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1973 Chevrolet Corvette C3 Coupe

  • Chassis Number: 007-404
This Corvette was given to American road racer Bill Morrison for conversion into an SCCA racing entry via Morrison's fried Tony DeLorenzo, who had strong connections at Chevrolet. Along with Chuck West, Morrison built the Corvette with a number of racing-specific parts and supplies provided by Tony De Lorenzo. Some of the parts were even sourced from the Budd Corporation-sponsored Corvette that De Lorenzo campaigned in period until it was lost in a fire at a Pontiac, Michigan street-circuit race.

The Corvette was very effective on tracks where its speed was able to be realized, such as at Road America, Daytona and Sebring. The Big-Block C3 Corvettes were very fast and enjoyed a very competitive chapter in American road racing (SCCA and IMSA) throughout the 1970s and well into the 1980s.

The Bill Morrison Corvette entered 23 SCCA Trans-Am races and chalked up several Top-10 finishes, culminating in the 1977 SCCA Central Division A-Production National Championship. It also won the 1977 June Sprints with Bill Morrison driving and held the Road America A-Production lap record until the end of the 1978 season.

After its racing career was over, it was entered in vintage races, even winning the BRIC Group 6 race at Road America in 1998. It won its class on the show field at both the 2000 and 2010 editions of Road & Track Concours d'Elegance. On June 22, 2001, the Corvette received the Bloomington Gold Historic Award.

The car is powered by a 468 cubic-inch Chevrolet dry-sump L-88 racing engine with aluminum open-chamber cylinder heads and intake, and custom-modified racing carburetor. There is a Muncie M-22 close-ratio four-speed manual transmission and four-wheel hydraulic disc brakes with dual master cylinders.

In 2011, this car was offered for sale at the Monterey, CA auction presented by RM Auctions. It was estimated to sell for $150,000-$250,000 and offered without reserve. As bidding came to a close, the car had been sold for the sum of $88,000, including buyer's premium.

By Daniel Vaughan | Oct 2011

No auction information available for this vehicle at this time.

1973 Chevrolet Corvette C3 Auction Sales

Recent Sales of the Chevrolet Corvette C3

(Data based on Model Year 1973 sales)
1973 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible
Chassis#: 1z67j3s400030
Sold for USD$26,400
  2024 Mecum : Glendale
 
1973 CHEVROLET CORVETTE COUPE
Chassis#: 1Z37Z3S433192
Sold for USD$30,800
  2024 Barrett-Jackson : Scottsdale AZ
 
1973 CHEVROLET CORVETTE CUSTOM CONVERTIBLE SPEEDVETTE
Chassis#: 1Z67J3S420688
Sold for USD$183,700
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1973 Chevrolet Corvette Coupe
Chassis#: 1z37j3s407895
Sold for USD$13,200
  2024 Mecum : Kissimmee
 
1973 Chevrolet Corvette Coupe
Chassis#: 1z37j3s405945
Sold for USD$16,500
  2024 Mecum : Kissimmee
 
1973 Chevrolet Corvette Coupe
Chassis#: 1z37j3s403542
Sold for USD$26,400
  2023 Mecum : Kansas City
 
1973 CHEVROLET CORVETTE L82
Chassis#: 1Z37T3S412431
Sold for USD$15,400
  2023 Barrett-Jackson : New Orleans
 
1973 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible
Chassis#: 1z67z3s408930
Sold for USD$34,100
  2023 Mecum : Kissimmee Summer Special 2023
 
1973 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible
Chassis#: 1z67t3s410381
Sold for USD$28,050
  2023 Mecum : Kissimmee Summer Special 2023
 
