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327ci OHV V8 Engine Rochester Fuel Injection 375bhp at 6,500rpm 4-Speed Manual Transmission 4-Wheel Independent Suspension 4-Wheel Disc Brakes *Known history from new *Factory delivered Glen Green over Saddle leather *Powerful V8 engine *Matching numbers example *One of the finest pieces of mid-century American design THE CHEVROLET CORVETTE To say that the Sting Ray's arrival caused a sensation would be grossly understating its impact on the North American sports car market. Indeed, such was its runaway success that the St Louis facto-ry hired a second shift but still could not build cars fast enough to meet demand. Styled in General Motors' Art and Color Studio under Bill Mitchell the new Corvette featured radical styling pio-neered on Mitchell's successful Stingray sports-racer. Beneath the skin was an all-new ladder-frame chassis with independent rear suspension, the adoption of which enabled the center of gravity to be significantly lowered, improving both road holding and ride. This new frame was the work of Cor-vette Chief Engineer, Zora Arkus-Duntov who said: 'For the first time I have a Corvette which I am proud to use in Europe.' Now recognized as representing a 'golden age' for the Corvette, the Sting Ray was manufactured from 1963 to 1967 and has since gone on to become a highly collectible modern classic. It is very hard to argue with the attraction of the Stingray Corvette. There is nothing subtle about these extremely powerful and loud cars, and in the subsequent forty years until today. THE MOTORCAR OFFERED This amazing example of the '65 'Vette must surely be one of the best on the planet! In the subtle, tasteful scheme of Glen Green, with a Saddle leather interior, and known as the 'Dobbins' car, it has a history that stretches back to day one, from which time it has always been coveted. On file is the original '1965 Corvette Owners Guide', which includes its original delivery details and even the credit card plate. This rarely found supporting documentation denotes the Corvette to have been sold new through Book Chevrolet of Pittsburgh, and has the dealer copy of its build, noting the color scheme, inclusion of a hardtop, the full drivetrain details of its 375hp motor, the 4 speed stick shift transmission and posi-traction rear end, as well as ancillaries of no glare mirrors, back up lamps and more. These are further supported by the window sticker for the car. Subsequent custodians are charted through copies of titles/registrations which list Donald Leaverton as the owner up to February 1974, then Robert J Wallace of Virginia Beach, Virginia, to 1982, then Jerome Powers, and William Tannhaueser of Milwaukee, before arriving with Dr. Murrell Dobbins. In 1989, the car was submitted by Dobbins to the NCRS and received a Top Flight award. Quite literally 'the man that wrote the book' Dobbins placed his by then well known 'Vette on the cover his publication, 'Fact Book of the 1963-1967 Stingray' too. From Dobbins the car would eventually pass to its last but one owner, and from there the romance continues with a showing at the Quail – A Motorsports Gathering in 2015, which ultimately lead to the car arriving on the radar of passionate motoring journalist Winston Goodfellow. In an amusing piece in Octane Magazine entitled 'The price of a Dream', he would subsequently recount his desire to get one of these cars and how he fell in love with this one. The current owner eventually persuaded Goodfellow to part with the car and has enjoyed it through the past year. Viewed simply as a car of any era, or make, it is an extraordinarily original and appealing example, the fact that it is a Corvette and a fuelie at that, that carries such great history is exceedingly rare and well worth close inspection. By any measure, it's a great example of this iconic car.