Vehicle Description
This 1963 Chevrolet Corvette Split-Window coupe was the subject of
a custom build by Doug Rippie, owner of Doug Rippie Motorsports in
Chandler, AZ. It is powered by a 6.2-liter LS3 V8 engine with
Wiesco pistons, a low-profile GM Performance oil pan and Borla
8-stack fuel injection with individual throttle-bodies. Mated to
the V8 is a 5-speed TREMEC manual transmission, and it's all
mounted to an SR111 tube-frame chassis with 3.55-ratio 9-inch
Currie rear end with Eaton Detroit Truetrac limited-slip
differential. The car also comes equipped with a Ron Davis aluminum
radiator and Billet Specialties serpentine belt conversion, a
stainless-steel fuel tank and a ceramic-coated mandrel-bent
Heartthrob dual-exhaust system with stainless-steel mufflers. This
Corvette rides on C6 Corvette front and rear independent suspension
and rolls on Budnik forged wheels wrapped in Michelin Pilot Sport
A/S tires. Finished in Silver Blue (912), this fiberglass
Split-Window was refinished by Squeeg's Kustoms of Chandler, AZ. It
is equipped with power steering, power-assisted Wilwood 4-wheel
disc brakes with two-piece rotors, retractable headlights with
Detroit Speed Engineering electric motors, adjustable Viking
coilovers and Vintage Air climate control. The interior includes a
3-spoke steering wheel on a Flaming River tilting column, Dakota
Digital 160-mph, 8,000-rpm tachometer auxiliary gauges and Glide
Engineering bucket seats trimmed in black leather, complemented by
a black dashboard and door panels. There is a quartz analog clock
and Antique Automobile head unit mounted vertically in the center
stack. The car won the 2023 Pacific Grove California Concours Auto
Rally Best of 60-Year Anniversary of Corvette Marque Award. NCRS
shipping data report references a production date in March 1963 and
indicated initial delivery to Luby Chevrolet of Denver, CO.
