Vehicle Description
1960 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible
The year was 1960. In October of that year CBS began airing a
television show featuring two young men, Martin Milner and George
Maharis, driving around the countryside looking for adventure. Both
the car and the program were a hit. The show was 'Route 66' and the
car was, of course, a 1960 Corvette. We may never know if the show
helped boost sales, but deliveries of the Corvette eventually
topped 10,000 for the first time, (total run 10,261), that
year.
For consignment, a 1960 Chevrolet Corvette convertible wearing
Tuxedo Black, which is appropriate as this is a car dressed for
formal occasions. Oh sure, you could drive it to cruise night
without repercussions, but this stunning example may deserve more
of a show spotlight. This example gracing our Hallowed Halls is
showing 61,530 miles which cannot be verified to be actual as the
title reads mileage exempt.
Exterior
A cove of Sateen Silver gets its border trim from the wheel opening
which then encircles the feature and boomerangs right back to the
wheel in an unmistakable design element that is truly legendary.
Within that cover is the triple barred faux fender vents right
behind the crossed flags Corvette emblem. The rest of the Vette is
covered in two stage Tuxedo black which enables the chrome toothed
grille, headlight rings and their trailing trim, and chrome bumpers
pop with contrast. In back, the bumpers provide the exit points for
the dual exhaust while the flush, bullet shaped tail lights contour
to the peaks of the fenders and flank a slightly domed decklid.
This is still a first generation Corvette so Chevy had not yet
settled on the quad tail light setup. 15-inch wheels have the
proper caps with faux knockoffs and wear 205/75R15 white wall
tires. The window trim and other metalwork, emblems, paint, and
black canvas top are all in fantastic condition. The only
imperfection we note is some cracking paint near the bumper as it
wraps around towards the front wheel.
Interior
Stunning, flawless, mind blowing are just a few words to describe
this interior of red. The doors have a wonderful section of
machined stainless that swoops from front of the door to the back
and cradles the armrest/door pull. Bomber style red vinyl buckets
are cradled by the rear cowl. Between the seats is a vertical
cascading storage box which runs to the central hump and has
stainless shiny edging encircling it and the seats. Upfront, the
dash which is the most beautifully designed aspect of this car has
all necessary gauges with black fields and white lettering,
surrounded by chromed bezels, and embedded into deep steel formed
circles that are topped by a semicircular speedometer. All this is
fronted by a 3 spoke, red rimmed steering wheel in drilled metal.
The top of the dash is a combination of fiberglass and some padded
vinyl which has the same swooping effect as the door panels. On its
way to the center console, a newer AM/FM cassette radio is noted
along with a clock. Flooding the floor is a gorgeous red with
peppering of black loop pile carpeting in great shape. A Hurst
shifter with a white ball topper sits proudly in the center of the
driveshaft hump between the seats that also sports the ash
receptacle.
Drivetrain
So far, the judges are loving the car. Let's pop the hood and get a
score. It's very clean underneath with the intake showing some
patina. This is a matching numbers283ci V8, but our crack staff
cautions that the stamping and broaching on the block are somewhat
suspect. Dual 4-barrel carburetors sit on top and a Muncie M21
4-speed manual transmission sends power to the rear wheels and 3.08
gears. Drum brakes occupy the front and rear wheels.
Undercarriage
Very clean underneath with no surface rust to speak of. Outside of
the mud splatter, the underside shows as driver quality plus. We
note some oil sling from the rear U-joint and it's evident on the
two stock style mufflers that flank it. Those mufflers are part of
the dual exhaust system which as noted, end epically as part of the
rear bumper. Coil spring suspension is equipped up front and leaf
springs in the rear.
Drive-Ability
It runs as good as it looks and takes us on a trip to 1960 as we
loop the test route in this classic American sports car. The V8
provides plenty of power and a sweet sound and the chassis tracks
well and handles great. Everything from the radio to the lights to
the gauges functioned as they should. While Classic Auto Mall
represents that these functions were working at the time of our
test drive, we cannot guarantee these functions will be working at
the time of your purchase.
Okay C1 enthusiasts and Vette lovers, this one's for you. A show
quality 1960 in a great spec with striking good looks. This one was
born at the St. Louis plant in the Show Me state. Well, if this car
could talk, it would say, "show me!". Put it away in your
collection and save it for fair weathered weekends. But you don't
have to take our advice, it's your car! Or, it will be after you
call 888-227-0914 today!
00867S103576
0-1960
08-Corvette
67-Convertible
S-St. Louis, MO Assy Plant
103576-Sequential Unit Number
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collectible vehicles for sale via consignment in a climate
controlled 336,000-square foot showroom (that's more than 8
acres!). The largest single location consignment dealer of classic
and collectible vehicles in the country is located in Morgantown,
Pennsylvania, just 1-hour west of Philadelphia off Exit 298 of the
I-76 Pennsylvania Turnpike. For more information visit
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anytime for more information or to come see the vehicle in person.
There is no guarantee of mileage. A $299 Dealer Administrative fee
is not included in the advertised price.
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