How many 1964 Corvettes still exist??

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12-05-2013, 10:07 PM

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My 64 lives here in paradise

64's or any other mid year, for that matter, are rarer than a hula skirt on a tiger shark. Haven't seen another mid year in ages.

12-05-2013, 10:16 PM

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Fewer than when this thread was started a decade ago.

12-05-2013, 10:27 PM

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Fewer than when this thread was started a decade ago.

Good one

12-05-2013, 10:29 PM

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Originally Posted by mrg

I got one of 'em .. #332 in the garage

We have #347 - likely built the same day.

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12-05-2013, 11:20 PM

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Originally Posted by 62Jeff

Fewer than when this thread was started a decade ago.

I wonder how many posters from 10 years ago are still alive?
Tom Piper?
How do the newbies find these old threads?

12-06-2013, 02:19 AM

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2024 Corvette of the Year Finalist - Modified

2023 C2 of the Year Winner - Modified

2022 C2 of the Year Finalist - Unmodified

2021 C8 of the Year Finalist - Unmodified

2019 C2 of Year Finalist (appearance mods)

St. Jude Donor '19-'20-'21

...another one lives and thrives here in Phoenix. Born November 5th, 1963. It has the very, extremely rare front disc brake option

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12-06-2013, 07:46 AM

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St. Jude Donor '14-'15-'16-'17-'18-'19-'20-'21-'22-'23-'24

Why?

Why would a 10 year old post start up again? Why not just start a new one?

12-06-2013, 06:19 PM

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Because maybe data is more organized and/or accessible. My guess would be to add up all the REGISTERED '64s in the world (USA plus a few hundred in Europe, Asia, etc.) and add maybe 30% for the ones off the road for a reasonable ballpark number.

12-07-2013, 08:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Tom Piper

Ok, let's go for the longest owned: I bought my '64 in June of 1968 -- 35 years.
Mine was also made in Sept 63. Along with the normal early '64 stuff, it has a '63 exhaust panel and bezels.

Tom Piper

Unless somebody else has done the math, that's 45 years. I've had mine since December '66, so 47 years in my case.

12-07-2013, 08:11 PM

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Originally Posted by fla-buckeye

Seems like the '64 is the year of choice for those building a replica GS. That may in it self bring the numbers down. Mine just had its 50th. birthday on October 29th. Great cars, drum brakes and all!

'64 saves labor over later years by having the correct fender gills, just cut 'em out. But AIR GS'x don't have airvents in the roof behind the doors? That might make it a toss-up, '64 vs '66 COUPES, but '64 convertibles are home free!

(I'm assuming '63s and '67s are too valuable to customize?)