1960 Chevrolet Corvette C1 Convertible

Corvettes manufactured from 1953 to 1962 are commonly referred to as the C1 series or 'solid axle' Corvettes. GM made subtle changes every year and 1960 was the last year the taillights were set into the rear fenders; it was the last time there would be chrome headlight bezels and the end of the 'toothiest' front grill. This particular example is a fuel-injected example and one of just 859 so equipped. All were mated to manual transmission because the Powerglide automatic transmission could not handle the torque produced by the solid lifter, high (11.0:1) compression fuel-injected engine. This car is Roman Red, the second most popular color in 1960, although there were twice as many white cars built.