Friday, February 24, 2012

Cars of 1963

American Cars
1963
C L I C K     T O     E N L A R G E


C H E V R O L E T
  • Sales Position:     1
  • Total Production:  2,237,201
  • No more corporate sponsored racing


Picture:  598 x 342 - Remarkable Cars

  • Full size Chevrolet gets a new look for 1963 - more slab sided
  • Impala Sports Coupe (above) starts at $2772
  • 283 V8 standard on the Impala

Picture:  770 x 488 - Classy Auto

  • The Chevrolet Bel Air is no longer offered as a hard top

Picture:  400 x 300 - Fleming's Ultimate Garage

Picture:  1000 x 600 - Remarkable Cars


Picture:  640 x 480 - Just Car Sites


Chevrolet offered three different convertibles - in order above:
  • Impala
  • Chevy II
  • Corvair Spyder



Picture:  460 x 345 - Vette



Picture:  4064 x 2704 at 300 dpi - Automobile


Corvette Sting Ray
  • Birth of the Sting Ray
  • Chief Designer:  Bill Mitchell
  • Cost:  convertible - $4037          coupe - $4252
  • Sales:  21,513 - up 48%
  • European style independent rear suspension
  • fiberglass body
  • split rear window - one year only
  • no exterior trunk lid - access through interior
  • 98 inch wheelbase - down 4 inches

More '63 Chevy
Picture:  750 x 563 - Super Chevy




F O R D
  • Sales Position:      2
  • Total Production:  1,525,404
  • Biggest sales year since 1957
  • Chevrolet still widens gap


Picture:  1328 x 497 at 180 dpi - Just Old Cars


Picture:  1024 x 768 - Super Cars

  • Galaxie 500 XL transitions from a Thunderbird roof (Top) to a slantback roof (Above) in midyear
  • 406 V8 bored out to become 427 V8 to compete with Chevy 409
  • Better aerodynamics improve NASCAR performance

Picture:  576 x 480 at 96 dpi - Retro

  • Galaxie Sunliner returns with bucket seats for the XL and bench seat for regular

Picture:  400 x 300 - Street Side Classics

  • The Country Squire (Above) is Ford's top of the line wagon - $3018 Starting Price
  • 2 or 3 rows seating - bucket seats and console optional

Picture:  789 x 474 - Retro

  • Fairlane 500 Sports Coupe - $2504... about $300 more than the base 2 door sedan


Picture:  480 x 261 - Motorbase


  • Falcon Futura now available with V8 and as a 2 door hardtop (above)
  • Falcon Futura 4 door sedan is popular selling 31,376 in 1963

Picture:  600 x 488 at 200 dpi - All Car Central

  • Falcon Sprint is new convertible
  • 164 hp 260 V8
  • stiffer suspension
  • dashtop mounted tachometer

Picture:  640 x 480 - Hot Rod

  • Thunderbird has new grill pattern and creaseline along side of body

Picture:  450 x 300 - Mathews Collection

  • Thunderbird Sports Roadster is $700 more than standard convertible
  • Sales of Roadster plummets two thirds to just 455 vehicles






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