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Categories: Chevrolet : Chevrolet Corvette : Franklin Mint
Chevrolet Corvette Stingray with Fibreglass Body (1965) in Red (1:24 scale by Franklin Mint B11E800)
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This diecast model Chevrolet Corvette Stingray with Fibreglass Body (1965) is Red and features working steering, suspension, wheels and also opening bonnet with engine, boot, doors.
Just when Corvette® lovers thought things could not get any better, along came the ’65 Sting Ray™. Out were the hood vents of earlier models. In were three functioning front-fender louvers for increased airflow. Gone were the rear drum brakes of previous years, replaced by the smoother, easier four-wheel disc variety.
But the most significant change of all… the introduction of the thoroughly awesome 396 Turbo Jet engine – first of the factory-built Big Blocks to power a Corvette® - equally at home on the track as on the street, to the degree that many who owned one drove their pride-and-joy “a quarter mile at a time!”
Here’s your invitation to join the “Big Block” party by ordering the definitive precision re-creation of the one-and-only Corvette® ever to sport the powerful 396 Turbo Jet Big Block engine. Assembled entirely by hand, this spectacular model matches the original, detail for scorching detail. The “bulge hood,” flip-up headlights and fully appointed interior… every distinctive feature re-created to an unprecedented degree of accuracy by the engineers of Franklin Mint Precision Models. And, of course, there’s the unparalleled re-creation of the Turbo Jet engine under the hood, accurate right down to the air cleaner assembly that can actually be removed to view the carburettor and engine block.
Just like the actual auto, this sensational model features a body of real fibreglass, hand-painted a torrid Rally Red. A must for your Corvette® collection!
In order to re-create the torrid ’65 Vette, our engineers developed all-new tooling, thereby making it a completely new and individual model unlike any other ever produced. Here is our most technologically advanced Corvette® model to date, packed with details that place this model in a league all it’s own.
Additional working features include functional suspension, operable steering, hinged fuel cap and detachable jack compartment door, a fully appointed interior, flip-up headlights, tread patterns that match original, a fully detailed carburettor, and an exhaust system that appears in perfect clarity as part of the detailed undercarriage.
The 1965 Corvette® was in many ways the alpha omega of Corvettes®. 1965 introduced the first GM® factory big block option for any Corvette®. The powerful 396 Turbo Jet engine delivered 425 hp and 415 foot-pounds of torque. This was a quantum leap from previous years, with 375 hp the highest option offered in 1964. With this new factory muscle under the hood, the '65 Corvette® was just as much at home on the track as the street. In fact, most who purchased this option drove their Corvettes®…a quarter mile at a time! The 1965 Corvette® was also the first year to offer the new “bulge hood,” designed for the big block option, and the first Corvette® to have side exhaust pipes and a power radio antenna. The 1965 model year was also the omega Corvette®. It was the last “fuelie” Corvette®. While customers could choose a carburetted model, fuel injection for Corvettes® would vanish until new throttle body injection was introduced in 1982. 1965 was also the last year for rear drum brakes; all Corvettes® would now be offered with four-wheel disc brakes as standard equipment.
The 1965 Corvette® is also the “one and only”…. The only model year Corvette® to sport the 396 Turbo Jet, it would be replaced with a bigger big block in 1966, never again to be found under the hood of any other factory Corvette® built. This fact alone makes 1965 a benchmark year for Corvette® and makes it a true classic. With limited production numbers, only a very fortunate few can own the real deal. Franklin Mint Precision Models has captured the essence of this automotive icon and is proud to offer a 1:24 scale, real fibreglass tribute to the 1965 Corvette 396 Coupe.
Special thanks to the ProTeam Classic Corvette® Collection of Napoleon, Ohio—one of the premier Corvette® restoration and sales dealerships in the United States—for providing us with the opportunity to photograph and document their extraordinary collection.
1:24 scale (approx. 18cm / 7.1in long) - made by Franklin Mint.
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