1963 Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray Convertible â?" 427 Big Block, Muncie 4-Speed, Holley Sniper EFI Why This Car Is Special The 1963 Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray was a clean-sheet redesign that redefined what an American sports car could be. It was the first Corvette to wear the Sting Ray name officially, the first to offer a coupe body style, and the first to introduce independent rear suspension as a standard feature â?" a chassis engineering leap that put it in direct conversation with European sports cars of the era. Chevrolet built 21,513 Corvettes for the 1963 model year, split between the iconic split-window coupe and the convertible. This is one of the convertibles, and it carries the bones of one of the most important model years in Corvette history.
