Wheelbase:
98" |
Track:
56.25" Front / 57" Rear |
Height: 49.8" Coupe |
Length:
175.1" |
Width:
69.6" |
Curb Weight: 3,015lbs. |
Tire
Size: 6.70x15" |
Plant: St. Louis |
|
Corvette completely redesigned both the body and
chassis. For the first time, a coupe body was available. A center split on the coup roof
flowed through the rear glass creating the famous "Split Window". This was also
the first Corvette to do away with the solid rear axle.
1963 Options:
Code |
Description |
Quantity |
Price |
| 837 |
Base Corvette Sport Coupe |
10,594 |
$4,257 |
| 867 |
Base Corvette Convertible |
10,919 |
4,037 |
| 898 |
Genuine Leather Seats |
1,114 |
80.70 |
| 941 |
Sebring Silver Exterior Paint |
3,516 |
80.70 |
| A01 |
Soft Ray Tinted Glass, All Windows |
629 |
16.15 |
| A02 |
Soft Ray Tinted Glass, Windshield |
470 |
10.80 |
| A31 |
Power Windows |
3,742 |
59.20 |
| C07 |
Auxiliary Hardtop (Convertible) |
5,739 |
236.75 |
| C48 |
Heater/Defroster Delete |
124 |
-100.00 |
| C60 |
Air Conditioning |
278 |
421.80 |
| G81 |
Positraction Rear Axle |
17,554 |
43.05 |
| G91 |
Special Highway Axle Ratio 3.08:1 |
211 |
2.20 |
| J50 |
Power Brakes |
3,336 |
43.05 |
| J65 |
Sintered Metallic Brakes |
5,310 |
37.70 |
| L75 |
327ci 300hp Engine |
8,033 |
53.80 |
| L76 |
327ci 340hp Engine |
6,978 |
107.60 |
| L84 |
327ci 360hp Engine - Fuel Injection |
2,610 |
430.40 |
| M20 |
4 Speed Manual Transmission |
17,983 |
188.30 |
| M35 |
Powerglide Automatic Transmission |
2,621 |
199.10 |
| N03 |
36 Gallon Fuel Tank Coupe Only |
63 |
202.30 |
| N11 |
Offroad Exhaust System |
Unknown |
37.70 |
| N34 |
Woodgrained Plastic Steering Wheel |
130 |
16.15 |
| N40 |
Power Steering |
3,063 |
75.35 |
| P48 |
Cast Aluminum Knock-Off Wheels |
Unknown |
322.80 |
| P91 |
Blackwall Tires 670x15 Nylon Cord |
412 |
15.70 |
| P92 |
Blackwall Tires 670x15 Rayon Cord |
19,383 |
31.55 |
| T86 |
Backup Lamps |
318 |
10.80 |
| U65 |
AM Radio |
11,368 |
137.75 |
| U69 |
AM/FM Radio |
9,178 |
174.35 |
| Z06 |
Special Performance Equipment |
199 |
1,818.45 |
Serial Numbers: 30837S100001 through 30837S121513
Suffix:
| RC: 327ci, 250hp MT |
RF: 327ci 360hp MT |
| RD: 327ci, 300hp MT |
SC: 327ci, 250hp AT |
| RE: 327ci, 340hp MT |
SD: 327ci, 300hp AT |
MT=Manual Trans, AT=Automatic Trans, PS=Power Steering, AC=Air
Conditioning,
Base Engine: 327ci V8 250hp
Colors:
| RPO |
Exterior |
Quantity |
Soft Top |
Wheels |
Interior |
| 900 |
Tuxedo Black |
- |
Bk/W/Bg |
Black |
BK/S/R |
| 912 |
Silver Blue |
- |
Bk/W/Bg |
Black/White/Silver |
BK/F/R |
| 916 |
Daytona Blue |
3,475 |
Bk/W/Bg |
Black/Db |
Bk/F |
| 923 |
Riverside Red |
4,612 |
Bk/W/Bg |
Black/Red |
BK/R/S |
| 932 |
Saddle Tan |
- |
Bk/W/Bg |
Black |
BK/R/S |
| 936 |
Ermine White |
- |
Bk/W/Bg |
Black |
BK/Db/R/S |
| 941 |
Sebring Silver |
3,516 |
Bk/W/Bg |
Black/Silver |
BK/Db/R/S |
Abbreviations:
AB=Almond Beige, Bk=Black, Bg=Beige, C=Charcoal, Db=Dark Blue,
F=Fawn, S=Saddle, Si=Silver, W=White, R=Red, Bl=Blue,
Tq=Turquoise
- Operation Mongoose, which produced the Corvette Grand Sport, designed as the
Cobra Killer, is cancelled when GM top executives find out about the project. However,
three Corvette Grand Sports with 550 hp engines decidedly beat the Ford Cobras at Nassau.
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