How many 63 Duntov coupes are there and how many Duntov Mark of Excellence awards have been earned ?
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Re: How many Duntov 63 SWC's are there?
I would recommend an e-mail to Roy Sinor, may be your best shot.
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How many Duntov 63 SWC's are there?
Does that mean that a '63 Convertible Duntov is meaningless??? Just curious...
I mean, why the never ending issue between a coupe and convertible in that model year - and it never happens again during the C2 era...
It is just an issue with me - that if you have a '63 coupe, most feel the need to note it as a "SWC". Is that because you think there was another kind of coupe in '63 and you want to make sure you (and we) don't get confused???
Or, is it just a '63 Corvette "SWC" ego thing. Give it a rest, please. Know it likely won't happen, but felt the need to express my humble thoughts... DennisComment
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Re: How many Duntov 63 SWC's are there?
I also do not understand the question - in many cases, it would simply be a question of how many are presented for judging, and early on, coupes prevailed (15 of 16 at Bend in 1982, as I recall) in numbers.
Perhaps the questioner has a Duntov coupe and is preparing the auction notice that reads "1 of ONLY ____ 1963 coupes to receive the Duntov" etc
If so, I would applaud his achievement but temper it with the somewhat haphazard state of the JG for the last 15 years. (I hasten to add that I have NO axe to grind - my last presentation for judging was a 1963 FI convertible at Reno...).
Dennis, you and I just continue to be ......slow......Comment
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Re: How many Duntov 63 SWC's are there?
The term 63 SWC became appropriate after the first few articles describing how to replace the two piece 63 back window with a 64 style rear window. Thus there was a reason to differentiate the 63 SWC from a modified 63 coupe.
Believe that one?Comment
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Re: How many Duntov 63 SWC's are there?
Darn, just when I was going to start calling my 64 Coupe a FWC (full window coupe) whenever I talked about it!1964 Red FI Coupe, DUNTOV '09
Drove the 64 over 5000 miles to three Regionals and the San Jose National, one dust storm and 40 lbs of bugs!Comment
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Re: How many Duntov 63 SWC's are there?
Not grouchy in old age r u? I have a 63 sports coupe. Called LWC. I never refer to it as a split window. Also I see that GM calls their C6 a roadster. The last true roadster I owned was my 32 Ford V8. I have also owned a 32 Ford V8 Convertible. So what you all say. Well the point of the issue is that we are losing touch with proper Webster. The 53 Corvette was a roadster. Had side curtains. Roll up windows then it is a convertible.
I would prefer a 63 convertible over a coupe as you haven't lived until you drive one of those pizza ovens in this kind of weather.
Our own Rick Alshire though just drove his 63 lady about 2500 miles round trip to the national. God bless old Rick as I could never have driven a "split window"that far unless I left the hood in the rafters and had an AC in the thing.
Yes you are correct Dennis. But try and buy a 63 convertible and the price will hurt ya. In the old days when the 63's were knew you couldn't give away a SWC. No one wanted them. When I was a kid buying midyears I never once thought I wanted a coupe. Blonds don't like coupes. Too hot. They like convertibles. Maybe redheads do though. Zora hated the split window if you recall. JD
P.S. Yes the question could have been reworded some to be fair to the poor people that have convertibles.
Come to think of it at Seven Springs there were a load of 63 coupes but I don't think one of them was a convertible. hmmm.
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Re: How many Duntov 63 SWC's are there?
Ya! But do any of you guys know how many 63 coupes have achieved a Duntov and how many cars have achieved a Duntov altogether ? I ask because I have a 63 coupe and it's not for sale! Lighten up.Comment
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Re: How many Duntov 63 SWC's are there?
John D.;
When I ordered my 63 Convertible, my decision was based on two things;
!) Cost. I had a budget and felt I got as much as I could for the money. I passed on F.I., went with the 340 hp, 4 speed and posi, metallic brakes, tinted glass and AM/FM sounds. The F.I. was a piece of change all right, but my main reason to pass on it was (as a rat G.I.), the car would be out of doors in New Mexico with only a hobby shop in which to maintain it for an unknown period of time. Foolish me, I came down on levie to SEA 3 months after delivery.
2) I had test driven 2 coupes, one in El Paso and another in Lost Crutches, NM during near 100 degree heat. Nuff Said!
Stu FoxComment
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Re: How many Duntov 63 SWC's are there?
Interesting responses to a simple question.
In the end nobody has answered the question.
How many 63 coupes have received the Duntov Award?Comment
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Re: How many Duntov 63 SWC's are there?
Again, to avoid all this static, I would suggest that you ask someone who may actually have access to the NCRS judging records. Duh!
HaNDComment
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Re: How many Duntov 63 SWC's are there?
Stan, sorry but I can't answer your question, but I do think the best advice that's been offered is to contact Roy Sinor. Every time I asked Roy a question, I've gotten a very good answer.
I'd sign this as a 1967 big block convertible owner, but I'm afraid I'd get chewed out. So............"Corvette enthusiast", Ridge.
Good carburetion is fuelish hot air . . .Comment
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Re: How many Duntov 63 SWC's are there?
Got up on the wrong side of the bed again didn't ya. Here's the real answer to why they call it a 1963 SWC. It is kept alive by the folks who are not really familiar with Corvettes. It's a 1963, you know the one that has the split window. Hence 1963 SWC. Are you buying that one?
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Re: How many Duntov 63 SWC's are there?
IIRC when Chevrolet announced the '63 model line the coupe was referred to as the "Aerocoupe", but the name didn't stick.
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