As I posted in #11 in ‘63 I was 12 which would make
me about 68.But what does that have to do with
anything? To be honest I probably didn’t give it a
lot of thought until the ‘64s were released and I
compared the two models. That collectors place a
premium on them is interesting but it doesn’t effect
my opinion of the look. They are not wrong and neither
am I. Would I own one? I’ll put it this way: when I was
even younger I thought the Edsel was the most butt ugly
thing on 4 wheels. When I grew up I saw beauty in
the Edsel ugliness and understood there was an
interesting history and learned also that they would be
a real collectible. People joked about Edsels for
years and that piqued my interest, as well.
So, yes I would own a ‘63 Vette, no question. But if
given a choice between a ‘63 and ‘64 only, I would
choose the ‘64 unless there was a substantial
compelling financial reason to pick the ‘63.
I asked your age because I grew up in that era and was around Corvette fans as well as other muscle cars and even as kids ...I was grade school we loved them and knew as kids the split window was the bomb
And it’s remained so.
It’s iconic not just some little feature that adds value like the big gas tank
It exemplifies the Stingray coupe
So I figured you to be young and unaware of that legacy
I was wrong..
You are not young...well maybe at heart
A coworker of mine had a 63 split window back in the early 80s. He was using it as a daily driver but eventually had to sell it for something more practical... practicality and great car ownership usually being mortal enemies. That was the first time that I heard that they were sought after by ‘Vette fans. I probably still wouldn’t know if not for that.
My brother in law was in the Navy in the late ‘60s. One of his shipmates owned a Cobra. Not a Mustang, but a for real Shelby 289 Cobra with the AC Ace body. He sold it around 1970, maybe to finance his marriage. Practicality.