1965 Chevrolet Corvette

1965 Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray Convertible â?" 327 V8, Muncie 4-Speed, Red over White Why This Car Is Special The 1965 Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray is widely regarded as the high-water mark of the second-generation C2 body style. It was the first year Chevrolet offered four-wheel disc brakes as a factory option on the Corvette, a major engineering step forward that set the car apart from everything else on the American market at the time. The 1965 model also marked the final year for the distinctive vertical grille insert on the front hood, a styling detail that gave the C2 much of its visual identity. Chevrolet built 8,186 Corvette convertibles for the 1965 model year, making the open-top car the more popular body style by a significant margin over the coupe. The VIN on this car decodes to a 1965 Corvette convertible built at the St.