1973 CHEVROLET CORVETTE CONVERTIBLE
Chassis#: 1Z67J3S409998
Sold for USD$33,000
  2023 Barrett-Jackson : Las Vegas
 
1973 CHEVROLET CORVETTE CONVERTIBLE
Chassis#: 1Z67J3S400030
Sold for USD$33,000
  2023 Barrett-Jackson : Las Vegas
 
1973 Chevrolet Corvette Custom Convertible
Chassis#: 1z67j3s407060
Sold for USD$39,600
  2023 Mecum : Indy
 
1973 Chevrolet Corvette Coupe
Chassis#: 1z37j3s406756
Sold for USD$19,800
  2023 Mecum : Indy
 
1973 Chevrolet Corvette Coupe
Chassis#: 1z37j3s404176
Sold for USD$24,750
  2023 Mecum : Indy
 
1973 Chevrolet Corvette
Sold for USD$16,250
  2023 Spring Carlisle
 
1973 Chevrolet Corvette Coupe
Chassis#: 1z37j3s430771
Sold for USD$19,800
  2023 Mecum : Houston
 
1973 Chevrolet Corvette Coupe
Chassis#: 1z37z3s417505
Sold for USD$30,800
  2023 Mecum : Houston
 
1973 Chevrolet Corvette Coupe
Chassis#: 1z37z3s423870
Sold for USD$25,300
  2023 Mecum : Houston
 
1973 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible
Sold for USD$35,750
  2023 Mecum : Glendale
 
1973 Chevrolet Corvette Coupe
Sold for USD$18,700
  2023 Mecum : Glendale
 

Chevrolet Corvette C3s That Failed To Sell At Auction

1973 Chevrolet Corvette C3's that have appeared at auction but did not sell.
VehicleChassisEventHigh BidEst. LowEst. High
1973 Chevrolet Corvette coupe1z37t3s4237892024 Mecum : Glendale$20,000  
1973 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible1z67z3s4232522024 Mecum : Kissimmee$40,000  
1973 Chevrolet Corvette Coupe1z37j3s4044992024 Mecum : Kissimmee$19,000  
1973 Chevrolet Corvette Coupe1z37z3s4103942024 Mecum : Kissimmee$32,000  
1973 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible1z67j3s4190882024 Mecum : Kissimmee$27,000  
1973 Chevrolet Corvette Coupe1z37j3s4035422023 Mecum : Kansas City$19,000  
1973 Chevrolet Corvette Coupe1z37t3s4156422023 Mecum : Dallas$15,000  
1973 Chevrolet Corvette Coupe1z37z3s4211532023 Mecum : Kissimmee Summer Special 2023$70,000  
1973 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible 2023 Mecum : Kissimmee$60,000  
1973 Chevrolet Corvette1Z37Z3S4219482022 GAA : November 2022$22,000  
1973 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible 2022 Mecum : Chattanooga$60,000  
1973 Chevrolet Corvette Coupe 2022 Mecum : Chicago$29,000  
1973 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray1Z37J3S4119952022 GAA : July 2022$16,500  
1973 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible 2022 Mecum Indy$52,000  
1973 Chevrolet Corvette Coupe 2022 Mecum Indy$45,000  
1973 Chevrolet Corvette Coupe 2022 Mecum : Kissimmee$25,000  
1973 Chevrolet Corvette Coupe 2022 Mecum : Kissimmee$18,000  
1973 Chevrolet Corvette 2021 Fall Carlisle Auction   
1973 Chevrolet Corvette 2021 GAA : July 2021$52,500  
1973 Chevrolet Corvette Coupe 2021 Mecum : Indy 2021$19,000  
1973 Chevrolet Corvette Motion Manta Ray GT 2021 Mecum : Indy 2021$85,000$100,000$125,000
1973 Chevrolet Corvette Coupe 2021 Mecum : Indy 2021$23,000  
1973 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible 2020 Mecum Auctions : Kissimmee$23,000  
1973 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible 2019 Collector Car Productions The Manitoba No Reserve Collection$22,500  
1973 Chevrolet Corvette Coupe 2019 Mecum : Harrisburg$28,000  
1973 Chevrolet Corvette Coupe 2019 Mecum : Harrisburg$11,500  
1973 Chevrolet Corvette 2019 Spring Carlisle Auction   
1973 Chevrolet Corvette 2019 Spring Carlisle Auction   
1973 Chevrolet Corvette 2019 Spring Carlisle Auction   
1973 CHEVROLET CORVETTE 2019 Leake OKC 2019$15,000  

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