- Original numbers matching 327/360-HP fuel-injected engine
- Recipient of prestigious NCRS Regional Top Flight award
- Meticulously restored to original factory standards
- Finished in original Roman Red with matching hardtop
- Offered with both hard and soft tops
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1962 Chevrolet Corvette ‘Fuelie’ Roadster
Many car enthusiasts consider the 1960s the golden age of high-performance cars. No car did more to usher in that era than the Chevrolet Corvette. Starting in 1955, the Corvette was offered with a V-8 engine. From then on, there was no looking back - the Corvette has carried the banner for American sporting cars, almost without interruption through to the present day. In many important ways, 1962 marked the beginning of the Bill Mitchell Era in Corvette styling. Use of chrome on the Corvette had been on the decline since its high point in 1958 and, by 1962, its use was relatively minimal. The curvaceous rear quarter panels and color contrasting-colored side scallops of earlier Corvettes were now gone, replaced with the muscular haunches and quad-taillights that preceded Larry Shinoda's forthcoming sensational Stingray.
New for the Corvette in 1962 was the 327-cubic-inch V-8 engine, which replaced the venerable 283 in all Corvettes. With the optional fuel injection and solid lifters, up to 360 horsepower was on tap, offering proof that the horsepower race of the '60s was well underway. The Corvette's base price topped $4,000 for the first time. Surprisingly, the car weighed the same in 1962 as it did in 1953, despite being fitted with more equipment and structural reinforcements to improve rigidity. This was achieved by eliminating the unnecessary bulk in the layers of the fiberglass skin, in what would become the final version of the first-generation Corvette.
Offered from a noted private Corvette collection, located in the Midwest, is this Roman Red 1962 Corvette 'Fuelie'. Meticulously restored to original factory standards, this example is the recipient of a prestigious NCRS Regional Top Flight award, which it won at a Florida regional meet. Documenting that achievement is an NCRS letter signed by Corvette authority Roy Sinor. Perhaps no club is harder on originality and judging, so to win a Top Flight award from the National Corvette Restorers Society (NCRS) is a true testament to the restoration and care this example has received. Retaining its original numbers matching 327-cubic-inch 360-horsepower fuel-injected engine, it is 1 of just 1,918 fuel-injected examples of the 14,351 Corvettes produced in 1962. Backed by a four-speed manual transmission, its enjoyment is further elevated for roadgoing enjoyment. Matching that of the body, a Roman Red hardtop is included with the sale of this Corvette. Other features include a white soft top, a classic black interior, and blackwall tires.
Ready for open air motoring enjoyment or an addition to further judged events, this 1962 Corvette Fuelie is a true piece of American motoring history that is reminiscent of better days of pure open road driving enjoyment.
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