Vehicle Description
1965 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible - White Over Black - 396 V8
built up to 500hp - Originally a small block car - 4 Speed Manual -
Borla Exhaust - Billet Wheels - Black Soft Top (Please note: If you
happen to be viewing this 1965 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible on a
website other than our Garage Kept Motors site, it's possible that
you've only seen some of our many photographs of the car due to
third-party website limitations. To be sure you access all the more
than 140 photographs, as well as a short start-up and walk-around
video, please go to our main website: Garage Kept Motors.) There's
never been a sports car like Corvette. And there's never been a
Corvette like the '65! - Chevrolet 1965 magazine ad The 1965
Corvette Sting Ray is beloved by collectors as particularly special
since these 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. Offered here is a well-maintained,
respectfully upgraded '65 Corvette Convertible in white over black.
Visually, and from every angle, including underneath, the car is in
excellent condition. The exterior paint is in near-showroom
condition across the body: uniformly glossy, free of imperfections
or fading. (To best assess the quality of the paint and trim
finishes, be sure to view the close-up photographs of the car in
the accompanying gallery.) The iconic hidden headlights,
front-and-rear split bumpers, stinger-type hood, the
center-rear-deck fuel-filler cap hidden beneath the Corvette
emblem, and of course, the Mako-inspired exterior lines of the car
are all signature Corvette design cues. Windshield and side glass
is clear and undamaged; emblems and badging (including the
crossed-flags hood emblem and the 396 Turbo Jet with crossed flags
front-fender emblem) are properly mounted. In this white-over-black
combination, it's a standout sports-car statement. The car's
black-fabric soft top is in excellent condition and included in the
sale. Polished 5-spoke Billet® wheels are mounted with
period-correct red-stripe tires. Inside, the black color scheme was
a classic choice that nicely allows chrome and other metal trim
pieces to stand out. In particular, the gauge cluster-fronted by a
wood rimmed 3-spoke steering wheel with brushed metal trim and
crossed-flags center logo-is a feast for the eyes. Many enthusiasts
believe the arrangement and design of the two large, round
instruments (tach and 160-mph speedometer), four smaller auxiliary
gauges, and three chromed pull levers (and the ignition) was never
bettered through all the subsequent Corvette iterations. Certainly,
the two-pod dash design (with handsome brushed-metal trim on the
passenger side) has beautifully stood the test of time. The same
holds for the center-stack design with the pull-knob heating
controls and especially the vertically mounted radio, here an
updated, period-look Corvette-branded unit. The console hosts the
4-speed manual transmission shifter with metal trim, and the shift
pattern shown on a metal plate. Black leather (showing only
age-appropriate creasing, but no damage) adorns the bucket seats;
black carpeting covers the cabin floor. Under the front-hinged
hood, power originates from a 396-cubic-inch Chevrolet V8 (often
said to be the perfect performance choice for the car) with a
bare-metal manifold, a Chevrolet-embossed chrome open-sided
air-cleaner cover, and chrome valve covers with V8 embossing
installed. An aluminum radiator is also mounted. The engine bay is
well-ordered and properly clean. Viewed from below, lower painted
body panels show no damage, The chassis is straight, original,
clean, and, with the exception of very light surface rust on some
untreated metal, rust-free. The full-length, low-restriction Borla®
dual-exhaust system (with racing style headers and collectors) is
properly installed; the exhaust syste
