1965 Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray C2 Convertible (Fuelie)
- Engine
- 5.4L (327 cu in) fuel-injected V8, 375 hp, paired with Muncie four-speed manual gearbox
- Colour
- Tuxedo Black
A 1965 Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray convertible, assembled on 15 March 1965 and delivered new to La Point Chevrolet in Charlotte, North Carolina. One of only 771 fuel-injected examples among 1965 convertibles, it is fitted with the 327 cu in / 375 hp V-8, Muncie four-speed gearbox, and a rare array of factory options including dual side exhausts. Following a comprehensive frame-off restoration in the late 1990s, it received a 2003 NCRS Top Flight Award and has since been carefully preserved with fewer than 20 post-restoration miles recorded.
Ownership
- —Auction saleEstimate US$125,000 – US$150,000
- 1965 →Factory deliveryLa Point Chevrolet, Charlotte, North Carolinapartial documentation
Original delivering dealership; the car was shipped from the St. Louis assembly facility to this Charlotte, NC Chevrolet dealer.
- 2004 →Private saleEdward Terrypartial documentation
Acquired shortly after the car earned its NCRS Top Flight Award; kept in a climate-controlled garage and seldom displayed over roughly 16 years of ownership.
Competition
- 2003National Corvette Restorers Society judgingNCRS Top Flight AwardTop Flight Award
Award received the year before the current owner's acquisition; documentation accompanies the car.
Maintenance & restoration
- —RestorationD & A Corvette Restorations
Complete frame-off restoration carried out to concours standard, reportedly finished sometime during the late 1990s.
Workshop located in Gillespie, Illinois. Only approximately 18 miles accumulated since this work was completed.
- —MechanicalJohn DeGregory
Full overhaul of the Rochester fuel injection system performed concurrently with the frame-off restoration; all visible injection components retain correct sequence numbers.
Specialist in Corvette fuel injection systems, based in Greensburg, Pennsylvania; work confirmed by accompanying paperwork.
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