Nineteen sixty-five marked the third year of the Sting Ray body style, with 8,186 coupes and 15,376 convertibles produced. Of this number, a total of 771 (both Coupe and Convertible) left the factory with the optional fuel-injected V-8 engine that cost a hefty $538. Hood styling was revised, the roof vents were gone on coupes and the gills behind the front wheels were functional for the first time. Disc brakes at all four corners became standard while the Rochester Ramjet “fuelie” 327-cid, 375-hp V-8 would make its final appearance, thanks to both cost and the mid-year appearance of the more-powerful and lower cost 396-cid “big-block” V-8. The new disc brakes were developed courtesy of Chevrolet engineers working in concert with Delco-Moraine who devised a completely new approach. The novel system let the pads barely touch the discs at all times. This provided instant pedal response and satisfactorily addressed an early criticism of discs: that when they got wet, they failed to work adequately.

Presented in Milano Maroon with a matching interior, this Corvette is reported to have an older concours restoration and its correct drivetrain. Previously owned by a renowned “fuelie” collector, this authentic example also features the desirable four-speed manual transmission, leather interior, removable accessory hardtop, AM/FM radio, whitewall tires, telescoping antenna, and a teakwood steering wheel. The fuel injection system was recently serviced and the car starts and drives like the day it was new according to the owner.

In 1965, your Corvette could come in many forms; dull was not one of them, especially the “fuelie.”