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Franklin Mint 1 Troy Oz 925 Silver 63 Vette Bar NibYou are bidding on a brand new, never opened franklin mint corvette collection. 925 sterling silver of the 1963 corvette stingray. Only 750 of the sets were made. As oyu can tell, from the pictures, the bar is perfect, flawless, & never touched by human hands. A little info on the 1963 stingraythe chevrolet corvette is a treasured sports car. It has been produced by chevrolet since 1953 and was the first sports car built by an all-american cra manufacturer. There are currently six generations of corvette, usually referred to as c1, c2, c3, c4, c5 and c6. The first generation, c1, started in 1953 and ended in 1962. The introduction of the first corvette sting ray coupé took place in 1963 and it belongs to the second generation corvette, the c2. This generation was designed by lawrence kiyoshi shinoda, more commonly known as larry shinoda, and styled by bill mitchell. The second generation corvette was produced from 1963 to 1967, and is aslo known as the mid-year chevrolet corvettes. The corvette sting ray is still an exrtemely treasured and popular car, and it was for instance included as number five when sports car international compiled their list of top sports cars of the 1960s in 2004. The designers behind the corvette sting ray had many great cars around them to seek inspiration from when working on the corvette. Bill mitchell did fro instance own a jaguar e-type that he loved to drive. There was also the factory racing car named mitchell sting ray. Another, less expected, source of inspiration came from a fishing trip. One day when bill mitchell was out deep-sea fishing, he caught a beautiful, streamlined mako shark. The corvette sting ray coupé from 1963 had a characteristic split rear window and phoney hood vents. There is also an independent rear suspension and the power was at 365 hp (272 kw). If you wanted to, you could get the 1963 corvette sting ray wtih air conditioning and am-fm radio. This is a no reserve auction, starting at $19.99. hSipping & handling is a flat $10, including mandatory insurance, to all 50 states.
Outside the united states, add an additional $10us for s&h. If the auction goes over $75us, i will ship for free, and if it goes over $100, i will include a free gift. Chcek my feedback. I have a perfect 100% rating, & i will ensure your happiness with every one of my auctions. If you have any questions, please feel free to email me day or night & i will try to respond in less than 8 hours. Thanks for bidding, & good luck! |
