splitwindow1

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Chevrolet-Corvette-Split-Window-Coupe-1963-Chevrolet-Corvette-Split-Window-Coupe-Barn-Find-Project-/251613953845?forcerrptr=true&hash=item3a955c3f35&item=251613953845&pt=US_Cars_Trucks
a guy asked if this is a convertible but im kinda thinking same are the vin tag and trim tag real or been off the car? the back splitwindow part looks like its been off

thanks im thinking of buying i t

Blue Ridge 67

Check out the push button door handle !!!! And what with the heater box opening

Rich Yanulis

What is your ultimate plan for this "project"?

Do you plan on doing a complete restoration?

KC John

I'm far from an expert, but that looks like a nightmare.

66jack

I think the person got in over there head on this project...

Looks like an early 63 based on the floor pan area where the seats go....

Bluestripe67

It is an early car. Look at the driver side front frame area. Does it look like it's kinked? This car is a major money pit, a very bad one. I would keep my distance if I were you or anybody else. Dennis

65silververt

And the roof portion of the birdcage has been hacked off. By the time you made that into a solid birdcage and body again, you would have somewhere around 30,000 in it and that's if you could purchase it for around the current bid. By the time you located the missing trim, etc. you would have another 12,000 minimum.
Clearly the VIN tag has been removed at some point since it should be spot welded in place, but is now riveted on with cheap hardware store units.
I'd say this is a 100,000 dollar car if you did all the work yourself.

AZDoug

Parts car.

Doug

Subfixer

If you look at the driver's side rocker panel, it looks like there is a body mount hole there. IIRC, only convertibles had a body mount there. May also explain the missing roof bird cage issue.
I think this was a convertible being converted to a coupe.

BADBIRDCAGE

I am not saying you are incorrect on the convertible/coupe switch however my November 62 built 63 coupe had the body mounts there. Remember that 63's (at least early build 63's) were rigid mounted to the chassis. The only rubber cushions were at the inboard floor mounts.

splitwindow1

i would buiild this car right back to stock but not the motor and the trans

i was looking at the style on the trim tag its scraped off

splitwindow1

this car is a big gamble i dont wan to end up with a convertible

BADBIRDCAGE

PASS ! ! ! When in serious doubt drop back 15 and punt. There have to be better candidates out there for a serious buyer.

Vette Daddy

And not much of one at that. POS frankenVette

WKNR

Body mounts, behind the seat door pillar panel mounts, looks like the rear hatch drip rail and hinges are still there , I don't see any remnants of Sebring silver paint 941A, so besides riveted Vin, I am not sure about the trim tag either.....that car has been through the mill and enjoyed!

Rich Yanulis

To try to rebuild this car would be a very serious mistake.
The frame is shot, the birdcage is gone and all the expensive one year only parts are missing.

Please do yourself a favor and look for a better candidate

65silververt

All 63-67 Corvettes have that body mount hole. On later model coupes, they installed a red plug in the hole.

Judging by the structure of the top of the latch pillars, it was a coupe and not a convertible.

65silververt

That would be an enormous mistake! If you had a spare split window cage that needed a VIN, then i could see this as a wise investment. Other than that, this is a waste of time and money for anybody to attempt to restore.

jimgessner

Don't hurt yourself. You CAN'T make Chicken salad out of Chicken S#$% ...!

OldKarz

....not even a parts car.