Why This Car Is Special

The 1967 Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray is widely regarded as the finest year of the C2 generation, and that reputation is well earned. It was the last of the second-generation Corvettes, and Chevrolet used that final year to refine everything that came before it. The fender vents were cleaned up to five functional louvers per side, the interior was redesigned for better ergonomics, and the suspension was revised. Fewer than 8,500 coupes were built for 1967, making the coupe body style the less common configuration compared to the convertible that year. When you add a Rally Red exterior paired with a matching red interior — a combination that was never the most frequently ordered pairing — you are looking at a car that doesn't show up often in this condition and configuration.

This particular 1967 Corvette Sting Ray Coupe has been built as a high-quality resto-mod by a professional restoration shop. The philosophy behind this build is straightforward: keep the correct visual character of the 1967 Corvette — the Stinger hood, the Rally wheels, the side pipes, the chrome bumpers — and upgrade everything underneath and under the hood so the car actually performs and drives the way you want it to in the real world. The result is a car that looks like a proper 1967 Corvette from every angle but stops, steers, cools, and runs far better than anything that left St. Louis in 1967.

The VIN on this car decodes to confirm it is a genuine 1967 Corvette coupe, built at the St. Louis assembly plant, with a small block V8.

Features List

- GM Ram Jet fuel injected crate engine - Muncie 4-speed manual transmission - CPP power rack-and-pinion steering - 4-wheel power disc brakes - Positraction rear axle with 3.55 ratio - March True-Trac serpentine pulley system - 100-amp chrome alternator - Vintage Air A/C system - 4-core radiator - Aftermarket sway bars front and rear - Aftermarket intake manifold - Chrome valve covers - Side pipe exhaust - Rosewood wood-rim steering wheel - Red leather and vinyl interior - Bucket seats with center console - Tachometer - Rally Red PPG base coat / clear coat exterior finish - Correct Corvette Rally wheels - BF Goodrich redline tires - Stinger hood - Removable roof panels - Chrome bumpers - Clean undercarriage - Professional restoration shop build

Mechanical

The engine in this 1967 Corvette Sting Ray Coupe is a GM Ram Jet fuel injected crate engine. GM's Ram Jet fuel injection system is a throttle body injection unit built on the small block architecture and sold through GM Performance Parts. It delivers the torque curve and reliability of modern fuel injection while carrying the GM lineage that belongs in a Corvette engine bay. This is not a cobbled-together aftermarket swap — it is a factory-engineered GM crate unit with the supporting documentation to match.

Backing the engine is a Muncie 4-speed manual transmission. Muncie gearboxes were the preferred close-ratio and wide-ratio 4-speeds for performance Corvettes throughout the 1960s, and pairing one here keeps the driving experience honest to what this car was designed to be.

The drivetrain wraps up with a Positraction rear axle carrying a 3.55 gear ratio. That ratio gives you strong acceleration without sacrificing highway cruiseability — a practical choice for a car that is meant to be driven.

On the chassis side, the builder addressed the weak points that every C2 owner knows about. CPP power rack-and-pinion steering replaces the original recirculating ball setup, giving the driver direct, modern feedback without the vague on-center feel the stock system is known for. Four-wheel power disc brakes handle stopping duty — a significant improvement over any drum-equipped configuration. Aftermarket sway bars front and rear tighten body roll in corners. The March True-Trac serpentine pulley system keeps accessory drive loads organized and balanced. A 100-amp chrome alternator handles the electrical demands of the Vintage Air A/C system and the modern fuel injection without straining the charging system. A 4-core radiator ensures the engine stays in the correct operating range regardless of traffic or Florida heat.

The undercarriage photographs confirm a clean, well-executed build. No heavy seam sealer hiding rust repairs, no sloppy patches — the structure underneath this car is solid.

Interior

The cabin of this 1967 Corvette Sting Ray Coupe is finished in red leather and vinyl, matching the exterior in a color combination that was always a factory option but never the default choice. In 1967, Corvette buyers who wanted a red car tended to order black or saddle interiors, which makes a full red-on-red combination genuinely uncommon when you find one in this condition.

The bucket seats and center console are correct for the 1967 layout. The console on the C2 Corvette runs the full length of the cockpit, housing the shifter and providing a purposeful, cockpit-style feel that holds up well even compared to modern sports cars. The rosewood wood-rim steering wheel is a departure from the standard three-spoke unit and adds a period-correct custom touch that was popular on high-end builds of this era. The tachometer is correctly positioned in the driver's sightline, which was one of the improvements Chevrolet made in the 1967 interior redesign — the gauges were reorganized to be more readable under driving conditions.

Vintage Air provides climate control, which in a Florida car is not a luxury — it is a necessity. The system integrates into the dash without requiring major surgery to the original structure, and it makes this 1967 Corvette a car you can actually use in the summer months.

Exterior

Rally Red is one of the colors most closely associated with the C2 Corvette generation, and this 1967 Corvette Sting Ray Coupe wears it correctly. The finish is PPG base coat / clear coat, applied during the professional restoration, and the coverage and depth visible in the photos reflect quality prep work before the paint went on.

The Stinger hood — officially called the Optional Stinger hood or the aluminum hood with power blister — was a factory option in 1967 and is one of the most recognizable visual identifiers of the 1967 Corvette. Its flat black center stripe and raised center section are correct for the year and are part of what separates a 1967 Corvette's profile from every other C2 year.

The side pipe exhaust exits through the rocker panel area in the correct location for the 1967 Corvette coupe. Side exhausts were a factory option (RPO N14) in 1967, and they define the look and sound of the C2 in a way that a conventional rear exit simply does not. Chrome bumpers front and rear are correct for 1967 — the chrome-to-urethane transition would not happen until the C3 generation arrived in 1968.

The Corvette Rally wheels are the correct five-spoke design for the year, mounted with BF Goodrich redline tires that are visually appropriate for the 1967 period. The removable roof panels — the T-tops that made the C2 coupe so practical compared to a convertible — are present and accounted for, giving you both open-air driving and a secure, weathertight cabin when you want it.

Conclusion

A 1967 Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray Coupe in Rally Red with a matching red interior is a specific and desirable combination that does not appear in the market frequently in any condition — let alone one that has been professionally built as a complete resto-mod with this level of mechanical investment. The builder made deliberate choices throughout: keep the correct visual identity of the 1967 Corvette intact while replacing the systems that limited the original car. The result is a 1967 Corvette that looks exactly as it should, drives far better than it originally did, and holds up under scrutiny from people who know what they are looking at.

If you want to learn more about this 1967 Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray Coupe, call Skyway Classics in Sarasota, Florida at 941-254-6608. Our team is available to answer detailed questions and arrange an inspection.

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