Chevrolet Corvette Convertible 1957, Estados Unidos
Motor : 283/270HP
Exterior : Vermelho e Branco (Venetian Red and White Coves)
Interior : Vermelho
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HIGHLIGHTS
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283/270 HP V-8 engine
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4-speed transmission
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Dual 4-barrel carburetors
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Venetian Red with White Coves
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Correct steel wheel with wide Whitewall tires
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Original steering wheel in trunk
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Recent comprehensive frame-off rotisserie
restoration in 2015
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Less than 200 miles since restoration
This 1957 Chevrolet Corvette
has been driven just 200 miles since the completion of a comprehensive
frame-off rotisserie restoration in 2015. The 1957 Corvette was the beneficiary
of one of the most intensive development periods in Corvette history to that
point. It began in 1955, when total sales of just 700 Corvettes shocked
Chevrolet and GM management and spurred a crash performance program designed to
make or break this new fiberglass-bodied two-seater. Corvette engineer Zora
Arkus-Duntov perceived an opportunity to breathe new life into Corvette with a
record run at the Daytona Beach speed trials, but that was conditional on
finding the power to propel his baby to the minimum of 150 MPH essential to
setting a new record. Drawing on years of experience tuning pushrod engines, he
designed a new cam profile with an eye to extract the 30 HP he believed would
achieve that end. Tests at Phoenix of the new cam in a 265 CI engine resulted
in a top speed of 163 MPH at 6,300 RPM, which proved enough to drive a test
mule to a two-way average of 150.583 MPH on the Daytona sand. A famous class
victory at Sebring served notice that Corvette was finally “The Real McCoy,”
and the die was cast. An increase to 283 CI further elevated power in 1957. In
both carbureted and the new fuel-injected versions of the 283 CI V-8, the aptly
named Duntov cam was indispensable in establishing a new reputation for
performance. This 1957 Corvette is powered by the Duntov-cammed engine
incorporating dual inline Carter 4-barrel carburetors for a factory rating of
270 HP, with the added advantage of the BorgWarner 4-speed manual transmission
introduced that year. An exceptional restoration completed in iconic Venetian
Red with white coves and a red interior, it rides on wide whitewall tires on
correct steel wheels with full-size spinner wheel covers, making it an
eye-catching example of this great vintage in Corvette history.
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