1967 Corvette

Because of new emission laws, 1967 proved to be the end of an era for the Corvette Stingray. Sales of the 1967 Corvette started to go on the decline for the first time. This forced Chevy’s hand and is a big reason for many of the design changes in the next years model.

The 67 Corvette was planned to be redesigned but when it appeared in 1967 it turned out to be just another Sting Ray carry over. This is because its intended successor was detected to have some problems with the aerodynamics. Given the situation, Duntov, the chief designer, requested more time to have it tested in their wind tunnels to make sure that things would be repaired in a proper way. They didn’t want to rush and send this car into production, because this would cost Chevrolet millions of dollars in aftermarket revisions. Not only that but, their reputation and a lot of time as well.

But even though it wasn’t a new model with awesome new revolutionary features, the 1967 Corvette was a Sting Ray which and that meant a lot in the mind of the American consumer. The engineers revised every aspects which needed fine-tuning and focused on improving each and every one of them, with the hope that this would get people’s attention.

I feel that there’s turned out to be the best of the Sting Rays which were made available up to that date and it was even considered as the best Corvette car ever produced by many car enthusiasts as well. Being the best Corvette in the bunch was something undeniable, but then again, the changes were not dramatic, but modest. The three large vents were replaced by 5 vents which were smaller in size. Also a less chunky appearance was given by the flat finished rockers sans ribbing. One nice thing that really was a great design motif was the single backup light which could be found above the license plate.

The wheels had also been taken into account and compared to the previous model’s old fashion ones, new six inch Rally tires with lug nuts that were concealed behind the chrome caps and also with beautiful chrome rings were used. When it came to the interior, it was a modest change, but it nonetheless included the upholstery which was revised and the handbrake was taken between the seats, from beneath the dash.

The 1967 Corvette is an extremely popular model among collectors today. A mint condition 67 Corvette can cost upwards of $67,000 or more.