1963 CHEVROLET CORVETTE SPLIT WINDOW COUPE

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  • Rare 1963 Split Window Coupe with factory air conditioning
  • Purportedly special ordered for a GM executive
  • 1 of 278 produced with factory air conditioning
  • Built on April 11, 1963
  • Originally delivered to White Allen Chevrolet in Dayton, Ohio
  • Two year frame-off restoration
  • Class winner at the 2019 Grand National Roadster Show
  • Matching numbers 327/300 HP V-8 engine
  • Upgraded with 340 HP intake manifold and valve covers
  • Cylinder head part number 3782461 with casting dates of March 9 and March 22, 1963
  • Carter carburetor number 3782S with date code AL2, produced the first week of November, 1962
  • Starter serial number 1107242 with a date code of 3C8 produced March 8, 1963
  • Alternator serial number 1100633, installed on examples produced with air conditioning only, with a date code of 3A12 and produced on January 12, 1963
  • Correct water pump installed on the 1963 model only
  • Power steering
  • Power brakes
  • Correct brake master cylinder, installed on 1963 models only, with a date code of C233 and produced on March 23, 1963
  • Correct power brake booster, part number 2574
  • Fan and Eaton fan clutch correct for air conditioned 1963 models
  • Fuel pump is correct for an air conditioned 1963 model
  • Borg Warner T10 4-speed manual transmission with the tail section and cover plate casting date of March 27, 1963
  • Correct bellhousing part number 3788421
  • 3.36:1 rear end gear ratio number 3880808 with a casting date of April 3rd, 1963 and upgraded to Positraction
  • Aluminized off road exhaust
  • Daytona Blue exterior with Daytona Blue leather interior
  • NOS emblems and door handles
  • Rare horns installed on 1963 models only, part numbers 455 and 456, with a date code of 3C3 and produced the third week of March 1963
  • Factory original Daytona Blue steering wheel
  • Rear view mirror has an original date code of February, 1963
  • Power windows
  • Correct AM/FM radio installed in 1963 models only
  • Original intake manifold and valve covers included with sale