The first Corvette to be designated as a "Stingray" was built in 1963. The exterior had dramatic changes from the C1 models including a split rear window on the Coupes. Of the 21,513 that were produced, slightly more than half were convertibles and the rest were hardtop Coupes. Up until this point, all Corvettes were convertibles.
The 1964 Corvette had the split rear window removed from the previous year. The second year of production of Stingrays was 22,229, with just under 2/3 of them being convertibles.
Ten years after the first small block V8 was added to a Corvette, 1965 added a 396 cubic inch Chevy big-block V8. Production was up a few thousand to 25,362, with the ratio of convertibles to coupes remaining about the same.
A bigger big block was available for the 1966 Corvette. It was a 427 cubic inch V8 with up to 425 horsepower. Once again, a small production increase from the previous year to 27,720.
1967 was the final year of the C2 Corvette. The L88 engine was introduced with 430 horsepower. Independent testing actually rated them over 500hp. Production numbers dipped to 22,940.
