• The 1965 Chevrolet 250, commonly known as the 1965 Chevrolet Corvette, was the first Corvette to use four-wheel disc brakes. It had minimal styling changes on the exterior, with the exception of new side-mounted exhaust pipes, new wheel covers, a restyled grille and new front fenders. The major Corvette changes in 1965 occurred under the hood.
  
  

1965 Corvette General Information

• The 1965 Corvette, built in the United States, is a convertible car with rear-wheel drive. The standard version was the 1965 Corvette with a 327 Turbo Fire V-8 with 250 horsepower. The upgraded version of the 1965 Corvette 327 had a 300-horsepower engine. Furthermore, the most powerful version of the 1965 Corvette was the carburetor 365 horsepower; for real power, the Ram-Jet fuel-injected 327 also came standard on the model type.
  
  

Powertrain

• The 1965 Chevrolet had a small-block 4.1-liter V-8 engine with 250 horsepower, a spark ignition, 350 foot-lbs. of torque, a compression ratio of 10.5 to 1 and a displacement of 326.7 cubic inches. The Corvette had a bore of 4 inches, a stroke of 3.25 inches and two valves per cylinder; it took in regular gasoline through the carburetor system. The 1965 Chevrolet Corvette 250 used unleaded gasoline. The fuel delivery system was carburetor based, and the vehicle did not have a turbo-based aspiration system.
  
  

Dimensions

• The 1965 Chevrolet 250 measured 175.1 inches long, 69.6 inches wide and 49.8 inches high; it had a wheel base of 98 inches. The car had a 20.1-gallon maximum fuel capacity. The Chevrolet has 42.7 inches of legroom and 48.4 inches of shoulder room. The trunk for the Chevrolet 250 offered 8.4 cubic feet of cargo space.
  
  

Exterior and Interior 1965 Corvette Colors

• The 1965 Chevrolet Corvette 250 came in eight different exterior colors -- Tuxedo Black, Ermine White, Nassau Blue, Glen Green, Milano Maroon, Silver Pearl, Goldwood Yellow and the infamous Rally Red paint job. In addition, the car offered 10 different interior colors, -- white, Medium Saddle, Medium Dark Saddle, silver, dark green, Medium Blue, Medium Dark Blue, red, maroon and a traditional black interior paint color.
  
  

Production Numbers and Costs

• The 1965 Chevrolet Corvette 250 came in two different versions -- a two-door Fastback Coupe and a two-door convertible version of the Corvette 250. Chevy made 8,187 1965 two-door fastback coupe vehicles and 15,377 1965 Corvette convertibles. The 1965 two-door Fastback Coupe came at a factory price of $3,947, and the 1965 two-door convertible model sold for $3,212. Such low prices allowed for the 1965 Corvette to sell a record 23,564 1965 Chevrolet Corvette models.