What year is the Vette? How do you tell from 63 to 72?

Dave
67 Nova Boy

My guess is '66 with a '67 stinger hood added.

63 = split window, has fake grilles in the hood, two horizontal depressions in fender
64 = no split window, depressions in the hood with no grilles, same horizontal depressions in the front fender as '63 does
65 = side vents as shown above, no hood emblem, vents in "b" pillar of roof
66 = side vents as shown above, hood emblem at forward edge of hood, drivers side, no vents in "b" pillar of roof
67 = vertical "slats" for fender vent, back up lamp above rear license plate
68 = new body style, push button door handles
69 = same body style, no push button for door handles
70 = same body style, fender vent has insert, round parking lights
71 = parking lights match contour of front grille (where they are located), white lens with amber bulbs
72 = parking lights match contour of front grille, amber lens with white bulbs

73 = rubber front bumper (only front)
74 = rubber front bumper, front and rear (no bumper guards)
75 = rubber bumper front and rear, with black bumper guards front and rear, block letters in "Corvette" script on rear
76 = same, with new "italicized" Corvette script on rear
77 = crossed flag emblems rather than round emblem, front and rear
78 = big rear window, stainless trim
79 = big rear window, black trim
80 = new front end design with air dam incorporated

After that I'm out -

K

A couple thoughts here:

a) The chrome front bumper (or "endura delete") was available as an option on the '68s, to help overcome production issues with the endura front end, and was forced on vehicles destined for hot climates.

That first year we had our new Springmist Green '68 we drove it to Florida, and we had difficulty driving it through some of the towns because people were mobbed around it to look at that endura front bumper.

We had that bumper painted and repainted probably 4 times the first year we owned it, due to paint adhesion issues.

b) I saw Jim Mattison at a Pure Stock race where he was campaigning that dark '69 Ram Air car he had at the time. He had a steel bumper on it painted body color while he was finishing up the proper endura part; it was very discreet but the reason I noticed is because it fit so nice. It was also quite a bit lighter he said, and he even toyed with just leaving it on there, but I'm pretty sure when he sold the car he had installed the correct endura part back on it.

K

----It's a pretty nice silver on silver 66 pretending to be a 67. Kind of a normal occurence at least back in the day. The 427 emblem on the front fender, fender louvers and lack of vents behind the doors don't lie though!....Bill S