Hello, i was just wondering what were the the main differences between the C3 and the Stingray if any (i dont know anything about them), the reason im asking is some people told me that they were different cars but i cant seem to find any information on how they are different. im currently selling my old car and thinking of buy an early '70s corvette but like i said i dont know much about them. if you know anything that i should look for please share your knowlege. thanks for any information tht you can provide.
Gizmo

 

The first Sting Rays (2words) were mid years 1963-67. Starting in 68 Stingray became one word and was used for many years to describe these C3 cars. If it says Sting Ray or Stingray on the fender it is a Corvette Stingray and can be referred to as a C2(63-67) or a C3 (68-82). Somewhere in the C3 run they dropped the Stingray but I am not sure which year.

So all Stingrays are C3's but not all C3's are Stingrays. All Sting Rays are C2's and all C2's are Sting Rays. That should make it as clear as mud.