1960 Chevrolet Corvette Base on 2040-cars
Mineola, Texas, United States
I am always available by mail at: jewellshekels@juno.com .
I purchased this car in 2009 and at the time of my purchase the car had zero miles on the restoration. I have put
less than 100 miles on the car since my purchase in 2009.
At first glance, the car appears to have had a very technical, by the book, frame off restoration. That is until
you raise the hood and look at the power train components. (See Power Train Details below).
The quality of the fiber glass components of the first generation Corvettes were not up to the standards of the
later generation Corvettes. All of the doors and panels on this car were trued to the body before any paint work
was performed. All chrome components of the car were either replaced or re-chromed. All new stainless trim was
installed along with all new interior, carpets, door panels, dash and seats. All new glass and rubber components
were installed. All hinges were either restored or were replaced with NOS. All new NOS bolts throughout. New
brakes, and new stainless steel brake lines, The suspension system was completely restored with new components.
Please spend some time reviewing the pictures of the underside of this car. Please note that the leaf springs have
a canvas insert installed between each leaf spring. I have yet to see a frame off restoration where the springs
were restored to this level of detail.
This week I have had all of the door rubber seals replaced with new rubber and a high quality glue as the original
seals were coming lose in some places.
Note: The car does come with the factory hardtop that was also restored with all new glass and chrome trim (see
pictures). The convertible top was new at the time of the restoration. Please note that the top has spent it's
entire life under the deck lid of the car. Some of the wrinkles in the top will come out once the car spends some
time in the sun and is fully snapped into place (see picture).
Please note that this car has power windows which is rare for this vintage Corvette.
Engine and Power Train:
The motor is a 383 stroker that puts out an estimated 400+ hp. The car has a Griffin aluminum radiator, a Muncie 4
speed rock crusher rebuilt transmission and a rebuilt 1962 rear end. The individual who restored the car told me
that he used a 1962 Corvette rear end as he had been told that Chevrolet had beefed up the rear end when they went
to the 327 cubic inch motor.
The motor is a 4 bolt main 350 stroker that has 383 cubic inches. The engine components are as follows:
>4340 forged steel crank
>Clevite bearings
>TRW forged pistons with sealed power rings
>Crane hydr. roller cam and Crane gold roller lifters and guide plates
>Crower rods
>Melling HiPro oil pump
>Fluiddamper harmonic damper
>Milodon diamond stripper windage tray & Milodon 6 qt oil pan
>All engine studs & bolts are ARP
>Edelbrock Performer RPM heads
>Edelbrock intake with 2-500 cfm Edelbrock carbs
>Edelbrock aluminum water pump
>Cloyes roller timing gear with quick change cover
>CSI mini high torque starter
>Ram billet steel flywheel with Haynes clutch and pressure plate
>Rebuilt Muncie Rock Crusher Transmission
>New Posi Track rear end
>Borla 2" stainless steel mufflers and exhaust pipes.
The rear end ratio on this car is 3:70. I have a new ring and pinion in a 3:36 ratio that has not been installed
but goes with the car. Once installed, this rear end ratio will cut down on engine revs at all speeds.
Paint and Body:
When the car was restored the shop in California used lacquer paint which is what the factory used when the car was
built in 1960. The quality of the paint was not up to the standards of the rest of the car and the car was
re-painted earlier this year. The paint is by no means perfect. On a scale of 1 thru 10, with 5 being average and
10 being perfect, I rate the paint a sold 8. There are no cracks of any nature on any of the fiberglass components
of this car. There are no scratches or dings on any of the painted body panels.The car will also come with
approximately 2/3's of a gallon of Roman Red paint. The EPA has recently put in new regulations that do not allow
paint manufactures to obtain some of the components to make this color and as time moves on, this color will become
more difficult to obtain.
Please keep in mind that this car is now 56 years old and it is not new. With that having been said the
restoration that was performed on this car was very detailed. If you are seriously considering the purchase of one
of these early generation Corvettes, I strongly recommend that you find a car that has had a quality frame off
restoration. It is very costly to perform frame off restorations on these old cars. You can purchase some of
these cars that have had a quality frame off restoration for pennies on the dollar. I have in excess of $ 65,000
invested in this car !!! This car is a case in point.
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