Vehicle Description
1963 Daytona Blue Corvette Split Window Coupe Dark Blue interior
327/300hp Powerglide automatic transmission. Spectacular frame-off
restoration!Very rare (only 278) factory air conditioningN.C.R.S.
Zora Arkus-Duntov Mark of Excellence Award winner!Super rare Dealer
Invoice!Back when Chevy finally decided to drop a V8 between the
fenders of a Corvette in '55 it was pretty much all about how much
horsepower could be squeezed out of that small block! Then in '65
things changed drastically again with the introduction of the big
block 396 and then the 427 454 and so on. More power! More
performance! . . . However there was a portion of Corvette buyer
who really wasn't that concerned with 0-60 times and lbs./ft of
torque. They were more interested in just cruising with the radio
blasting and the air conditioning blowing! Did we say air
conditioning? Well yes we did! Because starting in '63 you could
order your brand new Corvette with A-C! Even though factory a-c had
been offered for years in full-size cars it was never available in
Corvette. Probably because adding it didn't make the car go any
faster. But tastes were changing. And having the freedom of choice
to "build" your car exactly the way you wanted was becoming just as
important to a Corvette buyer as a Cadillac buyer. So in '63 a-c
was added to the list of comfort and convenience items such as
power brakes power steering power windows and even your choice of
am or AM/FM radio! You could order you Corvette wild! Or slightly
on the mild side with a degree of comfort not previously offered in
an American Sports Car. But however way you decided to go Corvette
was always a blast to drive! Which leads us to this absolutely
spectacular example . . .Whoever ordered this Split Window Coupe
from the St. Louis factory back in the day was more concerned with
comfort than all-out tire melting performance. Because he checked
just about every box that had anything to do with the ease of
driving it. First on the list was the optional 327/300hp engine
mated up to a Powerglide automatic transmission. Then of course the
aforementioned (and very rare with only 278 units built) air
conditioning Followed by power brakes power steering power windows
tinted glass am/fm radio and whitewall tires. The car has been
meticulously and correctly frame-off restored with no expense
spared! Its Daytona Blue exterior gleams in the sun! And it's just
as great a driver! And the icing is that this car is an N.C.R.S.
Zora Arkus-Duntov Mark of Excellence Award winner! It even has a
copy of the very rare Dealer Invoice! This was the ultimate
Corvette cruiser back in '63. The performance was there but you got
it along with a high degree of comfort! That's what Corvette was
slowly becoming and has remained to this day! Visit Corvette Mike
online at www.corvettemikeanaheim.com to see more pictures of this
vehicle or call us at 714-630-0700 today to schedule your test
drive.
