1962 Chevrolet Corvette

Gold Standard Restoration Project by Steve Newsom and C&I Corvette 963 Key Route 581 Paintsville, KY The vehicle has currently 304 miles on it since restoration was done. This 1962 Corvette is the 10,071 st. produced in that year. It is painted in the rare Almond Beige with red interior. All 62 Corvettes displaying white wall tires had the wheels painted black. If the car had black wall tires, the wheels were painted body color. This car is equipped with both a hardtop painted Almond Beige as well as a black convertible top which is shown here. This car is equipped with a Borg Warner T 10 Aluminum 4 speed transmission and a 327 cubic inch engine. This engine with the aluminum intake manifold and 4-barrel carburetor produces 340 HP. The rear end is geared at 3:55:1. This car has gone thru a complete frame off restoration and runs and drives as new. The restoration of this Corvette was a joint effort by owner Steve Newsom and C&I Corvette in 963 Key Route 581 Paintsville, Ky. With a new larger engine, the 1962 model year Corvette was the quickest to date. Displacement of the small-block V8 increased from 283 cu in (4,640 cc) to 327 cu in (5,360 cc), which produced 250 hp (190 kW) in its base single 4-barrel carburetor version.[31] Hydraulic valve lifters were used in the standard and optional 300 hp (220 kW) engines, solid lifters in the optional carbureted 340 hp (250 kW) and fuel-injected 360 hp (270 kW) versions. Dual 4-barrel carburetor engines were no longer available. 1962 saw the last solid-rear-axle suspension, that had been used from the beginning. Rocker panel trim was seen for the first time, exposed headlights for the last, until 2005.[23] This was the last Corvette model to offer an optional power convertible top mechanism. Rare options: RPO 488 24-gallon fuel tank (65), RPO 687 heavy-duty brakes and steering (246), RPO 473 power convertible top (350), RPO 276 15"×5.5" wheels 1962 14,531 Built $4,038 Price 327 cu in V8 engine; last year with a trunk until 1998 and last year with exposed headlights until 2005. New black grill with chrome surround, chrome rocker panel moldings. The Gold Standard Project Classic Chevrolet Sugar Land November