BangShifter Victor Allen zipped us the link to this wild Craigslist find and after looking through all the photos we were surely more intrigued than we were at the start of looking this car over. Why? Well at some point in its life, this Corvette was likely a pretty hardcore show car, judging by the remains of the interior in the “wagon” end of the Vette. It was fully finished and we’re guessing that the rest of the car looked much the same during its prime. The passenger area of the car has long been gutted and removed but the floors do appear to be decent enough to work with and don’t have holes outside of what the factory put there.
We have seen these wagon kits on cars of the later C3 category designation but never on a 1969 model, which we believe is a top three styling year in the history of the Corvette. There is no mention if the seller has the nose or anything else originally tied to the car. The ad is a simple one line affair directing people to look at the photos and essentially make an offer. We’re wondering if the seller thinks that this is a factory build setup as opposed to an aftermarket job and that’s why the price is $5,000.
Victor said that if he got his hooks on it he’s throw a modern LT1/LT4 combo in it with a T56 transmission to rip through the gas. Painted black and all finished nicely the car would certainly be a looker but it would also take a big pile of dough to get it there. Worth the money? Check out the photos and you make the call!
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CL Ad Link: 1969 Corvette passenger wagon – For $5,000?!
What is it with Chevys and barf-wagons?
The interior of this monstrosity resembles a giant vagina and – well – you’d have to be a right vagina to buy this is you catch my drift…..
A ‘Vette wagon is a pretty rare bird, and there’s enough there to justify a teardown and rebuild. Looking at the rear portion, I’d say the “show car” aspect of it’s history came into being about 1977.
I’ve seen clean ‘Vette wagons at shows, and with the proper rear glass and right paint, they look really cool.
Years of being a car enthusiast have brought me to the belief that the Corvette is the single-biggest reason that fans of other makes still keep their panties in such a wad over the Chevy thing, which you’d think they just wouldn’t care about if they weren’t into it. There ain’t no Ford Corvette you can just go over and buy. No Mopar Corvette until, finally. For decades, there was just nobody else willing or able to match it. The guys in the coolest Mach 1 Mustangs or R/T Challlengers still had to deal with their girlfriends gazing over at the guy in the Corvette going by.
The car above certainly represents an era in customizing that I didn’t feel very connected to, but the gawk-value may be timeless. If you could possibly find another ’69 that got hit by a tree branch or something and have all the parts in a package, and know that a polished tunnel ram BBC would be required equipment, you could travel right back to 1975.
Not that I would, actually…jus’ sayin’.
Warning: Interest in ’68-72’s is on the upswing after taking a backseat to “mid-years” for ages. Prices are likely to follow.
All said by the owner of a Hemi Challenger, so give me a break.
Ugh. That think looks like the inside of a casket.
Custom Corvette then; parts car now.
Rare Corvette – it was a kit from Greenwood and sold by Eckler’s. Not my cup of tea, but those can be worth some dollars when done. ($45,000-$85,000).
What’s weird, I guess, is who is saying this…. you own a tow truck and a box that’s not on donks – if anyone I could guess would have the taste to rock this thing, I’d think it would be you… not hating, just expressing surprise at the dislike.
Eckler’s !
Titusville,Florida !