Corvette: Year by Year
1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 19671968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982
1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997
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Corvette Part II
The Glory Years Begin
1963 Corvette For Sale |
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1963 ROADSTER
Price: $52,900 obo Exterior: SILVER Interior: RED Miles: 68,000 Location: ORILLIA ONTARIO Click Here for more info |
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FOR SALE 1963 CORVETTE ROADSTER • L76 327 340 HP • HURST 4 SPEED • NEW RED INT./CARPET • NEW BRAKES/TIRES • NEW BLACK TOP • SIDE PIPES $ 52,900 (more) |
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Split Decision
Like many great works of art, the 1963 Corvette was controversial. One of the signature elements of the '63 coupe was the split rear window. Bill Mitchell pushed for it, insisting that it was needed to complete the lines started with the pointed hood bulge (below left). It was known as the "stinger" concept and in his mind the ridge that ran through the roof (below middle) needed to be emphasized. But Zora Arkus-Duntov was against it; his engineering sense told him that the rear visibility sacrifice (below right) made it a bad idea.
The critics and customers sided with Zora and so the split window became a conventional one piece style in 1964 and subsequent years. The collector car market has a definate opinion on the subject however as prices for split window coupes are much higher than for their conventional counterparts. Part of this can be attributed to the limited availability since the split window had only a one year gig; also the needs are different since collector cars are driven much less than when they were new.
1963 Corvette Part I
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1963 Corvette Part VI
1963 Corvette Chassis
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