Sport coupe · 327 cu in L75 V8 (300 hp)

1965 Chevrolet Corvette L75 Sport coupe transmission evidence


Chevrolet's 1965 L75 sport coupe documentation conflicts on three-speed availability; this page preserves the dated evidence for its 300-hp V8.

1965 Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray, C2 second generation — pale yellow coupe, front three-quarter view
Exact 1965 Corvette reference photograph; exact configuration not verified ·

Photo: Sicnag / Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY 2.0. Cropped to 16:9.

Documented engine offering

What this model is

Trim
Corvette Sting Ray L75
Body style
Sport coupe
Engine
327 cu in L75 V8 (300 hp)

Contemporaneous primary sources disagree: Chevrolet Service News, Volume 36, Number 8, September 1964, page 6 explicitly lists L75 with three-speed, four-speed and Powerglide. The September 28, 1964 AMA sheet (1965 kit PDF 50), revised February 1965 table (PDF 31) and March 1, 1965 table (PDF 8) list four-speed and Powerglide only. The month-only Service News date cannot establish publication order within September, a withdrawal date or customer delivery. This retained engine-evidence record does not assert a definite factory transmission; check the car's original records.

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This collectible search is for the model year, not evidence of the service application or engine record described above.

Sources

  1. Chevrolet Service News — Volume 36, Number 8, September 1964, page 6: 1965 Corvette Power Trains (original scan preserved by Corvanatics)
  2. Chevrolet — 1965 Corvette dated Power Teams: September 28, 1964 AMA PDF 50; February 1965 PDF 31; March 1, 1965 PDF 8

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