Purchased in Hawaii in 2009, our split window coupe has a 327 fuel injected engine and the very rare Heater Delete option. Our Corvette was restored over a 4 year period using original 1963 components. Modifications were limited to those popular in the late 1960's. Our vision... Period Correct/Era Modified.
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Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Tail Light Puzzle
The factory issued 63 Corvette had 2 tail lights on each side. As you can see this car has 3. Some believe the third tail light was a dealer installed option.
I have no idea about tail lights, but just wanted to say, "WOW! You do have a project on your hands!" LOL! You'll have it finished by the time we visit, right? We'll want to take that baby out for a spin. :)
The additional tail lights were owner installed and seems like everyone was doing it back in the day (ELA, Ca). I came home from the US Army in Jan 1965 and found my neighbor driving a new '65 L-84 in Bamboo Creme and black interior; very rare as FI was dropped around that time with the introduction of the 396 BBC. The owner bought a pair of tail lamps for the 3+3 setup and asked me to saw the holes so took time out from my Deuce Roadster and did the job. I did like the looks of 3+3.
I have to admit I like the triple tail lights better than the doubles. That said, we wanted to stay mostly stock on the bodywork so we filled them in. Thanks for the information. John
The factory issued 63 Corvette had 2 tail lights on each side. As you can see this car has 3. Some believe the third tail light was a dealer installed option.
I have no idea about tail lights, but just wanted to say, "WOW! You do have a project on your hands!" LOL! You'll have it finished by the time we visit, right? We'll want to take that baby out for a spin. :)
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The additional tail lights were owner installed and seems like everyone was doing it back in the day (ELA, Ca).
ReplyDeleteI came home from the US Army in Jan 1965 and found my neighbor driving a new '65 L-84 in Bamboo Creme and black interior; very rare as FI was dropped around that time with the introduction of the 396 BBC. The owner bought a pair of tail lamps for the 3+3 setup and asked me to saw the holes so took time out from my Deuce Roadster and did the job. I did like the looks of 3+3.
I have to admit I like the triple tail lights better than the doubles. That said, we wanted to stay mostly stock on the bodywork so we filled them in. Thanks for the information. John
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