPS tracker and two key fobs with keyless entry and other remote features. A Vintage Air system is installed.

A center console bezel was fabricated to accommodate a modern double-DIN Alpine hands-free sound system with Bluetooth, Apple CarPlay with 7-inch screen head unit. The sound system includes four Rockford Fosgate 6.75-inch mid-woofers and 1-inch tweeters along with a 10-inch Rockford Fosgate custom enclosed subwoofer with a 1,000-watt Rockford Fosgate hidden amplifier along with front and rear cameras. An American Autowire wiring harness is installed, along with LED headlights and exterior lighting. Custom Blue-Ice-colored LED interior courtesy lights are in the footwell, above door handles, behind the seats and on the rear speaker panel.

The lights illuminate when the doors open and slowly fade off after the doors close. The soft-top was disassembled, sandblasted, powder-coated and reassembled with all-new hardware and weatherstripping with Pacific Blue Stayfast material. The vacuum system was removed and Detroit Speed electric headlights, windshield wiper motor, windshield wiper door motor and windshield water motor were installed behind the new flush-mount firewall with an integrated door. The wheels are custom-made Avant Garde AGL-67 models wrapped in Goodyear Eagle F1 SuperCar run-flat tires with electronic Bluetooth tire pressure monitors, which are displayed in the dash-mounted Dakota instruments.

The tires have custom red lines burned into them. Title reads mileage exempt.

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