Details

• Condition
  Pre-Owned Clear Title
• Engine
  327/350 L79 V8
• Drivetrain
  Not Specified
• Interior
  Black
• VIN #
  194676S120348
• Mileage
  30807
• Transmission
  Manual
• Exterior Color
  Silver
• Stock #
  SN3328
• Warranty
  

1966 Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray Convertible — 327/350 L-79, 4-Speed, Silver over Black Why This Car Is Special The 1966 Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray is widely regarded as the peak of the C2 generation, and for good reason. By 1966, Chevrolet had refined the second-generation Corvette to a point where the styling, engineering, and available powertrains all lined up in a way that hasn't been replicated since. The split rear window was gone, replaced by a cleaner single-pane design introduced in 1965, and the hidden headlights and tapered fastback roofline — or in this case, the open convertible body — gave the car a presence that held up against anything the Europeans were building at the time. This particular 1966 Corvette Sting Ray carries the L-79 option: the 327 cubic inch small block V8 rated at 350 horsepower. That engine code is significant. The L-79 used a high-lift, long-duration camshaft, 11:1 compression, and a Holley four-barrel carburetor to produce more horsepower per cubic inch than any other carburetor-fed small block Chevy offered that year. It was the highest-output carbureted 327 available in the 1966 Corvette — the only engine above it was the L-36 and L-72 big blocks. For buyers who wanted small-block manners with serious performance, the L-79 was the engine to order. Period road tests put the 0-to-60 time in the mid-four-second range, which was genuinely fast for a production car in 1966. The VIN on this car decodes to confirm it as a 1966 Corvette convertible, built at the St. Louis assembly plant, with the 327 engine. Total 1966 Corvette production came in at 27,720 units across coupe and convertible body styles. Convertibles accounted for 17,762 of those — the body style that the majority of buyers chose that year. This car presents in silver over a black leather interior and retains a strong complement of desirable period options. It is a driver-quality example with an honest, usable undercarriage and a well-sorted combination of...