June 28, 2023 Update – The high bid did not meet the seller’s reserve price, so we’ve moved this vehicle to our “Rides Still Available Page.”  Click the blue button above or below to navigate to this ride’s bid page, where you can either select the green “Buy Now” button or place a realistic counteroffer in the “Bid” box.

Guys With Rides is pleased to offer this mildly customized 1964 Corvette Convertible in an online, reserve-style auction on behalf of the private seller.

Bidding opened Wednesday, June 7, 2023, and will continue through 6:00 PM Eastern time on Wednesday, June 28, 2023.

This 1964 Chevrolet Corvette currently resides in Northridge, California, which is just outside of Burbank.

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The Deets

Current High Bid: $15,000

In 1964 Chevrolet made only evolutionary changes to the C2 Corvette. Besides the coupe’s backbone window, the two simulated air intakes were eliminated from the hood, though their indentations remained. Also, the decorative air-exhaust vent on the coupe’s rear pillar was made functional, but only on the left side. The car’s rocker-panel trim lost some of its ribs and gained black paint between those ribs that remained; wheel covers were simplified, and the fuel filler/deck emblem gained concentric circles around its crossed-flags insignia. Inside, the original color-keyed steering wheel rim was now done in simulated walnut.

A few suspension refinements were made for 1964. The front coil springs were changed from constant-rate to progressive or variable-rate and were more tightly wound at the top, while the leaf thickness of the rear transverse spring was also altered thus providing a more comfortable ride with no sacrifice in handling. Shock absorbers were reworked toward the same end. The 1964 Corvette arrived with a new standard shock containing within its fluid reservoir a small bag of Freon gas that absorbed heat. Chevy added more sound insulation and revised body and transmission mounts for the 1964 Corvette. It also fitted additional bushings to quiet the shift linkage and placed a new boot around the lever. The result was a more livable car for everyday transportation.

Drivetrain choices remained basically as before but the high-performance pair received several noteworthy improvements. The solid-lifter unit was driven with a high-lift, long-duration camshaft to produce 365 horsepower and breathed through a big four-barrel Holley carburetor instead of the base engine’s Carter unit.  Although transmission options remained ostensibly the same for 1964, the two Borg-Warner T-10 four-speeds gave way to a similar pair of gearboxes built at GM’s Muncie, Indiana, transmission facility. Originally a Chevy design, it had an aluminum case like the Borg-Warner box but came with stronger synchronizers and wider ratios for better durability and drivability. If enthusiast publications liked the first Sting Ray, they loved 1964, though some writers noted the convertible’s tendency to rattle and shake on rough roads. Sales of the 1964 Sting Ray reached 22,229 -— another new Corvette record, if up only a little from banner-year 1963. Coupe volume dropped to 8304 units, but convertible sales more than compensated, rising to 13,925.

If you are looking for a show quality, numbers-matching, NCRS-quality C2 Corvette, then this is not the Mid Year for you.  If, however, you are looking for C2 you can actually drive and enjoy, then please read on.

The VIN tag confirms this C2 is the 10,759th built, a 1964 Corvette Convertible, in Chevrolet’s St. Louis assembly plant. The “F7” on the top left of the trim tag confirms Chevrolet assembled this Corvette on the seventh day of February 1964, which was one of 2,025 units built that month.  The 916AA Paint code confirms this Corvette left the factory painted Daytona Blue, which was a much darker shade of blue than the current Sliver Blue on the car.  Also noteworthy is the “490BB” indicates the original interior was blue vinyl, not the current black color.

Besides the triple taillights (a popular period-correct C2 customizing item) this C2 features upgraded disc brakes in lieu of the original drum brakes that came on the car. The seller confirms this Corvette features a rebuilt 327 cubic inch small block V8 with an estimated two thousand miles.

As the seller lives in southern California, he never had much of a need for a top on his C2.  He notes that his customized Corvette does not include a convertible top or its frame. In lieu of this, the sale includes a matching hard top that features both new glass and a headliner. The seller states the hardtop’s paint is blemish-free and has never been installed on the car in my time of ownership to avoid scuffing the car’s paint:

The picture below contains the Lemon Squad Pre-Purchase Inspection completed and prepared on Thursday, May 26, 2022.  To review the Pre-Purchase Inspection, please click on the picture below. When finished, click on your browser’s back button to return back to this listing:

To help you make informed bids, we’re providing a link to Classic.com, the analytics and search engine for the Classic Car market, that provides an interactive graph of recent comparable sales in the past two years. By clicking on the green dots, you can navigate to each comparable car sold as a way to help you make an educated bid on the car we are featuring for auction here:

If you have any questions about this 1964 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible, please leave a comment below or feel free to call Rudy directly at 877-468-6497.  Thank you for looking and happy bidding!

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