'66 Trophy Blue Corvette Convertible, Bloomington Gold Benchmark

**scuncio** · #1 02-07-2022, 11:08 PM

Neat car - love the originality. Nice docs, too!

Link to 1966 Corvette Convertible Benchmark auction

194676S127094

**WILMASBOYL78** · #2 02-08-2022, 01:02 AM

I'm not a Vette guy...but this car is

-wilma

**67since67** · #3 02-08-2022, 02:14 AM

I too really like this Vette!!
Guessing that the engine may be why no 4th Star requisit necessary to achieve Bowtie??

**MosportGreen66** · #4 02-08-2022, 01:11 PM

Dan Young (PO of this Corvette) is a master level BG and NCRS Judge. Really good guy and a friend of mine. I can put anyone interested in this Vette in contact with him

**Charley Lillard** · #5 02-08-2022, 02:08 PM

Two window stickers ?

**RPOLS3** · #6 02-08-2022, 03:14 PM

Awesome car in a seldom seen color combination. Nice Survivor too.

Hardtop not listed on either window sticker or did I miss something?

cook_dw · #7 02-08-2022, 03:58 PM

Are we sure those docs are legit? Interesting it is labeled as a survivor but it appears to have been repainted. Is this due to Bloomington standards are different than others? Is that the reason it's a 3 star and not 4? Just trying to learn and understand.

**Big Block Bill** · #8 02-08-2022, 04:27 PM

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Originally Posted by RPOLS3

Awesome car in a seldom seen color combination. Nice Survivor too.

Hardtop not listed on either window sticker or did I miss something?

When ordering you had the choice of the convertible or hard top, but if you wanted both, they charged you for the Hard top and it was listed on the tank and window stickers. That's what I remember, but I'm old.

Bill

**olredalert** · #9 02-08-2022, 04:44 PM

----I love the car too, but I wish the seller had pictured areas behind both the front and rear wheels. From what I do see there is little to no road rash. It's very difficult to put 71,000 miles on a mid-year Corvette without significant rash. The last award posted was dated 2013 so there's been plenty of time to freshen or completely paint the car. I have a few other minor issues but won't go into those. The car is still amazing in many other ways. For instance, the interior is spectacularly original....Bill S

**67since67** · #10 02-08-2022, 04:46 PM

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Originally Posted by cook_dw

Is this due to Bloomington standards are different than others? Is that the reason it's a 3 star and not 4? Just trying to learn and understand.

My personal experience. BG Benchmark judging, four judges for 37 minutes, watching their wrist watches. NCRS Bowtie judging, four to six judges for 4 plus hours.
Just say'n....

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