Corvette Generations:
C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8
Corvette: Year by Year
1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 19631964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974
1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985
1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
1963
1963 was the first year of a five year run known as the "Mid Year" Corvettes. The ground breaking styling is still a high point.
Probably the first thing a beginning Corvette spotter learns is that the split window (right) is exclusive to the 1963 coupe.
That factoid is great for coupes but not much help if the 'vette in question is a convertible. Still, identifying a '63 is easy: all 1963 Corvettes had non-functional hood vents (below), allowing easy identification of the 1963 model.
Side View: Front fender of the 1963 and 1964 Corvettes featured two horizontal side indentations.
1964
For 1964 the split rear window was gone, and would not return throughout the mid years Corvette run. The faux hood vents also disappeared but the indentations that accommodated them remained. The faux hood vents without the louvers are exclusive to 1964.