- This 1962 Corvette Has a Rare Gold Grille
- Gold Accents
- Main Attractions
- One Theory
- Change of Plans?
- Random Process
- Stellar Example
This 1962 Corvette Has a Rare Gold Grille
This is one of very few 1962 models equipped with gold accents.
Gold Accents
Corvettes have served up many rare and obscure features and options over the past 70 years, many of which make some of those cars quite rare and/or valuable. Many are well-known in the Corvette community, but one of the more obscure, rare options is the anodized gold grille and other accents available on the 1962 Corvette, which were fitted to this particular car featured in a recent video from Horsepower Warehouse.
Main Attractions
This 1962 Corvette is a special car in its own right, thanks to the fact that it’s a 60k-mile fuel that’s an original, numbers-matching car that retains its original owner’s guide, window sticker, and registration. It’s a nicely-optioned machine as well, though the gold accents are the main attraction for obvious reasons.
One Theory
As many Corvette fans are already aware, most 1962 models came equipped with black grilles, but a handful of early cars were fitted with gold grilles instead. The theory here is that GM wanted to visually differentiate its higher-horsepower cars from their lesser brethren, but that isn’t the only one that’s been floated around over the years.
Change of Plans?
Others believe that GM planned to make the 1962 Corvette its designated 50th anniversary car, a celebration that would involve building just 50 cars with a gold grille and other special features. Of course, the automaker wound up using the Impala for that purpose instead.
Random Process
That theory also states that 50 gold grilles were shipped to the automaker’s St. Louis plant before GM changed its mind, so workers there attached the grille to 50 random cars throughout the production process in an effort to use them up.
Stellar Example
Whatever the reason, we do know that there aren’t many gold grille-equipped 1962 Corvettes out there in the world, and that makes this one extra special. In this case, it’s also notable that the grille is original and in excellent shape, because we imagine that it would be impossible to replace with an OEM part given its rarity.
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