Few Corvettes have achieved such notoriety as the 1963 Corvette Sting Ray, which launched the second generation of America’s Sports Car with a sexy aerodynamic design by Bill Mitchell and Larry Shinoda, riding a thoroughly redesigned chassis with Corvette’s first four-wheel independent suspension, developed by Zora Arkus Duntov. Also new was the first-ever production Corvette Coupe, immediately recognized by its split rear window. The “split-window” is the signature-identifying feature of closed 1963 Corvettes today.

The all-new Corvette generated immediate acclaim, with Motor Trend testers remarking, “We thought the old model cornered darn well, but there’s no comparing it to this new one.” Road & Track stated that the 1963 Corvette “will know few peers.” Zora Arkus-Duntov, known as the father of the Corvette, was quoted as having said of the 1963 model, “For the first time I now have a Corvette I can be proud to drive in Europe.”

This particular split-window is powered by the base engine option, which is a 327-cid, 250-hp V-8. Moving power to the rear wheels is the M20 four-speed manual transmission. The paint is completed in Code 912 Silver Blue; while the interior is finished in Code 490A Dark Blue. This iconic car features air conditioning, pushbutton radio, tinted windshield, stainless wheel covers and whitewall radial tires.

The model has become something of a design classic and it remains coveted by Corvette collectors as one of the most important models.