Tuned 1965 Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray Has 515 HP and a Five-Speed Manual 16 Mar 2021, 10:56 UTC ·
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This classic Corvette dates back to a time when Chevrolet used to spell Sting Ray using two words instead of one. It is a second-generation model from 1965, which was a pretty good year for the Corvette in terms of factory updates. 49 photos
That’s when the Sting Ray got its iconic 6.5-liter Big-Block 396-cu in V8 engine, not to mention various styling changes such as a smoothed-out hood with no scoop indentations. Chevrolet also installed new brakes, which were necessary in order to handle that new V8’s impressive 425 hp (431 PS).