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1962 Chevrolet Corvette

C1 327cu 'Four on the floor' Manual

1962 Chevrolet Corvette
1962 Chevrolet Corvette
1962 Chevrolet Corvette
1962 Chevrolet Corvette
1962 Chevrolet Corvette
1962 Chevrolet Corvette
1962 Chevrolet Corvette
1962 Chevrolet Corvette
1962 Chevrolet Corvette
1962 Chevrolet Corvette
1962 Chevrolet Corvette
1962 Chevrolet Corvette
1962 Chevrolet Corvette
1962 Chevrolet Corvette
1962 Chevrolet Corvette
1962 Chevrolet Corvette
1962 Chevrolet Corvette
1962 Chevrolet Corvette
1962 Chevrolet Corvette
1962 Chevrolet Corvette
Asking price $229,990
On road cost Included

Vehicle Detail

Make

Chevrolet

Model

Corvette

Year

1962

Engine size

5358

Kilometers

70415

Fuel Type

Petrol

Transmission

4 Speed Manual

Ratings

Safety Rating


Based on

Fuelsaver


Annual fuel cost of $
Energy Consumption unknown.

Clean car emissions

Description

This is the onethe final, most sorted year of the C1, and it wears it beautifully.

A 1962 Chevrolet Corvette C1, finished in elegant Fawn Beige, packing the legendary 327 cubic-inch small-block V8 and paired with a manual gearbox the way Zora intended. Its equal parts sculpture and muscle: soft curves, toothy chrome grin, and an engine note that reminds modern cars theyve gone soft.

1962 was the year Chevrolet nailed it. The old solid axle bruiser grew up, the 327 arrived, and suddenly the Corvette wasnt just prettyit was properly fast. Lighter, freer-revving, and smoother than the earlier big motors, the 327 transformed the C1 into a genuine drivers car. Row your own gears and youre rewarded with throttle response that still feels alive six decades later.

The Fawn Beige paint suits the C1 lines perfectlyclassy, period-correct, and a refreshing change from the usual reds and whites. It highlights every curve without shouting about it. This is the Corvette you park out front of the country club then quietly leave everyone for dead on the way home.

This isnt a toy. Its a milestone American sports car:

Last year of the iconic C1 shape

First year of the 327 V8

Manual transmission for full engagement

Timeless colour combo that oozes early-60s cool

If you want a Corvette that represents the turning pointfrom stylish cruiser to serious performance machinethis is it. Iconic, usable, and dripping with charisma.

Cars like this dont just get admired. They get remembered.

Personalised plate is included as is a fitted car cover and the original reconditioned radiator.

Asking price $229,990
On road cost Included

Eyrewell Forest Motor Company

About the Dealer

Location

Eyrewell Forest Motor Company

Worlingham Road, Eyrewell Forest, 7476
New Zealand