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Originally Posted by SP01715
I owned a 63 covertible small block Vette about 15 years ago. I wish I still owned it because the car is worth alot more now (sold it for 35k with just under 50k miles), but the performance was lacking. It was slow and handled like crap. IMO it would take alot of work and cash to get good performance from a clone using a real one. I would opt for the replica if it were my money.
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Surprisingly, they handle pretty well given that that suspension design is almost 50 years old. Im guessing you had a car that had worn out springs, bushings, etc. Mine were the same way when i purchased them, but with new springs, rubber bushings, and upgraded shocks, they are ok. However the 327 really needs upgraded heads and other components to handle well. Actually, so do most of the 427 cars. You have to remember that these cars have around 1,000 pounds of extra fat on them compared to the original and replica cobras.
I could be wrong about the bodies-i have book after book after book and they all state that the bodies were not different from a regular production 63. The glass is so thin and the bodies are so light anyway-really surprising that they would thin them out, but i guess anything is possible. One way or another though, those molds were destroyed a long time ago-whether it be for the mid year corvette, the grand sport, or otherwise.
In regards to the 63 being worth more than 35,000-i dont know if that is really accurate right now. If you are taking prices from Barrett-jackson, maybe, but it is hard to even get 45,000 for a fully restored, matching numbers car in the current market.