1975 Chevrolet Caprice

To Be OFFERED AT AUCTION WITHOUT RESERVE at RM Sothebys The Hershey Auction event, 7 - 8 October 2026.
Offered Without Reserve $50,000 - $75,000 USD

• Final model year for General Motors famed, full-size convertibles
• One of 8,349 Caprice Classic Convertibles built for 1975
• Retained for decades by original owners Paul and Patricia Humpleby
• Well-preserved original condition with just under 17,780 actual miles at cataloguing
• Past AACA Senior Grand National First Prize and Bomgardner Award winner
• Detailed ownership and maintenance history since new

The final Caprice Classic Convertible of 1975 saw a production run of just 8,349 cars, many of which were snapped up by dedicated collectors and enthusiasts. While an open model would eventually return to the line, thanks to the Corvette, these remain the last full-sized convertibles to bear the famous Bow Tie.

The highly optioned Medium Blue Caprice Classic Convertible offered here shipped to Don Warner Chevrolet-Buick of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, and sold on 14 August 1975 to Paul and Patricia Humpleby of Chambersburg, who traded in their 1974 Pontiac Grand Prix and paid a $100 hold to take delivery. Apparently the new Chevrolet met the Humplebys needs, to say the least. They maintained it meticulously from the moment of delivery, including having undercoating administered upon receiving it. In 2000, literally as soon as it qualified for Antique Automobile Club of America judging, the Humplebys detailed the cars chassis and engine compartment, and began trailering it to shows, where it achieved a Senior Grand National First Prize and that years National Bomgardner Award, as the finest post-war automobile exhibited in the Eastern division.

While winning these honors, it remained almost wholly original, as it does today. In an article about the car in the March 2005 edition of the Vintage Chevrolet Club of Americas Generator & Distributor, Mrs. Humpleby stated that the car remained as-delivered, except for the tires, shock absorbers, battery, radiator, and air conditioner drive belt and that is how it sits today. Such was the owners attention to detail that, with the original tires no longer available, the Humplebys researched extensively to find exactly the right, AACA-accepted replacements. Its paint, white vinyl interior, top and headliner, and even the carpets are all original, as is the mileage just under 17,780 miles at cataloguing time.

Grant Miller of Pennsylvania acquired the car out of Mr. Humplebys estate, and it later passed into the ownership of Michael Leith, with whom it has remained since. It is presented today with its original window sticker, purchase documents, manuals and warranty paperwork, and service records dating back to 1979. Research by the Humplebys indicated that as of 2003, about 2,741 of the 1975 Caprice Classic Convertibles survived. This must be one of the very finest. Certainly, it is a testament to the great care of its unusually dedicated original owners.
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