Only chiming in because I have a 4-Star (soon to be 5-Star) 67 390 convertible...
That thing is a driver. Would never pass Bowtie judging. Too much changed, altered, massaged. No mention of real tags, motor, nose. To bring it back to survivor status would be very time consuming and some of the parts are almost impossible to find - i.e. real paint valve covers, patina exhaust manifolds, OEM take off exhaust, hardware, hoses, etc.
I’m not knocking the car as a Corvette - I actually like it so much I sent it to my brother for a once over as a car to pursue, but the issue is that it maybe clean and tastefully altered as necessity throughout the years (headers, exhaust, valve covers, etc are almost trivial), but in the world of Corvette prestige, it’s just a cool looking, low option 390 with questionable paint and interior.
Drive and enjoy it. For the deep pocketed pursuit, swap parts and attempt Bloomington Survivor and MCACN! Maybe a local NCRS Chapter or low score Regional TF.
Dan
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