AR OF ’66

BY TAYLOR KEMPKES (^) I PHOTOGRAPHY BY ERIC GEISERT
those elements with legendary perfor-
mance plus a rich history in racing and
you can bet these cars will accrue sig-
nificant value over the years.
As with most things in life, there
is a hierarchy of sorts when it comes
to what makes a Corvette collect-
ible. Usually it’s the combination of
rarity and performance that moves any
given car higher up the list. The more
performance-oriented options the car
has, like a bigger engine and fine-tuned
suspension, the more desirable it is.
Likewise, the fewer copies that were
made (and thus fewer that exist today)
the more people are usually willing to
pay. Assuming there was such a distinct
ranking scale for Corvettes, the big-
block 1966 coupe owned by Ted Stevens
of Los Gatos, California, would certainly
be near the top.
Stevens’ coupe was ordered with
just about every desirable option avail-
able at the time, and he even has the
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