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1963 Corvette Image
Mileage 60,326
Exterior Color Daytona Blue
Interior Color Dark Blue
Doors 2 Dr
Engine 8 CYL
Transmission 4 Speed Manual
Stock # SORRY SHE SOLD

1963 Chevrolet Corvette Coupe

Description:

-A Certified Milestone Car JUST SOLD from 'The Mount Dora Museum of Speed' floor-
A great, original, Dark Metallic 'Daytona Blue' "Survivor candidate" w/ Navy bucket seats. A 'real' number's matching orig. California car with the 327/360hp solid lifter fuel injected motor, four speed, with optional positraction, signal seeking AM/FM, plain Navy Blue steering wheel (not replaced w/ Woodgrain), AM/FM radio, 'Whitewall' Nylon Bias Ply Tires, original (now yellowed) orig. Plastic Floormats and an incredible 60,326 'ACTUAL' Miles Title. Standard equipment included: circular gauges, hidden electric headlights, tachometer, dual exhaust, 1- exterior Chevy rear view mirror, , heater & defroster, 'Chevrolet' safety belts, vented cabin, electric clock (works), fake hood louvers and split rear window (this year only). Plus, the orig. Trigger chrome shifter, and beautiful 'spinner' hubcaps. Offered in just seven exterior colors this one in it's original color of "Daytona Blue".

The 1963 Story: It was Friday 12:53pm, November 22, when President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, 'Little Stevie Wonder' released his first LP album, Liz Taylor got paid $1mil for starring in the film "Cleopatra", Joan Baez and Bob Dylan performed together at the Newport Jazz Festival, Jerry Lewis and Stella Stevens starred in the hit movie "The Nutty Professor", Kodak developed the first “Instamatic Camera”, Johnny Depp (actor) was born while Patsy Cline, Lee Harvey Oswald, and Robert Frost (poet) all expired.
With seeds planted by Bill Mitchell, Larry Shinoda and Zora Duntov, who designed the Corvette Sting Ray special racer and experimental XP-720, they layed the groundwork for the legendary 1963 Corvette Sting Ray coupe and then the Sting Ray convertible. Their dream car was designed with pivoting headlights, smooth fastback profile, doors that cut into the roof line, belt line dip, and Split Rear Window ....turn's out, despite Zora Duntov's objections, all those features ended up in the production line 'Sting Ray' that followed. Although this Vette was 4"shorter than any previous model, had no trunk lid, less fiberglass, twice as much steel and luggage space sacrificed for sheer beauty.....The new Sting Ray coupe was born!

Now considered a Milestone Car by the Milestone Society, as well as, by any red-blooded American Car Lover...The 1963 Corvette Coupe is seen as a pivotal car for any classic car collection. General Motors designer, Larry Shinoda, takes credit for 'holding the line' on the dorsal spine that began at the hood and continued at the crease-line across the roof and down the tip of the boat-tail canopy. History has it, the only nay-sayer of the original design was Zora Argus Duntov himself, who criticized the rear visibility. The 'real' working hood vents originally intended for production were also sacrificed 'to make production-line budget' and were replaced by the chrome fake vents (some see as, the only fault in design). Today, the 1963 Corvette Split-Window is viewed as a coveted classic for not only it's distinctive silhouette but, rare production numbers and performance.
Underneath, the new ladder frame replaced the old "X" braced chassis but, far more noticeable, was a new independent rear suspension...A three-link set-up with double jointed drive shafts on either side and a transverse leaf spring. Power steering was available for the first time and even air conditioning (except on the more powerful performance motors). Only 1,114 Vettes got leather ("Saddle" was the only color avail. ) and only 2,610 total got fuel injection ( both coupe and convertibles). Four speeds were the most popular, with 4 out of 5 cars opting-out for the 2-speed automatic (4 -spds only for Fuelies). Output from the carbureted 327 V8 ranged from 250hp To 340hp, while the $430 fuel injected version belted out 360hp. Performance was 'stellar', with the 'Fuelie' hitting 60 mph in just 5.6 sec., blasting through the quarter mile in 14.5 sec at 102 mph. Road and Track Magazine bragged "The Corvette sticks with great gripping gobs of traction". The Sting Ray's debut was heralded with as much bally-hoo as the E-type Jag, debuted just a few years earlier, as the public screamed "Yes..yes" to it's revolutionary design and performance. Sales, of course, followed suite with 10,954 coupes sold, edging-out 10,919 convertibles. Only 12% of production in 1963 were fuel-injected cars!
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This car is almost all original, save one lacquer paint job, having been 'painted in 1978 but, still showing extremely well. However, it just completed an expensive rebuild of the fuel system including Fuel Injection, Fuel Head, Fuel Pump, Spider, orig. OLA Gas Tank, Heads (ALL orig), Fan Clutch and Brakes...using all N.O.S. parts. I'm offering it for the first time in 22 years, direct from the car Museum floor SOLD $165,000 FIRM.

· Mileage: 60,326
· Color: Daytona Blue
Price: $165,000 Sold!
Mileage 60,326
Exterior Color Daytona Blue
Interior Color Dark Blue
Doors 2 Dr
Engine 8 CYL
Transmission 4 Speed Manual
Stock # SORRY SHE SOLD
Classic Dreamcars
Call 352-217-9868
MOUNT DORA, FL
Mention AutaBuy.com when you call.


Price: $165,000 Sold!
Classic Dreamcars
Call 352-217-9868
MOUNT DORA, FL
Mention AutaBuy.com when you call.

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