For those of us that live in the North, looking at a car like this 1960 Chevrolet Corvette brings thoughts of top-down cruising and warm summer nights. However, unlike this car (which resides in Miami, Florida), we have a few more months of cold and snow before seeing a car like this on the road. If you’re ready for summer, you can find this one for sale here on eBay with a current bid of nearly $50,000. There isn’t a lot of time left on the auction, how high do you think this one will go?
The ad doesn’t say much about the drive train other than it runs and drives well. I’m guessing it is a standard 283 cubic inch displacement, otherwise, you’d think the seller would point out any upgrades. You can tell it doesn’t feature all of the original equipment, but hopefully, it has been maintained as needed and driven.
As you can see, the interior is really nice. There isn’t much room in the cockpit of these cars, but for the right person, they are really fun to drive. The ad says “most gauges work” so there is clearly a little work to do. They say the headlights, wipers, and turn signals all work, so that’s good. If you’re into tunes instead of listening to the hum of the V8, you’ll need to install a speaker.
The lines of these cars are really something special. There are two tops that come with this car. A black vinyl hard top and a white convertible soft top. Hopefully, the new owner of this one enjoys it for years to come. What is your favorite generation of Corvette?
Favorite Vette. Driving position like a British car, had a real trunk, and love the dash. While I don’t care to shift much anymore, an automatic in this car would be a shame. I read the Powerglide wasn’t offered. Besides, around mid 3rd gear, things get mighty interesting, I bet. My Peterbilt had what many called a “Corvette ” dash, with reference to this car. I never liked that comparison, but they were similar. And I’d lose the bias-ply WWs. Pretty sure they are bias, and why anyone would equip their vehicle with that crap, well, we’ve moved on in tires, thank goodness. If for the sake of originality, they don’t know much about car tires.
I believe this is the 283/4 barrel at 230 hp, this car sold for almost $3800 new, so not exactly pump jockey salary. I read, the F.I. added almost 50-70 hp, but at almost $500 bucks, most went with the 270hp dual 4 barrels. A guy I knew, after HS, a bit older, had a ’59 Vette, 283, 2 4 barrels, I got one ride, and that was enough. It was literally uncontrollable. This is so much nicer, it’s one of the few times, if I had the cash, I wouldn’t waste a second, it’s that nice. Red Forman knew what to drive,,,THAT, was a hilarious set of episodes.
In Chicago in 1974 I bought a ’61, 283 / 2-4bbl / 4-speed for $1200 – no sh*t … drove it to work all summer … took my ex’s grandfather out for a ride, floored it, and he screamed, grabbed for the bar – said he didn’t know if he was gonna stay in side or slide out the back … car was extremely quick and we didn’t care about gas back them – 10-12mpg was good, 4-5 when at speed … traded it for a ’55 TBird on the day Nixon resigned … while I enjoyed the TBird, I’ve always regretted trading the Vette …I have a pic of me in it on my family website and it always gets a lot of attention … those were the days …
yes they did come with a powerglide if you remember the first Corvette only came with a powerglide and six cylinder in 1953 no stand shift no v8
To clarify, I read the powerglide was not offered with the F.I.or dual carb motors and yes, the C2 dash looks like the Pete, thanks for that.
https://www.corvsport.com/1960-c1-corvette/
The 359 Pete’s with the Corvette dash were styled after the C2 dash.
The very very rare vinyl hardtop is one of none…it wasn’t an option until ’67.
Peel the vinyl off, paint the top red, do SOMETHING in the engine compartment and it would be a nice bar hopper.
There is nothing better to be I than a red C2 interior.
I prefer the ’58!
Needs a trunk luggage rack.
A Howard (since1914) these were always availiable with a powerglide auto-trans. In fact, the earliest ones in 1953 were only built with autos. I had three C-1’s over my lifetime. At 6 ft, my line of sight was looking right into the hedder bar! I drove my ’61 back from Coo’s Bay, Oregon to Oshawa ON.through 3 days of rain. I had to rest my elbow on a case positioned on the passenger seat and keep my head ducked down to clear the convertible top (loved it). I was younger then and could put up with crap like that.
I’d be more concerned with the age of the tires than the construction. Coker Tire does sell radials with wide whitewalls. Seems someone here doesn’t know much about tires.
Probably a crate motor, maybe 350, based on the PCV valve location, and Torker or similar intake manifold which wouldn’t like a smaller motor very well.
I’m not a huge fan of the modern styled Corvette, but I sure liked the earlier ones, and this one has a nice flair to it.
Very nice C1 in a great color combination , one thing I’m curious aboot is was a Vinyl covered hardtop an option back when this car was new, I know the hardtop was, but anyway , I think a coat of white paint on that hardtop would suit the cars appearance much better. I like it a lot but think that maybe the motor size needs to be looked into. An awful lot of Corvettes coming out of that Miami shop ?
The 359 Pete’s with the Corvette dash were styled after the C2 dash.
The very very rare vinyl hardtop is one of none…it wasn’t an option until ’67.
Peel the vinyl off, paint the top red, do SOMETHING in the engine compartment and it would be a nice bar hopper.
SOLD for $53,633.