This is the Lil Caboose Ice Cream Shop on Route 28 in West Yarmouth MA, where the first owner of this Sting Ray lived. During Summers in the 1970s when all the tourists went "down cape" , the owner would park his prized 1965 Sting Ray in front of the ice cream store to help attract attention to the store. The shop still stands today at 1279 Route 28.

This 1965 Corvette Sting Ray was manufactured in St. Louis in June, 1965 and delivered to George E. Rowe Chevrolet Inc in Lexington MA. It was sold to the first owner in Yarmouth, MA in October, 1965. It spent the first 23 years of its life in New England, before being sold to successive collectors in the Santa Barbara and Ventura CA area. It's approximate sales price in late 1965 was $5500.

Views from both sides of the 327 CI small block Chevy Turbo-Fire V8 engine rated at 365 hp. The cylinder block casting No. is 3782870, with a cast date of F 1 5 (June 1, 1965). The engine pad stamp No. is 51***36 F0603HH correlating properly with the VIN number and the Flint MI engine build on June 3, 1965 with HH suffix for Special High Performance 365 hp. The correct machining marks (called broach marks) are still visible on the engine stamp pad. This engine features a high performance cam shaft, solid valve lifters, and has 11:1 compression ratio pistons. This special higher performance sportscar featured a 6500 RPM tachometer, 80 lb oil pressure gauge, large FIVE quart baffled oil pan, and special alternator pulley designed for higher RPM usage. This car has NO power steering and NO power brakes. The chrome cover behind the round air cleaner is the distributor shielding that came on these engines. There is such shielding covering the spark plugs, the plug wires and the distributor and coil to help prevent static interference to the Delco AM-FM radio.