Jim Hester
Active member
I have long wondered why there appears to be a disproportionate number of 1967 427’s for sale compared to 1967 327’s for sale at any one time. I recently scanned the sales adds on the internet, classic Corvette dealers, publications etc.. Out of 121 ‘67’s for sale, 62 were 427’s while 59 were 327’s. In 1967 42% of all vettes were 427’s while 58% were 327’s. At first I attributed this to the fact that 427’s are much more valuable/collectible and therefore were more likely to be for sale. While this may be partially true, I do not think it totally accounts for the disparity. To wit, in 1967 63% of all vettes were convertibles and have since shown to be more collectible. The same population of 121 vettes mentioned above included 80 convertibles or 66% of the total – which is very close to the 63% produced. All this tells me that collectibilty is not a major factor in assessing the relative availability of either body style and therefore should extend to motors as well. Now let’s go back to the 427 issue. Certainly the reason there are more 427’s as a percentage of available ‘67’s than historic production percentages would suggest is value, but not because of some anomaly or collectibility reason. My theory is that counterfeit 427’s make-up a significant portion of ‘67 vettes on the market because they can bring big bucks – enough to pay for the alterations. Comments?
After I die, my son will drive it into the ground....then he'll sell.
