1960 was the last model year for the old rounded tail on the first generation of Corvettes. The big identifying tell-tales for the model year are the fewer, heavier chrome "teeth" in the grille and the inset taillamps.
For '60, Corvette buyers had a choice of five different flavors of the Turbo Fire 283 cubic inch small block V-8. The base motor had a single 4-barrel carb, hydraulic lifters, 9.5:1 compression, and was rated at 230 SAE gross horsepower. Alternatively you could get the same motor with dual quads and 245 horsepower. Top of the heap of the lower-compression, juice lifter motors came with Ramjet Fuel Injection and put out 275 ponies.
If you didn't mind noisy valves that needed occasional lash adjustment, and a lumpy idle, there was a solid-lifter, Duntov-cammed, 270-horse 283 V-8 on the menu with dual 4-barrels, and if you wanted all that plus didn't mind shopping for premium gas, you could get the 11.0:1 compression fuelie motor rated at 315 SAE gross horsepower. Both of the high output motors came with aluminum radiators for weight savings.
Motor Trend tested a '60 Corvette with the 270-horse motor and 4-speed transmission and recorded a zero to sixty time of 8.4 seconds and a 16.1 quarter mile elapsed time at 89 mph through the traps.
This French Blue one with Ermine White coves was photographed in November of 2020 using an iPhone 7 Plus.
The ducktail rear and cleaner front end of the '62 you posted a couple of days ago make such a difference!
ReplyDeleteThere is room in my heart for both styles of 'Vette ass. XD
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