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1963 Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray 'Fuel-Injected' Split-Window Coupe

                                                           
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Sold for $236,500
360 bhp, 327 cu. in. L84 overhead-valve V-8 engine with Rochester Ramjet mechanical fuel injection, four-speed manual transmission, four-wheel independent suspension, and four-wheel hydraulic drum brakes. Wheelbase: 98 in.

One of 2,610 original factory Fuelies built in 1963
Equipped with numerous other desirable options
NCRS Top Flight award-winning restoration
Offered with considerable paperwork and documentation
A wonderful example in all regards

Few Corvettes have achieved such notoriety as the 1963 Corvette Sting Ray, which launched the second generation of “America’s Sports Car” with a sexy aerodynamic design by Bill Mitchell and Larry Shinoda, and it rode on a thoroughly redesigned chassis with Corvette’s first four-wheel independent suspension, which was developed by Zora Arkus Duntov. Also new was the first-ever production Corvette Coupe, which could immediately be recognized by its split rear window. While the basic design of the Coupe would last until 1967, the “split-window” would not, and it is the signature identifying feature of closed 1963 Corvettes today.

The all-new Corvette generated immediate acclaim, with Motor Trend testers remarking, “We thought the old model cornered darn well, but there’s no comparing it to this new one.” Road & Track stated that the 1963 Corvette “will know few peers.” The model has become something of a design classic, as it is renowned for its combination of European-inspired high style and American brawn, and it remains coveted by Corvette collectors as a landmark in the history of what may be Chevrolet’s most important model.