Vehicle Description
RARE!
Stunning paint (code AA) Tuxedo Black 1965 Corvette L-78 big block
396/425hp
roadster,
trim (code 414) Bright Blue interior
two tops, black cloth soft top and black painted auxilary hard top.
Frame-off restored with close to 70k in receipts and attention to
detail. Very unique and rare black and blue color combination. One
of only twelve produced.
Beautiful black stingray body with great lines and panel fit. New
correct bright blue interior with new seat covers, carpet and door
panels and orignal dash gauges with 6500 redline tachometer and
80psi oil gauge which further validates the authentisity of this
rare L-78 big block car, powered by a highly desirable 396/425 h.p.
engine, block casting number 3855962, with a 4-speed manual
transmission and posi rear with 3.70 gear. This amazing piece of
Corvette history was painstakingly nut and bolt frame off restored
in 2016 and is documented with a complete catalog of restoration
receipts and photos. Optioned with factory side exhaust, turbine
style knock off wheels and Goodyear Speedway Blue Streak blue line
tires.
EXTERIOR
: Professional frame-off, nut and bolt restoration in 2016 with
close to 70k in receipts. Restoration by Corvette Service Company
in Capinteria, California NCRS shipping data report Correct AA-code
Tuxedo Black paint Factory big block buldge hood Factory tinted
windows Factory side exhaust Factory turbine style knock off wheels
and Goodyear Speedway Blue line tires Two tops, black cloth soft
top and restored black painted to match auxillary hard top.
INTERIOR
: Correct 414 trim code Bright Blue interior New seat seat covers
New door panels and carpet
Correct big block 6500 redline original tachometer
Correct big block 80psi oil pressure gauge
MECHANICS
: 396/425hp engine, block casting # 3855962 Rebuilt 4 speed
transmission Updated aluminum big block radiator Upgraded dual
brake master cylinder 4 wheel disc brakes New gas tank Correct big
block half shafts
Correct big block heavy duty sway bar
UNDERCARRIAGE
: 3.70 positraction rear end New trailing armsWikipedia
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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