1962 Chevrolet Corvette Roadster

*Fuel-injected 360bhp V8 engine
*Four-speed manual transmission
*Concours Restored in 2014-2015
*Boca Raton Concours class winner 2015
*Matching No’s .

The last year of the iconic C1 saw the introduction of a 327ci (5.4-litre) V8 engine as the Corvette power plant, with maximum outputs ranging from 250bhp with a single, four-barrel carburettor to 360bhp on fuel injection. Equipped with the latter (RPO 582) unit, the Corvette was a genuine 140mph-plus car that could reach the ‘ton’ in only 13.5 seconds, the latter time being some two seconds quicker that that of the contemporary Jaguar E-Type.

This stunning Corvette Roadster was fully restored to factory specification in the USA in 2014-2015 while in the care of previous custodian, a Florida based Corvette specialist , its owner for seven years. Some measure of the restoration’s superb quality and the car’s outstanding originality may be gained from the fact that it won 1st prize in the ‘American Coupes and Convertibles’ class at the 2015 Boca Raton Concours, held at the eponymous resort on the Florida coast.
Finished in Fawn Beige, one of six colours available for 1962, this particular Corvette has the highly desirable 360bhp fuel-injected V8 engine, the four-speed manual transmission, Limited Slip Differential and electric power windows (all extra-cost options) and thus can be said to represent the model in its ultimate specification.