The car represents the final model year of the second-generation Corvette, the C2 series that many enthusiasts consider the most fully developed of the early cars. This example is finished in Rally Red over a matching red vinyl interior and is powered by a 327-cubic-inch small-block V8 paired with a four-speed manual transmission — a drivetrain that leaves the driver to do the work, in the fashion of 1960s American performance cars.
Organizers value the full prize package at roughly $90,000.
The Corvette’s credentials go beyond its appearance. It took home National Corvette Restorers Society Top Flight awards in back-to-back years, in 2023 and again in 2024, and it has been certified through Al Grenning’s Classic Car Affirmation Service, a process collectors rely on to verify originality. Its factory hardtop is included.
The paperwork accompanying the car is extensive. It includes a copy of the original tank sticker, an NCRS Shipping Data Report, the Top Flight certificates along with the judges’ scoring sheets, invoice records and the Classic Car Affirmation Service certificates. Four-wheel disc brakes and an AM/FM radio round out the equipment list.
Proceeds from the sweepstakes benefit the Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum, which preserves early American automotive design and engineering; Tri Industries, which creates employment opportunities for veterans and people with disabilities; and The Lost Corvettes, a preservation effort focused on the marque’s history. Kruse Auctions of Auburn, Indiana, a longtime name in the collector car market, is sponsoring the vehicle prize.
Smaller prizes have already gone out. April’s flash drawings went to Judy Wood of Fort Recovery, Ohio, who won a Yeti bundle, and John Tyson of Fayetteville, North Carolina, who received $350 in free entries and a $100 gift card.
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