Vehicle Description
283 motor 4 Speed transmission Stereo Soft top convertible 1961
CHEVY CORVETTE This car has had an amazing restoration. It has the
283 motor with a 4 speed transmission and now has two 4 barrel
carbs, front disc brakes, soft top convertible and a new gas tank
was installed in 2014. The interior is in excellent condition. The
1961 Chevrolet Corvette featured a major redesign...but you might
not know it until one passed you by since the big updates were out
back. GM replaced the curvaceous rear end that had been in place
since 1953 with the "tail lift" or "duck tail" rear end that would
largely carry over to the C2 Corvette in 1963. The exhaust outlets
were also moved underneath the rear end from the previously
integrated exit pipes. In addition to effectively laying the
foundation for the rear end of the upcoming C2 Stingray, the tail
of the new 1961 car set the tradition of four taillights in the
Corvette. Up front, the changes were far more subtle, with a
billet-look grille replacing the "teeth" grille from the previous
years. The twin headlight banks that flanked the new badging now
featured body-colored frames, replacing the chrome headlight
surrounds from past years. Engine options largely carried over from
1960 with fuel injected models. The base engine continued to put
out 230 hp, but output for the "fuelies" increased to 275 hp and
315 hp for the top end model, which incorporated high-lift cams.
Aluminum radiators now came as standard equipment and featured a
crossflow design. Some early 1961 Corvettes still had the copper
radiator, so check under the hood before you buy. The 4-speed
manual now had an aluminum case, and the transmission tunnel for
all 1961Chevy Corvettes was narrowed by 20 percent to provide more
interior space. General Motors built 10,939 Chevrolet Corvettes for
the 1961 model year, making it the second most common model year of
the C1.
