EACH MID-YEAR CORVETTE HAS
INCREDIBLE STYLE AND OFFERS SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE,
WITH THE 1963
BEING MOST FAMOUS FOR IT'S SPLIT REAR WINDOW ON THE COUPE. DESIGNER,
BILL
MITCHELL, SAID THE LINES
WERE INSPIRED BY OBSERVING STING RAYS WHILE ON
VACATION. ODDLY, BEFORE
1963, THE CORVETTE WAS
CRITICIZED BY AUTOMOTIVE
JOURNALISTS FOR IT'S OUTDATED CHASSIS AND
INCONSISTENT STYLING.
WHILE STYLING CAN BE SUBJECTIVE, CHASSIS COMPLAINTS WERE JUSTIFIED. HOWEVER,
BILL MITCHELL, LARRY SHINODA
(CLICK FOR AUTOGRAPH) AND THEIR DESIGN TEAM HIT A
GRAND SLAM WITH THE
1963 MODEL LEAVING CRITICS WITH LITTLE TO COMPLAIN ABOUT.
THE 1963 CHASSIS
WAS SO GOOD IT BASICALLY REMAINED UNCHANGED FOR 19 YEARS.
THE 1963's DESIGN ACTUALLY HAD A HISTORY BEFORE THEIR INTRODUCTION.
WHEN
BILL MITCHELL FIRST SAW
LARRY SHINODA'S SPLIT-WINDOW DESIGN
(CLICK FOR PICTURE OF SHINODA WITH CAR AT DARRYL STARBIRD SHOW)
HE FELL IN LOVE WITH IT. ZORA-ARKUS DUNTOV APPARENTLY HATED IT. BUT
HISTORY DOES NOW SHOW THE 1963
CORVETTE SPLIT-WINDOW DESIGN AS
BEING ONE OF THE MOST COLLECTIBLE OF THE
MID-YEAR STING RAY MODELS.
WITH A NUMBERS-MATCHING VERSION OF A 1963 SPLIT-WINDOW
360HP
FUEL-INJECTED STING RAY EXCEEDING THE
6 FIGURE MARK, HEREIN LIES
AN
INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY TO ACQUIRE WHAT HAS BECOME - AN AMERICAN ICON.
THIS PARTICULAR 1963, BELIEVED TO BE AN ORIGINAL FUEL INJECTED
STING RAY PRESENTLY
SPORTS A HIGH PERFORMANCE 350 V8.
010 4-BOLT MAIN BLOCK. V021TJZ. 64/65 "461" HEADS.
EDELBROCK TORKER INTAKE
WITH 650 CFM CARBURETOR.
INCLUDED WITH THIS OPPORTUNITY IS A PROFESSIONALLY BUILT 3782870
"RF" LONG BLOCK
DATED G313. THE CYLINDER HEADS ARE 1968 "461" HEADS &
WERE NOT REBUILT WITH THE
LONGBLOCK. THE 1963 ROCHESTER FUEL INJECTION IS
NOT COMPLETE AND NEEDS A
REBUILD. THE
AIRBOX ASSEMBLY IS NEARLY COMPLETE AND MATCHES RIGHT UP TO INLET.
ADDITIONAL PICTURES OF ENGINE ARE LINKED BELOW.
DUE TO THE
OVERWHELMING RESPONSE BY VIEWERS THAT THE HUBCAPS WERE INCORRECT,
WE DECIDED, IN THE INTERESTS OF AUTOMOTIVE JUSTICE, TO PUT THE CORRECT
HUBCAPS ON THE CAR.
YOUR WELCOME.
DARK METALLIC DAYTONA BLUE.
DARK BLUE INTERIOR.
INTERIOR IN VERY NICE CONDITION.
52377 MILES SHOWING ON ODOMETER.
ALL GAUGES WORK.
RADIO DOES NOT WORK.
HEADLIGHT MOTORS WORK, EXCEPT FOR ONE OCCASIONALLY NEEDING HELP.
NEW REAR VALANCE.
USED TO BE A SIDEPIPE CAR.
MUNCIE M21 4 SPEED TRANSMISSION.
1965 "AM" CODED DIFFERENTIAL WITH 4.11:1 RATIO.
BRAND NEW EXHAUST SYSTEM WITH FLOWMASTER MUFFLERS.
RUNS AND DRIVES BEAUTIFULLY, WITHOUT ISSUES.
VERY FAST.
RECENTLY WET-SANDED, POLISHED AND BUFFED.
PAINT HAS USUAL ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH MID-YEAR CORVETTES.
BODY IS SUPER STRAIGHT WITHOUT EVIDENCE OF ACCIDENTS.
INCLUDES:
OWNERS MANUAL, FACTORY SHOP MANUAL, ORIGINAL "VETTE" MAGAZINE
WITH THIS CAR FEATURED IN THE "CALLING ALL LADIES" SECTION AUTOGRAPHED BY
LARRY SHINODA AND A PICTURE OF LARRY SHINODA WITH EX-OWNERS AT THE
DARRYL STARBIRD CAR SHOW IN 1996. SOME VERY NICE HISTORY.
A GOLDEN
OPPORTUNITY TO OWN AN INVESTMENT-GRADE CORVETTE AT AN EXCEPTIONAL
PRICE. DRIVE IT AS YOU RETURN THE FUEL-INJECTION PARTS TO THEIR ORIGINAL
WORKING
CONDITION. THE LONG BLOCK IS FRESH.
IF YOU ARE IN THE MARKET, OR EVEN IF YOU'RE NOT, DON'T PASS UP THIS OPPORTUNITY
TO
ACQUIRE A CLASSIC AMERICAN MUSCLE CAR THAT YOU CAN ENJOY, BOTH NOW AND WHEN
YOU
GET A SUBSTANTIAL RETURN ON YOUR INVESTMENT. CLASSIC CARS YIELD
AN 8 POINT ROI.
HOWEVER, CORVETTE's OF THIS CALIBER EXCEED THAT NUMBER ANNUALLY.
THE NICE THING ABOUT OLD CARS IS ...THEY ALWAYS GET OLDER.
