Hot Rods 63 corvette split window photos and history

Hopefully the Vette will erase the bad memories and replace them with good ones. Getting it running again will likely make him smile again.

 

Do those tires make my butt look big?

 

A friend and I drove a hundred miles to look at a '63 cpe way back in 1970. He wanted it soo bad.....but, no money, and the guy who owned it wouldn't take payments. We left. I called the owner the next day and told him I had the cash, and if it was still for sale, I could be there in a bit over an hour......I drove it home that night. $900. Ex drag car, red of course, recent L-88, 4 spd, cut out rear wheel wells, tow bar tabs, and a 4:88 rear. IT was a HOT ROD for sure. I tried to drive it to work a few times in December, but I couldn't get it to move in the snow......It was a very nice car for the time and it's history. Sadly, my new bride didn't like it, so I sold it. I had a '65 cpe, and a '56 2 top, at the time, so I didn't really miss it. I wish I had it now.

 

Never liked 'em. Turned a nice one down for $1800 in '73 because I didn't like the split. 327/300, fresh red lacquer, black interior, 4 gear & new Cragars. I've since changed my opinion...

I never cared for the jackets & hats ya had to wear either.

 

i like the attitude of this one, subtle but killer

 

This car belongs to Tommy Lee Byrd he is a member on here. He has also written a few good books one is called street sleepers and the other is Lost Dragstrips

 

well ,here are the first mods....2" longer rear bolts which lower the car almost 2" and 15x7 original american racing d spokes

 

Beautiful, 5w32. Simply beautiful.

 

thinking of a chrome roll bar...or light grey.....

 

Very nice I vote chrome

 

You would have to look pretty hard to find it but Groucho has a pretty neat split window. He went with spoke wheels and wide whites in an effort to make it "more traditional" and I thought that it didn't help it a bit, but it was or is a very sweet non stock split window.

Maybe search Groucho and find some pics.

 

i have Groucho's car a few times while at Calif. car shows, cool car! it's a 64

 

Very tasteful mods so for. Something as simple as changing the wheels alone, make it stick out more than the average run a the mill Corvette.

 

i just found out the car was ordered new from Fletcher Jones Chevrolet in Los Angeles , it was built on jan 9 1963.
does anyone have any info/photos about the dealership?

 

bought this one on ebay today for the rear

 

vintage 1963 Hot Rod Magazine fender cover and Hot Rod speed tuning edition

 

cool pics awesome car. I have the same book in my swap meet stuff to sell

 

Just bought the car I grew up in (1965vette)and probably the reason I'm a car nut ! Car was restored in 1977 by my dad right before I was born and has been sitting for at least the last 20 years in a temp controlled garage! Car looks the same as it did 30+ years ago ! I grew up around corvette guys not all of them are jerks most are just car nuts with a love for the automobile in general!!

 

Do you mean something like this:

 

now ...to get the rear lower, any good suggestions from your experiences? i got it 2" lower with longer bolts but it's not enough, any good spring ideas?

 

after talking with Guldstrands , we are going to put the stock bolts back in and remove the top (really just a spacer) leaf and the second leaf(next to the main and see what happens...... anyone done this?

 

anyone have a comment?

 

I DO !! I'm of no help with the lowering advice....but your car is bad frekn' ass !! I hope that helps a little bit, maybe......

 

helps alot.... tks...lol

 

ah dude, I see you have an enclosed trailer for it already…….lol
just kidding, you need to watch King of the Mountain to get an idea for stance



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Yes and you know there was over spray on the power booster for the first three months of production.

 

Had this hot rod in 1965-1966. 340 h.p......4 speed. What a blast. Wish I still had her

 

Yep, that's it! Perfect, wouldn't change a thing!

 

just ordered a factory repro f41 gymkhana 7 leaf spring, let's see what that does!