10.261 Corvettes were built in 1960. All of them were Convertibles.
The Vehicle Identification Numbers, VIN were 00867S100001 through 00867S110261
Suffix codes CY (283 CID - 275 HP) and CZ (283 CID - 315 HP) wew assigned to aluminum head versions of two Fuel Injected engines in 1960. It is likely that these heads abd codes were not used.
Type Basic 469 469C 579 579D
Cubic Inch 283 283 283 283 283
HP @ RPM 230 245 270 250 290
Torque  RPM 300 300 285 305 290
Comp. Ratio N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Bore / Stroke N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Carburator 1x4 bbl 2x4 bbl 2x4 bbl Fuel Injection Fuel Injection
In Manifold N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Valve Lifters N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Exhaust N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Oil Capacity2 4 Qt 4 Qt 4 Qt 4 Qt 4 Qt
Spark Plugs N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
2. Add 1 Qt if you put a new oil filter.
3756519 All
3774692 All
283 Cubic Inch Engine CODE
230 HP - Manual transmission CQ
250 HP - Manual transmission CR
290 HP - Manual transmission CS
245 HP - Manual transmission CT
270 HP - Automatic transmission CU
230 HP - Automatic transmission DG
245 HP - Automatic transmission DJ
Ratio and Type CODE
3.55 NIY
3.70 Positraction optional NIY
4.11 Positraction NIY
4.56 Positraction NIY
Color CODE
Tuxedo Black w Blue interior --
Tasco Turquoise w Red interior --
Horizon Blue w Turquoise interior --
Honduras Maroon w Black interior --
Roman Red --
Ermine White --
Sateen Silver --
Cascade Green --
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