Cars of 1963

American Cars
1963

C L I C K     T O     E N L A R G E


C H E V R O L E T

• Sales Position:     1
• Total Production:  2,237,201

• No more corporate sponsored racing

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• Full size Chevrolet gets a new look for 1963 - more slab sided
• Impala Sports Coupe (above) starts at $2772
• 283 V8 standard on the Impala

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• The Chevrolet Bel Air is no longer offered as a hard top

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Chevrolet offered three different convertibles - in order above:

• Impala
• Chevy II
• Corvair Spyder

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Corvette Sting Ray

• Birth of the Sting Ray
• Chief Designer:  Bill Mitchell
• Cost:  convertible - $4037          coupe - $4252
• Sales:  21,513 - up 48%
• European style independent rear suspension
• fiberglass body
• split rear window - one year only
• no exterior trunk lid - access through interior
• 98 inch wheelbase - down 4 inches

More '63 Chevy

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F O R D

• Sales Position:      2
• Total Production:  1,525,404

• Biggest sales year since 1957
• Chevrolet still widens gap

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• Galaxie 500 XL transitions from a Thunderbird roof (Top) to a slantback roof (Above) in midyear
• 406 V8 bored out to become 427 V8 to compete with Chevy 409
• Better aerodynamics improve NASCAR performance

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• Galaxie Sunliner returns with bucket seats for the XL and bench seat for regular

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• The Country Squire (Above) is Ford's top of the line wagon - $3018 Starting Price
• 2 or 3 rows seating - bucket seats and console optional

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• Fairlane 500 Sports Coupe - $2504... about $300 more than the base 2 door sedan

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• Falcon Futura now available with V8 and as a 2 door hardtop (above)
• Falcon Futura 4 door sedan is popular selling 31,376 in 1963

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• Falcon Sprint is new convertible
• 164 hp 260 V8
• stiffer suspension
• dashtop mounted tachometer

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• Thunderbird has new grill pattern and creaseline along side of body

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• Thunderbird Sports Roadster is $700 more than standard convertible
• Sales of Roadster plummets two thirds to just 455 vehicles

More '63 Ford

A U T O M O B I L E

M O R E

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