1965 Chevrolet Corvette

Gateway Classic Cars of Houston is proud to offer this beautiful 1965 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible. If there is a car that answers all the questions of “is it a good investment”, “is it fun and appealing”, “will it get noticed at a car show, stop light, anywhere” “is it the best American sports car”? Well here is your answer, plain and simple…a C2 Corvette. This Nassau blue Vette stops you in your tracks and excites every sense of your car needs. The 327cid engine is numbers matching and runs like a swiss clock with the recent rebuild on the transmission. If you can’t see yourself in this car on the hot days and the top down on those perfect weather days, then you have never experienced the feeling of a corvette. This is a much better than average driver and not so perfect you are afraid to pull it out of your garage. Have we said what a great Vette this is, well…it is. The second-generation Corvette, which introduced Sting Ray to the model, continued with fiberglass body panels, and overall, was smaller than the first generation. The car was designed by Larry Shinoda with major inspiration from a previous concept design called the "Q Corvette," which was created by Peter Brock and Chuck Pohlmann under the styling direction of Bill Mitchell. Earlier, Mitchell had sponsored a car known as the "Mitchell Sting Ray" in 1959 because Chevrolet no longer participated in factory racing. This vehicle had the largest impact on the styling of this generation, although it had no top and did not give away what the final version of the C2 would look like. The third inspiration was a Mako Shark Mitchell had caught while deep-sea fishing. Production started for the 1963 model year and ended in 1967. Introducing a new name, "Sting Ray", the 1963 model was the first year for a Corvette coupé and it featured a distinctive tapering rear deck. The Sting Ray featured hidden headlamps, non-functional hood vents, and an independent rear suspension. Corvette chief engineer Zora Arkus-Duntov never liked the split rear window because it blocked rear vision, but Mitchell thought it to be a key part of the entire design. Four-wheel disc brakes were introduced in 1965. Other options available, AM-FM radio, a telescopic steering wheel, and headrests. The Sting Ray's independent rear suspension was successfully adapted for the new-for-1965 Chevrolet Corvair, which solved the quirky handling problems of that unique rear-engine compact. Options include: Wipers, horn, gauges, AM/FM, clock, radial tires, convertible top, and turn signals. For even more information on this 1965 Chevrolet Corvette pickup located in our Houston showroom please call us at (832) 243-6220, email us at or visit the car on our website at www.gatewayclassiccars.com/HOU/1189/1965-Chevrolet-Corvette