Style for a Price
Styling’s always a matter of taste, but when looking at the vehicles side by side, it's hard not to vote for the older car. Think about the land yachts that most people were driving back in 1963, and imagine this car roaring past them in a cloud of tire smoke. The Sting Ray’s curves are timeless with perfect proportions. It’s a gull-wing Mercedes with American attitude. The new car has a distinct presence, no doubt, but the old one is a performance car and a work of art.
As for the matter of price, if you want a well-kept ’63 Sting Ray in your garage, prepare to fork over $80 grand or more. If you’re on good terms with your Chevy dealer, a 2014 Stingray could be yours for $50,000 to $55,000. It comes with a warranty, too, whereas the old car just comes with parts that need to be fixed.