Convertible · 327 cu in V8 (250 hp)
1963 Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray 250 hp Convertible — 3-speed manual
The 1963 Corvette Sting Ray offered the standard 250-hp 327-cu-in V8 with the 3-speed manual in convertible form.
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Factory configuration
What this model is
- Trim
- Corvette Sting Ray 250 hp
- Body style
- Convertible
- Engine
- 327 cu in V8 (250 hp)
- Transmission
- 3-speed manual
Chevrolet's Power Teams table dated June 14, 1963, printed 24 (PDF 9) identifies this as the standard 250-hp 327 engine. The L30 designation previously used on this page is not established by that table and is no longer asserted as the engine's option code. This does not establish that the designation was never used elsewhere.
Configuration-specific ownership
Maintenance for this exact configuration
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Service desk
What this car needs & when
Use this as a service-planning checklist for 1963 Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray 250 hp Convertible — 3-speed manual. Start with the interval, confirm which engine or configuration you have, then use an exact ordering reference when one is verified.
- Service topics
- 6
- Factory intervals
- 5
- Fitment-scoped
- 6
- Exact references
- 1
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Air-cleaner element — replace
Sourced interval available
The table groups 1963–67 Corvettes and specifies the paper element.
Source: Chilton — 1963–1984 Corvette Repair & Tune-Up Guide, 1963–67 maintenance matrix · General Information and Maintenance, maintenance-interval matrix, printed page 34 · checked
Transmission fluid and lubricant — service
Sourced interval available
Source: Chilton — 1963–1984 Corvette Repair & Tune-Up Guide, 1963–67 maintenance matrix · General Information and Maintenance, maintenance-interval matrix, printed page 34 · checked
Manual transmission — check lubricant and add as necessary
Source: Chilton — 1963–1984 Corvette Repair & Tune-Up Guide, 1963–67 maintenance matrix · General Information and Maintenance, maintenance-interval matrix, printed page 34 · checked
Battery — service
Sourced interval available
Source: Chilton — 1963–1984 Corvette Repair & Tune-Up Guide, 1963–67 maintenance matrix · General Information and Maintenance, maintenance-interval matrix, printed page 34 · checked
Terminal felt washers — lubricate
Source: Chilton — 1963–1984 Corvette Repair & Tune-Up Guide, 1963–67 maintenance matrix · General Information and Maintenance, maintenance-interval matrix, printed page 34 · checked
Terminals — clean
Source: Chilton — 1963–1984 Corvette Repair & Tune-Up Guide, 1963–67 maintenance matrix · General Information and Maintenance, maintenance-interval matrix, printed page 34 · checked
Electrolyte level — check
Twice monthly.
Source: Chilton — 1963–1984 Corvette Repair & Tune-Up Guide, 1963–67 maintenance matrix · General Information and Maintenance, maintenance-interval matrix, printed page 34 · checked
Front wheel bearings — lubricate
Sourced interval available
Source: Chilton — 1963–1984 Corvette Repair & Tune-Up Guide, 1963–67 maintenance matrix · General Information and Maintenance, maintenance-interval matrix, printed page 34 · checked
Chassis lubrication points — lubricate
Sourced interval available
The guide's 1963–74 Corvette lubrication diagram specifies this cadence.
Source: Chilton — 1963–1984 Corvette Repair & Tune-Up Guide, 1963–67 maintenance matrix · General Information and Maintenance, 1963–74 lubrication diagram, printed page 40 · checked
Engine oil filter — catalog fitment
Exact reference available
Manufacturer-catalog fitment only; no service interval is inferred.
Baldwin P18 cataloged fitment
This manufacturer application record establishes replacement-filter fitment only; it does not alter Chevrolet's service interval.
Source: Parker/Baldwin Filters — 2025 Automotive Applications catalog · PDF page 784, Chevrolet 1963 Corvette 327-cu-in carbureted and fuel-injected V8 row — Lube — P18 · checked
Verified ordering references
- Validated equivalentBaldwin P18
Qty. 1 · Engine lubricating-oil filter · catalog-listed
Cataloged for the 1963 Corvette 327-cu-in carbureted and fuel-injected V8; confirm the installed engine and filter dimensions.
Catalog: Parker/Baldwin Filters — 2025 Automotive Applications catalog · PDF page 784, Chevrolet 1963 Corvette 327-cu-in carbureted and fuel-injected V8 row — Lube — P18 · checked
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Other 1963 configurations
- Corvette Sting Ray 250 hp Sport coupe — 3-speed manual
- Corvette Sting Ray 250 hp Sport coupe — 4-speed manual
- Corvette Sting Ray 250 hp Sport coupe — 2-speed Powerglide automatic
- Corvette Sting Ray 250 hp Convertible — 4-speed manual
- Corvette Sting Ray 250 hp Convertible — 2-speed Powerglide automatic
- Corvette Sting Ray L75 Sport coupe — 3-speed manual
- Corvette Sting Ray L75 Sport coupe — 4-speed manual
- Corvette Sting Ray L75 Sport coupe — 2-speed Powerglide automatic
- Corvette Sting Ray L75 Convertible — 3-speed manual
- Corvette Sting Ray L75 Convertible — 4-speed manual
- Corvette Sting Ray L75 Convertible — 2-speed Powerglide automatic
- Corvette Sting Ray L76 Sport coupe — 3-speed manual
- Corvette Sting Ray L76 Sport coupe — 4-speed manual
- Corvette Sting Ray L76 Convertible — 3-speed manual
- Corvette Sting Ray L76 Convertible — 4-speed manual
- Corvette Sting Ray L84 Sport coupe — 3-speed manual
- Corvette Sting Ray L84 Sport coupe — 4-speed manual
- Corvette Sting Ray L84 Convertible — 3-speed manual
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