Vehicle Description
1965 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible Fuelie - 327ci Fuel Injected V8
- 4 Speed Manual Transmission - 50k Miles - Ermine White Over Black
Interior - Original Protect o Plate - Original Window Sticker -
Fully Restored - Collector Grade C2 (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 200 photographs, as well as a short start-up and walk-around
video, please go to our main website: Garage Kept Motors.) For the
first time I now have a Corvette I can be proud to drive in Europe.
- Zora Arkus-Duntov In the quote above, the Father of the Corvette
was referring to the C2 in Corvette-speak. In its review of that
Corvette, Car and Driver, detailed the car's most significant
advancement beyond the comprehensive 1963 styling re-design: The
new all-independent suspension has completely transformed the
Corvette in terms of traction and cornering power.... Cornering
stability under conditions permitting minimal wheel deflections is
remarkable, and an initial feeling of pleasant surprise rises to
sheer astonishment when one discovers that the car can be taken off
the predetermined line with ease and still complete the turn in
perfect balance. Offered here in original Ermine White over black
leather, with both a white fabric soft top and a white removable
hardtop top, is a fully restored '65 Corvette Sting Ray
Convertible. Delivered new at Ken Smith Motors in Bucyrus, Ohio,
this is a rare, original, fuel-injected example, one of the most
desirable classic Corvettes ever produced. The car's original
window sticker showing all optional equipment is included, with a
photo presented in the gallery for reference. In 57 years, this car
has traveled just 50,152 miles, or fewer than 900 miles per-year on
average. Clearly, a loved and sparingly driven Corvette, the
restoration presents the car in spectacular condition in every
respect. The exterior Ermine White paint retains factory gloss and
smoothness. There is no damage anywhere on the body, and body-panel
alignment is excellent. (To best assess the quality of the paint
and trim finishes, please be sure to view the close-up photographs
of the car in the accompanying gallery.) The rotating headlights
operate as they should. All factory badging-including cross-flags
emblem on both the hood and rear-deck-mounted fuel filler cap, the
Corvette Sting Ray rear emblem, and the front-fender,
red-white-and-blue fuel injection emblem-is present, properly
located, and in pristine condition. In similar fashion, the chrome
side mirror, windshield surround, door handles, bumpers, lower side
trim, hood louvers, and lower-front grille are all in beautiful
condition. Windshield glass is clear and unblemished. Factory
turbine-design wheel covers with faux knock-off caps are mounted
with period-correct BFGoodrich® Silvertown 7.75x15 bias-ply, narrow
whitewall tires. The white exterior is perfectly contrasted by the
black-leather upholstery. The characteristic twin-cowl dash, center
stack, and visors feature the same material. Only light patina
appropriate for the age of the car can be found on some surfaces
(including the steering column, console, and some switchgear). The
horizontally pleated leather seats are free of rips, significant
wear, or any damage; only normal light creasing is present.
Original black lap belts are mounted. The original Corvette-branded
steering wheel, again with only very light patina, is in place.
Instrument lenses are clear and indicator needles retain their
color. The 160-mph speedometer, tachometer, and auxiliary gauges
operate as they should. The bespoke, vertically mounted, factory
AM-FM push-button Delco®-branded radio, analog clock, and four
control knobs are in place in the center stack, while the
four-speed sh
