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Front Suspension |
Independent, unequal-length control arms, coil springs, anti-sway bar |
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Rear Suspension |
Independent, trailing arms, 1 half-shaft and 1 lateral link per side, leaf spring, anti-sway bar, tubular U-jointed driveshaft. |
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Steering |
Recirculating ball, 17.6:1 ratio |
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Brakes |
Four-wheel drum, 328 sq.ft. swept area |
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Wheels |
Front & rear : 8.0x15 in |
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Tires |
Front & rear: 6.70x15 |
When looking for
a '64 (or any other Mid-Year), Corvette Mike warns to always look for rust.
Yes, the body is rust-proof plastic, but the underlying structure is salt-attracting
steel. "Most people don't bother to look in this particular place, but as
soon as you open the hood and you look down into the cradle where the radiator
sits in the core support, a lot of time you'll find that that core support
is pretty well rusted out. That may be totally without connection to a rusty
frame, because the car may have had a history of coolant leak or just the
moisture from the constant hot and cold of the radiator. But if you look there
and the core support is extremely rusty, as would be the channel around the
windshield, and rust around the doorposts on coupes — if you see any
of that evidence, then you better look underneath at the frame very carefully
for rust." Of course, a car being sold by a reputable dealer like Corvette
Mike would already be carefully inspected. If you find the Mid-Year of your
dreams but are unsure of how to inspect it for rust or originality, many dealers
(Corvette Mike included) will inspect the car for you for a reasonable fee.
Speaking
of dreams, Gordy Kohl’s 1964 Sting Ray roadster is the kind of car lifelong
dreams are made of. It has most of the performance goodies available that
year — the 375hp L84 "fuelie" with 4-speed transmission and "off-road"
exhaust — with the stunning good looks of Riverside Red paint and the
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