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Fuel-injected, one horsepower
per cubic inch (283 of both) engine ... Optional Powerglide
or slick-change manual gear box . . . Confidence of the producer
that here is a true sports car, proved on some American circuits
and destined to race at Le Mans.
Your Choice
Remember when Corvettes were
all white, which got dirtier with every day after purchase?
Then came other singletone colors. Now there is a wide choice
of two-tones. Manual or power-operated canvas top can be combined
with a winterized plastic cover that offers tops in sports
car visibility.
Considering factors other than
price, only comparable American product is the T-Bird. Corvette
has the edge in power; choice lies in your preference between
plastic and steel, and/or appearance. Corvette is more of
a true sports car than the other, just as much a personal
car.
Corvette Power
In addition to the 283-cubic-inch
engine equipped with "Ramjet" fuel injection (fully
described on page 24), buyers can order the same basic block
equipped with single or dual four-barrel carburetion, as you
like it.
The optional, beefed-up Powerglide
automatic transmission has a floor-mounted control that enables
an amateur enthusiast to ride herd over his engine rpms in
a manner to do justice to an expert with a stick shift.
Corvette on the Road
Chevrolet General Manager Ed
Cole, the country's No. I Corvette enthusiast, has hinted
to us that a team of Corvettes will be entered in Le Mans.
Need we say more about roadability?
The car has a comfortably firm
ride, trigger-quick steering for an Americanmade product,
and an uncanny knack of giving the driver a feeling of "oneness"
with his mount on any kind of road.
Inside Your Corvette
If you are under six feet tall,
you'll be comfortable. Above that, you have to hunch down
slightly with the top on (the plastic version gives a little
more room than the canvas one). The same applies with the
top down-the car is a sure cure for dandruff -troubled six-footers.
All-plastic, bucket-type seats are very comfortable.
Why Buy?
A true sports car, serviceable
in any American hamlet . . . As high a powerto-weight ratio
as anything capable of prolonged turnpike cruising ... Interesting,
sturdy, long-lived plastic construction.
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