US automobile collectors have been going crazy for classic muscle cars, this month.
Hot on the tracks of RM Auctions' celebration of powerful motors in San Diego, starring a rare $401,500 1969 Chevrolet Corvette L88, now Barrett-Jackson has also got in on the action...
Among the diverse collection of world class collector cars sold in Orange County, US, were two classic and lovingly-restored Chevrolets.
The first was a Chevelle SS 454 Convertible - a car whose back story is as impressive as the immense power under its bonnet.
 The 1970 Chevelle SS 454 Convertible |
Arguable the pinnacle of US muscle cars, this sought-after Chevelle SS 454 Convertible is the result of one collector's lifelong obsession and 20-year search to obtain it.
Targeted in his sights was this Fathom Blue and Pearl LS6 Chevelle convertible.
After two decades, the collector tracked it down, rescued the automobile and - with no expense spared - treated it to a frame-off restoration. By 2005, the Chevelle had been restored to its original glory.
Sold with comprehensive documentation of its history, the historic Chevelle boasts a 450hp LS6 engine, M22 Muncie "Rock Crusher" transmission and. F41 suspension.
It also has its original matching numbers engine and most of its original correctly-dated components, including cylinder heads, intake, distributor and carburetor.
 The Bloomington Gold Award-winning 1967 427/435hp Corvette |
With all of the above painstakingly rebuilt to its original LS6 specs, the Fathom Blue 454 revved all the way to an incredible final price of $253,000, including Buyer's Premium.
Also in the top sales was a Bloomington Gold Award-winning 1967 427/435hp Corvette, restored in 2008 "with a fine tooth comb" having been owned by its seller for 12 years.
Equipped with power steering - rare for a 435hp - and a pleasure to drive, it finally sold for $181,500.
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