{"id":5754,"date":"2024-06-03T10:38:31","date_gmt":"2024-06-03T14:38:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thecorvettesociety.com\/CS\/?p=5754"},"modified":"2024-06-03T10:43:35","modified_gmt":"2024-06-03T14:43:35","slug":"hagerty-concours-delegance-2024-congratulations-to-our-own-john-valvo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/thecorvettesociety.com\/CS\/2024\/06\/03\/hagerty-concours-delegance-2024-congratulations-to-our-own-john-valvo\/","title":{"rendered":"Hagerty Concours D&#8217;Elegance 2024 (Congratulations to Our Own John Valvo)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>1963 Chevrolet Corvette<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Corvette Class &#8211; Stingray<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u00a0Class Award<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thecorvettesociety.com\/CS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Photo-1963-7-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" 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Vinyl<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Submodel<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sting Ray<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Body Style<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2-Door Coupe 327\/300hp<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Vehicle Description<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Underneath that gorgeous body was a serious car mechanically and the first use of the Sting Ray name to describe the car. The fiberglass car rode on a 4-inch shorter wheelbase than previous (102\u201d to 98\u201d), but overall length was nearly the same. For \u201963, the Sting Ray featured aggressive, yet handsome hidden headlights. 10,594 coupes were produced out of a total of 21,513 units in 1963, including this car which had a base price of $4,252.00. Zora Arkus-Duntov, known as the father of the Corvette was quoted as having said of the 1963 Corvette, \u201cFor the first time I now have a Corvette I can be proud to drive in Europe\u201d John has owned this Silver Blue car since 1985. It was featured in the June 2016 issue of Corvette magazine as well as Jerry Seinfeld\u2019s Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee with former President Barack Obama.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1963 Chevrolet Corvette Corvette Class &#8211; Stingray 1 of 12 People&#8217;s Choice 143 Owner John Valvo Location Suffield Connecticut Exterior Color Silver Blue Engine Interior Color Dark Blue Vinyl Submodel Sting Ray Body Style 2-Door Coupe 327\/300hp Vehicle Description Underneath that gorgeous body was a serious car mechanically and the first use of the Sting Ray name to describe the car. The fiberglass car rode on a 4-inch shorter wheelbase than previous (102\u201d to 98\u201d), but overall length was nearly the same. For \u201963, the Sting Ray featured aggressive, yet handsome hidden headlights. 10,594 coupes were produced out of a total of 21,513 units in 1963, including this car which had a base price of $4,252.00. Zora Arkus-Duntov, known as the father of the Corvette was quoted as having said of the 1963 Corvette, \u201cFor the first time I now have a Corvette I can be proud to drive in Europe\u201d John has owned this Silver Blue car since 1985. 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