Here’s the provenance:
- Bloomington Gold Survivor Certification, June 28, 1997
- Bloomington Gold Certification, June 29, 1997
- Bloomington Gold Benchmark Certification, June 29, 1997
- The coveted Benchmark Certification has been awarded to less than 100 Corvettes
- The only Benchmark red/red big-block convertible
- NCRS Top Flight award, October 25, 2008
- Original engine and transmission
- Matching-numbers 396/425 HP
- Matching-numbers 4-speed
- Original Protect-O-Plate
- Complete ownership history with current contact info
- Pictures of the car when new
- Original Rally Red paint
- Original red interior
- Auxiliary hard top
- AM/FM radio
- 43,985 miles
Assembled on July 24, 1965 MSRP as built: $5,161.50
analysis}This Corvette, Lot S65, sold for $199,280, including buyer’s premium, at Mecum’s Kansas City Auction on March 12, 2011. If you missed watching this 1965 red/red Corvette cross the block during the—“Nobody sells more muscle than Mecum”—Kansas City auction, there’s no way of knowing if it will be years or decades before it is offered for sale again. Although the car was declared a no sale at $195k when it crossed the reserve auction block, just 30 minutes later it was shown as a post-block sale. This is the type of “collector’s Corvette” that attracts serious buyers who keep their cars, not “flippers” just looking for a quick profit.
Why is this car a rare sight?