The Chevrolet Corvette received a long-awaited redesign in 1963 and – with it – a new body style was offered: the Coupe. It came with a split-window arrangement in the back that proved to be a one-year-only deal as the window changed to one piece in 1964 for better visibility. Fuel injection was still available and was selected by just 12% of all Corvette buyers. This blue beauty was one of them, but it’s since been converted to a regular carburetor setup. Located in Lewiston, Maine, this otherwise primo ‘Vette is available here on craigslist for $139,900.
Buyers liked the all-new Corvette for 1963, and sales jumped to 21,500 units for the first time. Demand was split roughly 50/50 between the new coupe and the convertible, which could be optioned with a hardtop. A 327 cubic inch V8 was standard, with a 360 hp fuel injection version available for $430 extra at the time, an amount that’s close to $4,700 in 2026 terms. That explains why only 2,600 were ordered, with likely half going into a coupe like the seller’s car.
The seller says the auto is in “stunning condition” though no reference is made to original versus restored. The 327 V8 is period-correct, but not the factory block, and a prior owner took off all the fuel injection stuff so it’s back to a regular 4-barrel carburetor, paired with a 4-speed manual transmission. The odometer reads 69,000 miles and we don’t know when or why it ceased being a fuelie.
In every respect, this Corvette presents as a new showroom example that you could immediately begin using (and showing off). It has a side exhaust and factory-style knock-off wheels. If you need to see a video before shelling out nearly $140k, just ask the seller. While you’re at it, ask him/her for photos of the interior and engine compartment, as none were uploaded to the listing. BTW, thanks for the tip, T.J.!
This means we can’t sing the song any more without the fuel injection 🎶🏁⛱️
63 corvettes never look right to me with factory side exhaust but that’s an easy fix. Prices on these split windows are crazy.
Curvette, I agree with you about those side pipes. I think they spoil the look of the car. But I also wonder if this car without its original engine is worth $139k? I know split window coupes bring high prices, but I think this one might be overpriced.
$upply and Command .. LOL
That’s because they’re getting hard to come by!!! People that have then don’t want to get rid of them because they’re getting fairly rare.
Back in the late 60s, I knew of several Vettes that had the FI removed and replaced with a carburetor because there just weren’t enough techs that knew how to set up and work on the Rochester FI unit. In fact I knew one dealership that at one point had 3 or 4 FI units on the shelf that had been removed from customer cars due to drivability issues. Relating the car above, IMO it looks very good based on the pictures shown. At least they didn’t pull the bumpers off.
Ok, first off, the VIN and trim tag will not reveal what engine the car had new. GM finally started that in 1972, where a letter designated the engine option. Otherwise, 63s are the hottest selling C2s. But take off the N14 and go with N11.
hard to justify the asking price missing the F/I setup. that will set you back at least 7k or more for a date coded replacement. still a nice car but would be that much nicer if were original.
A restored, properly operating 63 unit with the air cleaner and FI distributor will set you back quite a bit more than $7K these days. Like 2 or 3 times that.
As said above, neither the trim tag or VIN will identify what engine came in a 63. There are clues, but nothing that can’t be added, replaced or faked. Probably half the Corvettes running around with fuelie emblems on them never saw fuel injection unit.
Asking $140K and not a picture under the car, under the hood or of the interior, and I think the car may have had a color change. While the color appears similar to 63 Silver Blue, it looks a little too blue to me, it almost looks like 65-66 Nassau Blue? Splits are still pretty strong, but the price seems high to me for a wrong motor car…especially if it’s had a color change.
The ONLY vette I would ever buy. Timeless, and I like the side exhaust. Crazy prices for split windows.
Craigslist is not the place to sell a 63 split window coupe for this price. Probably doesn’t want to sell but getting heat from the Mrs to list it.
Or it’s a scam!!
Way overpriced for non original.
The rear windows split doesn’t look right to me, but then I’m not an expert on the matter !?
By blowing the picture up you can see that the corner molding on the left in the picture is not installed correctly, placing it too close to the center peak. This is making it look like the whole rear window is offset and too close to the center of the split.
Maybe it’s me; but, the d/s split window appears closer to the middle roof body line than the passenger side does. Knowing that some of these back in the day had the split window removed for a ’64 rear window, it looks like this might have had some work done to it.