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I took them apart. I never saw a '63 with the knock off AL wheels. IDK what an off-road exhaust is
63 having the knock off wheels would be exceptionally rare.
Kelsey Hayes who cast the wheels for them had porosity problems. to the extent that the tires would go flat on the show room floor. Some dealers retrofitted them with tubes but ultimately most of them would have been a steel wheel.

As for the off road exhaust, it was a factory option that decreased the number of baffles in the muffler tanks for more performance. Something of a "track exhaust"

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I've never been that enamored of the split windows. I prefer the years before or after over the '63.
65 Fuel injected car for me. or a 66 427 would be my choice.

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There is no factory stock 1963 car that would be a good driver for road trips or practical regular use.
Having driven one a lot, Id be inclined to disagree. In fact I do know someone that uses a 63 fuel injected coupe as a daily driver in southern California.

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There is no factory stock 1963 car that would be a good driver for road trips or practical regular use.
It seems that at least one guy might disagree. He might have YOU beat as far as his car goes. He's the original owner of a '63 'vette. It looks like he's driven it in many/most of the 48 contiguous states, and as of the video filming, he's put 610,000 miles on it.


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