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For its third season, the 1965 Corvette Sting Ray further cleaned up
style-wise and was muscled up with the addition of an all-new braking system
and larger powerplants. 1965 styling alterations were subtle, confined to a
smoothed-out hood now devoid of scoop indentations, a trio of working vertical
exhaust vents in the front fenders that replaced the previous nonfunctional horizontal
"speedlines," restyled wheel covers and rocker-panel moldings, and
minor interior trim revisions. The 1965 Corvette Sting Ray became ferocious
with the mid-year debut of a big-block V-8, the 425 hp (317 kW) 396 in³
(6.5 L) ("big block") V8. Ultimately, this spelled
the end for the Rochester
fuel injection system, as the carbureted 396/425 hp option cost $292.70 to
the fuel injected 327/375 hp's $538.00. Few buyers could justify $245 more
for 50 hp (37 kW) less, even if the FI cars offered optional bigger
brakes not available on carburated models.[11]
After only 771 fuel injected cars were built in 1965, Chevrolet discontinued
the option. It would be 18 years until it returned.
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1968
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Corvette
427 Custom
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For its third season, the 1965 Corvette Sting Ray further cleaned up
style-wise and was muscled up with the addition of an all-new braking system
and larger powerplants. 1965 styling alterations were subtle, confined to a
smoothed-out hood now devoid of scoop indentations, a trio of working vertical
exhaust vents in the front fenders that replaced the previous nonfunctional horizontal
"speedlines," restyled wheel covers and rocker-panel moldings, and
minor interior trim revisions. The 1965 Corvette Sting Ray became ferocious
with the mid-year debut of a big-block V-8, the 425 hp (317 kW) 396 in³
(6.5 L) ("big block") V8. Ultimately, this spelled
the end for the Rochester
fuel injection system, as the carbureted 396/425 hp option cost $292.70 to
the fuel injected 327/375 hp's $538.00. Few buyers could justify $245 more
for 50 hp (37 kW) less, even if the FI cars offered optional bigger
brakes not available on carburated models.[11]
After only 771 fuel injected cars were built in 1965, Chevrolet discontinued
the option. It would be 18 years until it returned.