1963 Corvette DEALER Brochure(REVISION#1) Publication/Issue Date?

[John D.]

There were TWO(2) 1963 Corvette Dealer Brochures:
The FIRST ISSUED Corvette Dealer Brochure has a "BLACK CORVETTE" on the Front Cover and on the BACK COVER(lower right side is marked: "LITHO in U.S.A.".
The SECOND ISSUED 1963 Corvette Dealer Borchure(REVISION#1) has a "RED CORVETTE" on the Front Cover and on the BACK COVER(lower right side is marked" "LITHO IN U.S.A. R-1".
Does anyone know the approx ISSUE/PUBLICATION date of the REVISION#1?

[Harry S.]

Re: 1963 Corvette DEALER Brochure(REVISION#1) Publication/Issue Date?

My red corvette cover version has a Copyright of 1962.

[Tom H.]

Re: 1963 Corvette DEALER Brochure(REVISION#1) Publication/Issue Date?

Is there any differences in the text or information in the two ? I only have the edition with the black car .

[Dan A.]

Re: 1963 Corvette DEALER Brochure(REVISION#1) Publication/Issue Date?

[John D.]

Re: 1963 Corvette DEALER Brochure(REVISION#1) Publication/Issue Date?

John, That's a good question a to me as here is what I never understood about the two brochures.
Red cover: Next to last page features the optional aluminum wheels with two bar knock offs. Last page: Litho in USA R-1.
Black cover: Next to last page has a sketch of the three bar knock offs.
Last page: Litho In USA.
Something just doesn't jive here. Not logical. If I had to guess I would say that the red cover brochure came out first and the black cover came out second.
But the R-1 on last page of red cover puts a wrench into that theory. Now we are assuming that R-1 means Revision 1. Remember when you assume u !!!.
Other differences for a start. Last page of both brochures. Additional optional equipment has different info. Ahhh. I just figured this thing out. Need your help though.
Black cover is NOT the 1st brochure. IT's the Last brochure. Black cover says nothing about "Special 36.5 gallon fuel tank for Sport Coupe only. Black cover has 3 bar knock offs.
So the Lithos in U.S.A. R-1 just may be the 1st brochure and I have no clue what R-1 means.
Meanwhile both brochure so the 63 frosted wheel covers.
The red 63 car has weird stuff on it. Short base mirror with frosted wheelcovers. The black 63 looks like it was painted with black primer. The cover of both brochures was "shot" at the identical location. Front bumper tip lines up with the concrete driveway seam. The black brochure may be a fake. The black car was super imposed on a landscape photo. And they did this kind of stuff before the days of PC's. Interesting.