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327ci OHV V8 Engine Single 4-Barrel Carburetor 365bhp at 6,500rpm 4-Speed Close Ratio Manual Transmission 4-Wheel Independent Suspension 4-Wheel disc brakes. *Rare L76 varient. *NCRS Certified engine. *Solid Lifter high performance engine. *Desirable Nassau Blue color scheme. *Great Corvette for high-speed rallies and tours 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 The L76 was the second most powerful Corvette Stingray offered in 1965. The variant featured, 327 cubic inch, 365 horsepower, with mechanical (solid) valve lifters, special high lift camshaft, 11:1 compression ratio, forged steel crankshaft, high rise aluminum manifold, Holley R2818A car-buretor, 80-pound oil pressure gauge, 6500 rpm tachometer redline, and special chrome engine ap-pointments. The only other way to get these options was of course to buy a L84 fuel injected car. Due to the fact the Rochester fuel injection could be temperamental, many performance oriented drivers preferred the carbureted L76. The body was built by A. O. Smith of Livonia, MI, body # A-5550, on April 30, 1965, date code I30, and the engine assembled on May 5, 1965, at Chevrolet Flint, MI engine plant, and the vehicle assembled in Mid-May, 1965.Very desirable color F-F Nassau Blue exterior with standard black vinyl interior. Options include A01 tinted glass, C07 auxiliary hardtop painted Nassau blue, includ-ed with white folding soft top (2 tops), G81 positraction differential, J50 power brakes, L76 365 horsepower engine, M21 Muncie 4 speed transmission, P92 whitewall tires, U69 AM/FM radio, Z01 comfort and convenience group including backup lights. With a production total of just 5,011 L76 equipped 1965 Corvettes, very few survive today with the original engine, as these variants were often driven in competition. This car power plant has been certified by three NCRS level judges. Surely an attention getter at any number of Corvette events, or as a entrant in various high speed drivers events.