Vehicle Description
1965 Chevrolet Corvette Coupe (Please note: If you happen to be
viewing this 1965 Chevrolet Corvette Coupe on a site other than
GarageKeptMotors.com, it's possible that you've only seen some of
our many photographs of this vehicle due to website limitations. To
be sure you access all the more than 215 photographs, including a
short walk-around-and-startup video, please go to our main website:
GarageKeptMotors.) There's never been a sports car like Corvette.
And there's never been a Corvette like the '65! - Chevrolet 1965
magazine ad To that gushing magazine advertising copy, we'd add
that the Rally Red-over-black C2 '65 Coupe offered here definitely
has no equal, and we can prove it. The car comes with its
documented Triple Crown national awards: - Chevy/VetteFest
Nationals; Gold Spinner Award-2001 and 2003 - National Corvette
Certification Board; Bloomington Gold-2001 - National Corvette
Restorers Society (NCRS). Top Flight Award-2003 One of these
recognitions is an achievement for any Corvette; receiving all
three for the same car is nothing short of astonishing. For any
Corvette owner looking to follow the time-honored car collector
advice and acquire the best one he can afford, depending on his
bank balance, this is it. The 1965 Corvette-especially the coupe-is
beloved by collectors as particularly special since they were the
first Corvettes to offer 4-wheel disc brakes. Some say it was at
that point that the car became a true competitor to European sports
cars like Porsche and Jaguar that had long dominated the category.
Delivered new at Gretter Chevrolet in Keota, Iowa, this Corvette
was ordered with a very specific equipment list reflecting an owner
who valued sporting performance and knew exactly how to get it,
including: - 327 cubic-inch/365 horsepower/300 lb-ft torque
performance L76 V8 engine - Four-speed floor-shifted manual
transmission - Wood steering wheel - Knock-off (quick take-off)
wheels - Posi-traction rear axle The sale includes the original
factory window sticker and the owner's hand-written 2-page record
of every specification on the car, from spark-plug gapping to
solid-lifter valve clearance (0.30 for those keeping score). Also
included are the car's protect-o-plate with related information
booklet, the owners guide, along with other pamphlets supplied to
the original purchaser by the dealer. Visually, and from every
angle, including underneath, the car is absolutely impeccable. The
knock-off wheels, the gold-stripe tires, the vertically-mounted
radio, the cockpit-like interior, the bespoke dash and console, the
hidden headlights, the center-rear-deck fuel filler cap, and of
course, the Mako-inspired exterior lines of the car are all
stunning signature Corvette design cues. In this red and black
combination, it's a standout sports car statement. While the more
than 215 high-definition photographs available on the
GarageKeptMotors website, together with the short
startup-and-walk-around video, faithfully represent the car,
nothing will substitute for an in-person inspection. We welcome and
encourage such visits to our Grand Rapids, Michigan showroom by
advance appointment only. By all means, bring your camera.
Meanwhile, if you have questions, please get in touch by phone or
email. The 1965 Corvette was every bit as special when it was
launched 55 years ago as this remarkable example is today. After
all, how many cars ever rated their own hit song? Little red
Corvette Baby you're much too fast Little red Corvette You need a
love that's gonna last Thanks to Prince for helping pen the
write-up of this breathtaking little red Corvette. And just like in
the song, this one's looking for its next lover.