1964 Chevrolet Corvette
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Profile ID: 31107
Year: 1964
Make: Chevrolet
Model: Corvette
Markets: Performance, Sports Car
Vehicle Type: American
Contact: Tommy Lee Byrd Photography
Vehicle Story
This is the car that started it all for me. I was raised around old cars, but sitting in the passenger seat (and sometimes behind the seats) in this 1964 Corvette shaped my love for all things automotive. My dad re-built this car in 1986, and painted it the week that I was born. It didn't belong to him at the time...it was a customer of his and a long time friend who brought the wrecked car to him for restoration. A year after the car left my dad's shop, it was offered up for sale and my dad jumped at the chance to buy it. He gave the car to me for my 16th birthday...a blown 1964 Corvette with a trembling 16-year old behind the wheel. It was pretty awesome. From there, I made a theoretical list of modifications to the car, hoping to someday have enough money to make the car more reliable. Fast forward a decade or so, and I've spent thousands of hours working on this car, and about as much time driving it and enjoying it. It's truly a part of our family, and I'm really proud to have a dad that would sacrifice so much to give me this car.
Build Sheet
Manufacturers
- 1964 Chevrolet Corvette - Countless restoration parts from Zip...heater, cooling system, interior components, etc.
- American Powertrain - Driveshaft
- American Racing Equipment - 15x4 and 15x7 Torq Thrust D
- Coker Tire Company - Coker Classic 165R15 Front Tires, BFGoodrich 235/75R15 rear tires
- Coker Tire Company - Firestone 560-15 Front Tires, M&H 900-15 slicks
- Comp Cams - Hydraulic roller camshaft, lifters, valve springs, pushrods and rocker arms
- Corvette Central - Seat covers and carpet
- Dart Machinery, LTD - Pro 1 Platinum 200cc cylinder heads with port-matched dual plane intake
- Dewitts Radiator - Dewitts direct fit aluminum radiator
- Flowmaster - 2 chamber mufflers
- Hedman Performance - Long tube headers
- Holley Performance Products - HP series 650cfm carburetor, 110 gph mechanical fuel pump
- Hurst Shifters - Hurst Roll Control kit
- Lakewood - Blowproof bell housing
- Optima Batteries - Optima Redtop battery
- Powermaster Performance - Powermaster one-wire alternator
- Wilwood Disc Brakes - Front disc brake conversion