Win a 550-HP LS3 Restomod 1965 Corvette Sting Ray Convertible + $26,000 Toward Taxes

What you're looking at

Dream Giveaway's Classic Corvette prize is a 1965 Sting Ray convertible restomod finished in Cyber Gray Metallic over a black interior and black soft top, with the murdered-out details the current market rewards: chrome-delete bumpers, black 18-inch wheels and blacked-out side pipes. Power is the restomod default for a reason — a custom-built LS3 V-8 rated at 550 horsepower, backed by a five-speed manual. Underneath, the mid-year rides on C4 Corvette suspension tuned by Van Steel of Clearwater, Florida, with Wilwood four-wheel disc brakes. Livability mods run to Vintage Air climate control, custom gauges, carbon-fiber accents, fob-activated door latches and an app-controlled sound system.

Why it matters

Mid-year (1963–67) restomods are the hottest corner of the Corvette market right now — an LS3-powered, five-speed 1965 convertible on a full custom chassis brought $195,000 on Bring a Trailer in May 2026. This car isn't that: it's a driver-grade build on C4-based underpinnings rather than a six-figure show chassis, and it's not a numbers-matching collector piece. That's the point. You get C2 looks with modern power, brakes and A/C, and none of the guilt about actually driving it. The sponsor pegs the car's share of the prize at about $100,800, which is right where solid LS-swapped C2 convertibles trade.

The fine print worth knowing

Entries are donations benefiting New Beginning Children's Homes, a 501(c)(3) children's charity, starting at $3 for one ticket and scaling to $5,000 for 7,200 tickets. There's a genuine free mail-in route — one handwritten, self-addressed stamped envelope per request; the exact procedure and address are in the free-entry section below, straight from the official rules. Entry ends at 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time on September 17, 2026, with the drawing on or about September 30, 2026. The win comes with $26,000 paid directly toward your federal tax withholding — real money at this prize value — and if fiberglass isn't your thing there's a $65,000 cash alternative ($48,750 by check plus $16,250 sent to the IRS on your behalf). Open to residents of the U.S. and Canada except Quebec, 18 and older. The odometer reading isn't published, so don't assume delivery mileage until you've asked.