1965 Chevrolet Corvette Coupe
It is unwise to just tinker with an American classic like the Corvette Sting Ray. Changes should be meaningful. This fine road machine was and still is America's only true sports car. So, for 1965, the Sting Ray underwent subtle refinements in styling that only enhanced its unique looks and performance, always a basic measure of Sting Ray's appeal, and has been improved still further. A new "street" engine develops 350 horsepower and answers most enthusiasts' needs for traffic and highway driving.
For consignment, a 1965 Bowtie warship, (Corvette), with a 327ci 300hp drivetrain, Rally Red painted fiberglass, nice white and red interior and a coupe rear curved glass and trunk line that comes to a point. There are documented cars and there is THIS documented car, and boy-howdy does the paperwork just keep flowing. This car includes its original window sticker, dealership invoice, purchase receipts, the Protect-O-Plate, repair invoices throughout the years, and photos of the car back in 1965 with the original owner. An anomaly of sorts with the Protect-O-Plate reading the engine, transmission, and rear axle assembly dates all on the same day, (and those parts are all still residing in the car), a Bloomington Gold winner and NCRS Top Flite award winner in the past, we are firmly in Corvette heaven! Equipped with stainless trimmed rockers, standard issue wheel covers, front quarter air vents, (shark gills), and all restored to very nice condition, we now have a classic for your driveway and ultimate enjoyment. Turn the key and set sail.
Exterior
Rally Red painted fiberglass showing very nicely but does have a few faults in the form of cracks, crazing and a few runs in the deep end of the pool red! With the split wrap around bumpers, hidden headlights, newly designed grille and a hint of a stinger on the hood, the design for the front of this car is meant to slice through the air. A chromed trimmed windshield surround, and sleek rear of this car with more split wrap around bumpers and round taillights. This year 'Vette really had the shark/stingray look. Speaking of predators, the back deck lid is to die for. Very close to the split window nirvana, this year uses the solid curved glass that turns into the rear deck and rolls around to form a point at the rear of the car. On back a pointy rear roll pan houses round tail and backup lights and punch through dual exhaust. More curve around split, like new rear bumpers, and a shout out to the upper doors which wrap around the roofline just like an aircraft and indeed it was inspired by this. All this aero art form sits upon 15-inch steel wheels with standard covers and all wrapped up in like new thin whitewall radials and completes the "look".
Interior
Near perfect white vinyl covers the bomber style chrome trimmed edged, low back buckets that have a red and white center console racing past them and up to the dash it goes. Here it ascends skyward housing the vertically mounted AM/FM radio, and temp control knobs with a large chronograph clock in the center. From here the dash spreads out using 2 eyebrow arched panels, the driver's side housing the gauge and knob cluster, and the passenger side the brushed aluminum panel glove box. Deep red nearly perfect padded vinyl covers the dash top and is all in excellent condition. A teak wood steering wheel fronts this clean and mean dash and adds a touch of warmth to the overall interior. Speaking of warmth, showroom condition red carpeting is flooding the floors, and a shout out to the door panels which are also near perfection with their molded white plastic and chrome trimmings with chromed cranks, actuator and pulls. A truly sleek design for these panels. Behind the seats is a sea of perfect red carpeting and plenty of storage if you want it. Easily accessible from a push forward of either seat back.
Drivetrain
Under the flip forward hood is an example of machined art with a full metal jacket numbers matching 327ci V8 300hp power plant. This factory original mill carries a 3782670 casting number and the Protect-O-Plate matching F0203HE stamping along with the partial VIN stamp. This is looking fine with cast aluminum valve covers, a single 4-barrel factory correct carburetor underneath the chromed air cleaner cover, and mixture is sent through a factory intake manifold. Just a little bit of surface rust and road dirt but even the exhaust manifold remain clean as if they were recently blasted. A numbers matching and again Protect-O-Plate matching, (P0203), Muncie M20 4-speed manual transmission is bolted to the back with a Protect-O-Plate matching AM 2365 stamped 3.36 posi rear axle.
Undercarriage
All black sprayed metal surfaces with nary a speck of surface rust seen throughout. The natural finished fiberglass floor pans don't even have any dirt on them! All structurally sound and all mixed together with some sporty Corvette suspension, independent coil springs up front and again independent in the rear with transverse leaf springs to keep this warship hugging the curves. We note 4-wheel disc brakes and the dual exhaust piping is quickly routed away from the engine to either side taking and running rearward for the dual exit through the roll pan.
Drive-Ability
A super quick starter, smooth idle and upon the press of the accelerator, a quick response to move forward, so it was off to the test track. Here it handled like it was on rails, had bias free panic stopping, and fantastic acceleration from that 300hp 327ci power plant. Everything was functioning perfectly with the exception of the headlights not rolling up, and it's a beautiful car to see and be seen in.
A fine example of the 1965 Corvette, the right red, the curved coupe back, stinger hood, the right historical paper trail, the right engine, (327ci V8/4bbl), and on the prowl for its next victim. "When the shark bites...."
194375S109532
1-Chevrolet
94-Corvette
37-Coupe
5-1965
S-St. Louis, MO Assy Plant
109532-Sequential Unit Number
TRIM TAG
G10-February 10th
STYLE 65 437-1965 Corvette Coupe
BODY S1717-St. Louis Body #
TRIM 443AA-White & Red Vinyl
PAINT 900UU-Rally Red
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