1966 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Roadster

LMC proudly offers for sale this 1966 Sting Ray Convertible.

Corvette put America back on the sports car map and Corvette owners in a class by themselves. The Chevrolet Corvette, C2 for 2nd Generation and also known as the Corvette Sting Ray, is the American sports car legend produced for the 1963 to 1967 model years. The radical exterior styling of this Corvette generation was very purposeful, with peaked fenders, a long nose and a short bobbed tail that Chevrolet designers bragged about as ‘looks most stylists would be too timid to even suggest’. Quad headlamps were hidden - mounted in rotating sections that matched the sharp-edged front end with the "eyes" closed. For 1966 Chevrolet made only evolutionary changes such as the frontal appearance was mildly altered with an egg-crate grille insert to replace the previous horizontal bars, Coupe lost its roof-mounted extractor vents which had proved inefficient, back up lights were now standard, knock-off wheels were still available, headrests were now optional and the interior door pulls are bright metal. Corvettes also received an emblem in the corner of the hood for 1966. The "Big Block" Models debuted that year and came with a special bubble hood to accommodate the stronger horsepower engines and distinguished the cars from the 327’s.

This 1966 Nassau Blue Corvette Convertible definitely will provide the next owner with the range of excitement as the Chevrolet advertisement proudly stated, ‘It’s an experience: to look at, to sit in, to drive’! This 1966 Sting Ray was built at the St. Louis plant with a very early production date of October 30, 1965 and retailed at $4,084.  The Nassau Blue with Bright Blue interior, as per the trim tag, was one of the most popular color combinations for these ’66 Sting Rays’. The Blue with White Top just glistens in the sun showing of the great design lines. The Nassau Blue, Paint Code 976 and the convertible top are both in wonderful condition with a very nice contrast.  The stainless trim and all the chrome shines brightly. Under the hood there is a numbers matching restoration engine L79 327/350 HP linked to a 4-Speed Manual transmission. Inside, the Bright Blue Bucket Seat interior, Trim Code 414, is also in excellent restored condition . The driver sits behind the optional Teak Wood Wheel and in front of a wonderful cockpit with a full array of restored, clear easy to read gauges along with the factory AM/FM Radio. The undercarriage is clean, detailed and very nicely restored as the car has benefited from a frame off restoration to NCRS specifications The distinctive stance of the Sting Ray is unmistakable as it sits on the optional cast aluminum Knock-off Wheels mounted on White-Wall Firestone radial tires. . Adding to the stunning exterior look of this Corvette is the very desirable Side-Mounted Exhaust System providing the bold, unique look of the classic Corvette while delivering the impressive roar from the 350 Horses. The exceptional ride is aided by the very desirable Power Steering and Power Brakes. Some other features accompanying this stunning Corvette are; the car has the Owner’s Manual in the Glove Box and the appropriate Jack and Mallet for the Spinners in the storage compartment. This ’66 Sting Ray is ready to attack any style of road.

As one Corvette advertisement was titled, ‘The Escape Mechanism’, for sure this 1966 Nassau Blue Sting Ray Convertible has dynamite looks, plenty of power with the 327/350HP and can also provide top-down excitement.