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How come all of these supposedly perfect original 63 all have knock offs? When we know they were not produced from the factory that way. And where is the Vin tag and Trim tag and the engine block numbers? I have looked at about a dozen 63 split window coupe that either the Vin tag or the engine block numbers have been modified. It’s very hard to find a very good original split window coupe these days.
How come all of these supposedly perfect original 63 all have knock offs? When we know they were not produced from the factory that way. And where is the Vin tag and Trim tag and the engine block numbers? I have looked at about a dozen 63 split window coupe that either the Vin tag or the engine block numbers have been modified. It’s very hard to find a very good original split window coupe these days.
Amen....I've prob looked at two dozen on line in the last year and 8-10 at shows...two weeks back a silver/black 300hp powerglide split window at a local car show. A nice 5-footer until I started really looking, so much wrong if you know what to look for. I knew there were problems when I saw the absolutely 90* squared off rearmost corners off the hood surround headlight bucket gaps and things went downhill from there.... The owner was so proud of the care I didn't dash his illusions...
Beautiful car! Saddle/saddle happens to be my favorite color combo for '63.
Regarding the wheels, according to an acquaintance who has a '63 SWC--along with 12 other Vettes!--in 1963 the knock-off wheels originally only had two "spokes" on the center locking nut. Early buyers complained that it was too difficult to remove/install the wheels with only two spokes because they kept hitting the wheel and/or fender trying to tighten them. So at some point during the production year the wheel centers were changed to three-spoke. His '63 has a set of the two-spoke centers, which he claims are very rare and extremely pricey if found.
Last edited by Riverdog; 06-20-2019 at 10:06 AM.
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Regarding the wheels, according to an acquaintance who has a '63 SWC--along with 12 other Vettes!--in 1963 the knock-off wheels originally only had two "spokes" on the center locking nut. Early buyers complained that it was too difficult to remove/install the wheels with only two spokes because they kept hitting the wheel and/or fender trying to tighten them. So at some point during the production year the wheel centers were changed to three-spoke. His '63 has a set of the two-spoke centers, which he claims are very rare and extremely pricey if found.
Have your buddy pop a wheel off and see if the wheel and adaptor look like this. If it does, he has the real McCoy. If it doesn't, well.............................
The two bar spinners were first used on the Dayton wire wheel option for '63-'63 Corvair. The same spinner was on the drawing for the Corvette wheel in the spring of '62 but replaced by the three bar design, I believe in July/August of 1962. I believe it's safe to say that Corvette customer complaints had nothing to do with two bar vs three bar part release.
The two bar spinners really have little value except for those that have a Corvair with wire wheels or those that drink the Corvette two bar spinner Kool-Aid.
Beautiful car! Saddle/saddle happens to be my favorite color combo for '63.
Regarding the wheels, according to an acquaintance who has a '63 SWC--along with 12 other Vettes!--in 1963 the knock-off wheels originally only had two "spokes" on the center locking nut. Early buyers complained that it was too difficult to remove/install the wheels with only two spokes because they kept hitting the wheel and/or fender trying to tighten them. So at some point during the production year the wheel centers were changed to three-spoke. His '63 has a set of the two-spoke centers, which he claims are very rare and extremely pricey if found.
Im familiar with the 2 bar design on the 63 over the counter wheels and yes they are pricey if real. I thought they stopped offering them until ‘64 because of wheel /tire sealing or something? At any rate, never heard the story about switching to 3 bars during the ‘63 model year before, because of “complaints.” Maybe we can get more on this here.
Last edited by vettebuyer6369; 06-20-2019 at 11:34 AM.
Never claimed it to be original paint. However, it is original color, painted 18 months ago, and restored to its original condition. Numbers matching drivetrain, 327/365 HP, this notwithstandibg the fact the paint looks better than it did in April 1964.
06-19-2019, 11:44 PM
1963 Corvette Sports Original Paint and 43K Miles
