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VIN 20867S103187
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| Car Year: |
1962 |
Car's confirmed production date: (as confirmed by the NCRS Shipping Report Service) |
November 21, 1961 |
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| Owner: |
Keith Lawson |
| City: |
Lincoln |
| State: |
Nebraska |
| Country: |
United States |
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| Car website |
https:// |
| Purchase date: |
10/13/2013 |
| Status: |
Current Owner |
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| Nickname: |
Little Red Corvette |
| State: |
Show Car |
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| Exterior: |
Roman Red |
| Interior: |
Red |
| Softtop: |
White |
(45.59%) |
| Wheels: |
Other Color |
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| Delivery Dealer Zone: |
Unknown |
| Delivery Dealer Code: |
Unknown |
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0867 |
Base Corvette (1x4 300hp) |
100.00% |
4,038.00 |
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102 |
AM Radio |
89.99% |
137.75 |
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1832 |
Whitewall Tires 6.70x15 |
100.00% |
31.55 |
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419 |
Auxiliary Hardtop |
55.56% |
236.75 |
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426 |
Power Windows |
6.85% |
59.20 |
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473 |
Power Operated Folding Top |
2.41% |
139.90 |
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583 |
327ci 300hp Engine |
22.67% |
53.80 |
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675 |
Positraction Rear Axle |
97.94% |
43.05 |
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685 |
4 Speed Manual Transmission |
77.89% |
188.30 |
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Total |
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0.002385148525726% (1 Cars) |
4,928.30 |
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| Factory job nr.: |
Unknown |
| Export Car: |
Non Export Car |
| Engine details: |
327/300 |
| Other details: |
1962 Chevrolet Corvette Roman Red/Red interior Numbers matching 327 cubic inch/300 horsepower 4-speed manual transmission |
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| Car history: |
This 1962 Chevrolet Corvette was delivered to Miller Kidder Chevrolet in Sioux City Iowa and the dealer immediately added an extra prior to first owner Myron Casler taking possession: an Autronic Eye automatic headlight dimmer (very popular in Cadillacs of the era). The car already had a very rare combination of auxiliary hard top, power windows, and power operated folding top (RPO 473)... only 350 manufactured!
Shortly after receiving this brand new Corvette, the first owner was injured. He went on to heal, but he soon realized that his weakened leg muscles were no match for the rather healthy clutch throws required for his new 4 speed manual transmission. Therefore, he traded a perfectly good, barely driven Corvette back to the same dealer for a sedan with an automatic. The second owner (named Audie) was an avid photographer and drove his red Corvette all over the Midwest (even on gravel roads) taking pictures. He put 55,000 miles on the car over the next 10 years. He added the two wind deflector winglets for better wind management. Every Monday morning at the water cooler at Valmont Industries, a man named Bob Pecks would ask Audie when he was going to sell the red Corvette to him. One sunny day the answer to the question was Today!... and so they drove to Audies garage, the car started right up, and for 1200 bucks, Bob drove away as owner number three. Bob Pecks was a designer of the Victory motorcycle for Polaris, and he kept the car in largely original, pristine condition for the next 41 years. The Corvette underwent a new coat of paint in its original Roman red in 1974, and has only traveled 61,000 miles in the last 48 years, including a 1994 cruise from Nebraska to the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green Kentucky. Keith Lawson became the fourth owner in October 2013, purchasing the car from Bob who had relocated to Lake Okoboji Iowa to enjoy his retirement. The car has been fed high-octane gasoline and a steady diet of oil changes and has attended many Lincoln area car shows, earning a few trophies.
Keiths own Corvette saga started as a teenager who saved his corn detassling and lawn mowing wages and by his senior year of high school had saved enough to purchase a used 1977 Corvette Coupe with T tops. He drove it for a year, and then sold it for exactly what he had paid, to head to college and eventually earn his medical doctor degree. Twenty seven years later, he purchased the 1962 Little Red Corvette and was ready to resume his Corvette experience. |
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| For Sale: |
No |
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