Next came the new 400-hp L68, essentially an 元6 with the addition of the new 3×2 barrel tri-carb setup. The 390-hp 元6, with its mild cam, single Holley 4-barrel carb and lower compression, was a carryover from 1966, and was designed for easy cruising. But the big news were the five 427 monsters on the option list. So did the L79 350-hp small-block option. The base 300-hp 327 carried over from the ’66 car. The new series of powertrain options readied for 1967 could sit under either body, so the majority of the engineering was done. The rush to bring a 1967 Corvette to market was eased by the fact that both the ’67 and the ’68 rode on the same chassis. That car was delayed a year, mainly over indecision on the coupe’s roof design. The curvacious Mako Shark-inspired Sting Ray introduced in 1968 was supposed to be the 1967 model. That’s ironic, since this Corvette almost wasn’t built. Other years may have offered better performance, superior features, or better styling, but this threesome tops the value list.ĭemand for the 1967 427 Sting Ray has resulted in this model hitting the sweet spot of performance and style. In the Corvette world, three models have dominated the collector market: the 1957 with fuel injection, the 1963 Split-Window Sting Ray with fuel injection, and the 1967 Sting Ray with the top horsepower 427 engines.
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