Top 10 Reasons to Buy a 1962 Corvette
#9 4 on the floor.
#8 Leather interior.
#7 Won't ever rust.
#6 Has a trunk for all your stuff !!!!
#5 Positraction.
#4 Comes with a rag top and a hard top.
#3 The smell of burning rubber.
#2 Sure fire cure for "Male Mid Life Crisis."
#1 Only has 2 seats, so you and a buddy can go cruisin', and the rest of the family has to stay home!
Cool info on the '62 Corvettes.
- There were 14,531 Corvette Roadsters produced for the 1962 Model year.
- This was the first year the 327ci engine was availible in the Corvette.
- Two-tone paint was no longer an option on the 1962 Corvette.
- The dual four barrel carb was no longer available in the '62 Vette.
- Exterior colors for the 1962 Corvette were:
- Almond Beige
- Ermine White
- Fawn Beige
- Honduras Maroon
- Sateen Silver
- Roman Red
- Tuxedo Black
- Interior Colors were Black, Red, and Fawn.
- The '62 vette weighed in at roughly 3,065lbs.
- The '62 vettes had 250hp to 360hp depending on the options chosen.
- The base price of the '62 Corvette was $3,934.
- 1962 Options:
- AM Radio, signal seeking
- Whitewall Tires 6.70x15
- Powerglide Transmission
- Positive Crankcase Ventilation
- Auxilliary Hardtop
- Power Windows
- Power Operated Folding Top
- Wheels, 15x5.5
- 4-Speed Manual Transmission
- Heavy Duty Brakes and Suspension
- Metallic Brakes
- Blackwall Tires, 6.70x15 nylon
- 24 Gallon Fuel Tank
- Rear Axle, 3.08:1 ratio
- Direct Flow Exhaust System
- Positraction Rear Axle
- 327ci, 300hp Engine
- 327ci, 340hp Engine
- 327ci, 360hp Engine (Fuel Injection)
- The 250hp, engine, with three speed Manual transmision was included in the Base Price.
And now the truth. I don't have a '62 Vette, but wish I did. If anyone out
there has any ideas how a "Married with Children" kind of guy can afford one
of these babies, in a legal manner, let me know. Two of the pictures on this page are actually 1961 Corvettes.Back to My Real Home Page