Posi-traction
rearend, heavy-duty brake system, and equally beefed suspension -
was the ticket.
Whether
Corvette enthusiasts had grown weary of the first-generation cars and were simply
eager to embrace the new design, or whether the new design itself finally opened
the door for otherwise reluctant consumers to take the Corvette
plunge, the 1963
Sting Ray proved to be a screaming
success right out of the gate. Production could not keep up with demand in spite
of an extra shift being added at the St. Louis assembly plant. Sales spiked
by 50 percent that year, bringing the total to a new record of 21,513 units.
Bill
Wright of Hampstead, Maryland, is the fortunate owner of this first-year Sting
Ray. Sporting a Riverside Red topcoat and the 300-horsepower 327 backed by a
Muncie four-speed and 3.36 Positraction rearend, his Corvette was purchased
