1965 Chevy Corvette 327 Belongs In Your Classic Sports Car Collection

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This convertible sports car is the perfect weekend cruiser.

The early generations of the Chevrolet Corvette were made with a personality you can't find with virtually any other car. It honestly could be said that if the original designers could have filled the engines up with liquid competitiveness instead of oil, they would have. But, of course, if you know the history of the American performance legend, you'll also know it was initially made to beat similarly priced European sports cars in the performance department. This particular Corvette on Bring A Trailer is an excellent example of how Chevy pushed brands like BMW and Mercedes to their breaking points in the American automotive market.

Despite its unassuming cubic inch figure, this engine still became one of the most iconic V8s to ever see inside a Corvette engine bay. It did this by pushing out an incredible 350 horsepower which is even more than the one horsepower per cubic inch of displacement rule that so many muscle cars tried to keep up with.