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ANOTHER SPECTACULAR JEFF HAYES CREATION IS HEADED TO AUCTION
COOL BLUE

LOT #737 - 1967 CHEVROLET CORVETTE CUSTOM CONVERTIBLE – NO RESERVE

Jeff Hayes has always had a passion for cars. In his According to Hayes, the ‘67 ‘Vette sold in Scottsdale
20s, he became a big fan of the Chevrolet Corvette now resides in Holland. The winning bidder shared
and gained some experience restoring original with Hayes that he passed by the car on Friday
Corvettes while owning many newer models. As morning of the auction and became captivated by it.
Resto-Mods started to become popular, Hayes felt He returned to look at the car six more times before
that combining modern performance with classic the day was over and when he couldn’t sleep that
styling would be a challenge for which he was well- night, he decided to buy the car — no matter what
suited. As a result, Hayes completed his first Resto- it took. “Hearing that made me feel good about the
Mod Corvette in 2007. Since then, over 70 Corvettes direction I went with the car,” Hayes said.
have passed through his hands.
Like its twin, the car offered in Houston rides on
Hayes specializes in the second-generation C2 an Art Morrison sport chassis. The chassis used is
Corvette, particularly the 1963 Split-Window coupe, made specifically for C2 Corvettes and increases the
which is a one-year-only body style, and the 1967 car’s overall structural rigidity, allowing it to drive
convertible, which is the last year of the C2 Corvette. better, ride better and handle better than the original
chassis. The chassis also comes equipped with
Early in his career building Resto-Mod Corvettes,
Hayes stayed true to a “hot rod” look. I had three Wilwood vented disc brakes on all four corners.
or four combinations that I would do," he said. Hayes said the LS engine is a very proven,
"Typically silver with red interior, black with red dependable and successful engine platform, which is
interior or red with saddle interior, I had certain
tire and wheel combinations to give the car a
specific stance.”
After 14 years of building Resto-Mod Corvettes with
hot rod vibes, Hayes was ready to do something
different. “I wanted to go with a more of a classy flair.
I wanted it to be something a little more unusual.
And that's what I did with the Silver Blue car I sold in
January,” Hayes said.
The Silver Blue custom, a 1967 Chevrolet Corvette
convertible that sold for $715,000 during the 2022
Scottsdale Auction, is an exact twin to the Resto-
Mod Hayes is offering at the 2022 Houston Auction,
October 20-22 at NRG Center.
“I typically stay around my cars when they're at the
auction so I can answer questions and help people
become educated about them,” Hayes said, adding
that during the 2022 January event he got a lot of
compliments on the car.

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