Rare and desirable 1969 Corvette Stingray Convertible with the high power L46 engine plus 4 speed manual transmission.
This car is a particularly rare model being one of the very early production cars of this body style know as the “C3 Stingray” first launched in 1968. As you can see this car it fitted with chrome bumpers front and rear which was an attractive design feature only between the years of 1968 and 1972 when thereafter the new federal safety laws required the larger flexible urethane bumpers to be fitted (at first to the front only in 1973 and then to both front and rear from 1974 onwards). 
The late 60’s and very early early 1970’s cars are generally seen to be the last of the true Corvette muscle cars as the emissions laws that were introduced from 1971 onwards greatly restricted HP and performance. This together with the desire for luxuries and mod cons (A/C, power windows etc.) led to future Corvettes being seen more luxury cruisers rather than out and out performance or muscle cars.

This is the high power 350 5.7L engine with the 4 speed manual transmission. Beautiful restored car with recent engine performance upgrades. Lots of history and paperwork showing bills of over £25,000 on recent restoration i.e. respray, new hood, door cards, re-trim interior, carpets, wheels, tires etc... everything you can imagine to bring it up to show standard. 

The L46 is a very powerful car as standard however I have recently upgraded to a high performance Comp cam, Edelbrock Performer RPM Aluminium Heads (£1600 for the pair alone), Edelbrock performance intake manifold.. Holly carb etc.. total of £6k investment on the engine performance alone this year. Needless to say the car pulls like a train, it is not for the faint of heart. All original parts have been kept and are boxed up (numbers matching). Engine is a work of art, see pics.. all work documented.

The car is finished in period Riverside Gold with  black interior. Optioned extras inc. Soft Ray Tinted Glass, Headrests, Positraction Rear Axle, Tilt and Telescopic Steering Column, Front Fender Louver Trim. Interesting to note that the distinctive colour of this car is known as “Riverside Gold” which was particular for 1969 and is the same colour as the cars that were given to the astronauts of the Apollo 12 moon mission of the same year, those cars became known as the “Astrovettes” because of this NASA connection. The NASA connection aside with the recent performance upgrades the car is understood to now have in the region of 450hp making it a real rocket-ship of the road!

Not to be confused or compared to 99% of the Corvette's on the market today, this car is right up there in every way. You are highly unlikely to find a better car available anywhere and especially so with this kind of desirable spec. If you have any further questions not covering in the above please get in contact.