Vehicle Description
Triple Black 1965 Corvette, Big Block 396 Roadster. Black paint,
Black interior, Black top. This ferocious triple black street beast
has fire breathing big block under the hood, Muncie M-21 4-speed
manual transmission and the thunderous side exhaust to let the
neighbors know your home. 1965 was the first year of desirable big
block corvettes and many changes were made to acommodate the size
and power of the beastly stingray that started it all. The big
block louvered buldge hood and 396 emblems, heavy duty suspension
with big block swaybar, big block heavy duty half shafts, high
performance 6500 red line tachometer and 80 psi oil pressure gauge.
Four wheel disc brakes helped stop the additional weight of the big
block car. This gorgeous 1965 corvette has gorgeous tuxedo black
paint over beautiful C2 body with beautiful body lines and very
nice chrome all the way around. The black interior is equally as
nice with newer black seat covers and door panels. The dash show
very well with nice instrumentation, stock AM/FM radio, simulated
wood wheel and newer black soft top.
EXTERIOR
: Beautiful Black paint with a deep shine. Great gaps, lines and
body fitment New chrome front and rear bumpers Original glass in
good condition Side exhaust with correct shields BF Goodrich Radial
Redline tires with knock off wheels
INTERIOR
: New black seat upholstery on the factory bucket seats Clean dash,
gauges and instrumentation New carpet New door panels Simulated
wood steering wheel AM-FM radio Hurst shifter
MECHANICS
: Show quality engine compartment 396 c.i. big block casting number
3855961
Chrome ignition shielding Holley carb with Performer intake Muncie
4 speed manual transmission Disc brakes Stock rear with highway
gear
UNDERCARRIAGE
: Super solid and intact undercarriageWikipedia Information"The
Chevrolet Corvette (C2) (also known as the Chevrolet Corvette Sting
Ray) is the second generation of the Chevrolet Corvette sports car,
produced by the Chevrolet division of General Motors for the 1963
to 1967 model years.For its third season, the 1965 Corvette Sting
Ray further cleaned up style-wise and was muscled up with the
addition of an all-new braking system and larger powerplants. 1965
styling alterations were subtle, confined to a smoothed-out hood
now devoid of scoop indentations, a trio of working vertical
exhaust vents in the front fenders that replaced the previous
nonfunctional horizontal "speedlines," restyled wheel covers and
rocker-panel moldings, and minor interior trim revisions. The 1965
Corvette Sting Ray became ferocious with the mid-year debut of the
"Big-Block" 396 cu in (6,490 cc) engine producing 425
hp (317
kW). Ultimately, this spelled the end for the Rochester fuel
injection system, as the carbureted 396ci/425hp option cost $292.70
to the fuel injected 327ci/375hp's $538.00. Few buyers could
justify $245 more for 50
hp (37
kW) less, even if the FI cars offered optional bigger brakes not
available on carbureted models. After only 771 fuel injected cars
were built in 1965, Chevrolet discontinued the option. It would be
18 years until it returned.1965 also added another 350
hp small block engine (Option L79) which used hydraulic rather than
solid lifters, a milder camshaft and a modestly redesigned smaller
oil pan. Otherwise, the 350
hp engine was cosmetically and mechanically identical to the
365
hp engine (Option L76) solid lifter engine. The smaller oil pan
allowed this high output small block 350hp engine to be ordered
with optional Power Steering for the first time amongst the
optional stable of higher output small block engines. Power
steering was previously only available with the lower 250
hp and 300
hp engines.Four-wheel disc brakes were also introduced in 1965. The
brakes had a four-piston design with two-piece calipers and cooling
fins for the rotors. Pads were in frequent contact with the rotors,
but the resulting drag was negligible and did not affect fuel
economy. Further, the light touching kept the rotors clean and did
not diminish pad life, which was, in fact, quite high: a projected
57,000
mi (92,000
km) for the front brakes and about twice that distance for the rear
binders. Total swept area for the new system was 461
sq
in (2,970
cm2), a notable advance on the 328
sq
in (2,120
cm2) of the previous all-drum system. Per pending federal
regulation, there was also a dual master cylinder with separate
fluid reservoirs (only on models with power brakes for 1965) for
the front and rear lines. Road testers rightly applauded the
all-disc brakes. Testers found that repeated stops from 100
mph (160
km/h) produced no deterioration in braking efficiency, and even the
most sudden stops were rock-stable. The drum brakes remained
available, however, as a $64.50 credit option, but only 316 of the
23,562 Corvettes built that year came with drums. A side exhaust
system appeared as an option as did a telescopic steering wheel.
Also available were alloy spinner rims, at US$322 a set."American
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