Features Corvette hot rods - picture thread

Good stuff Baron, here are more from that time frame. I am really enjoying both of the Corvette threads lately.

 

Jason. I have had a love affair with Corvettes since I walked past the first one I ever saw in 1957 on my walk to school (1st grade). For my English literature graduation term paper, I did it on the history of the Corvette. I have owned 17 over the years, with probably the best being my 2001 Z06 that I bought new, figuring I could leave it alone, but that certainly turned out not to be the case. But my current 57 will certainly be my all time favorite, and a dream come true. Maybe the next one will be more of a road racer.

 

I saw a 61 that was what we would call a barn find today, (283, 2x4s) when I was 13 or 14 and tried to buy it for decades. It got me serious about getting one. It had to be a 56-62 for me. I still know where that 61 is but it's still not for sale. They have owned it since the 60s. It's strange how certain cars have made such a big impression on us at such a young age and it hasn't faded with the years. THANKS ZORA !!!!!

 

Wolf in sheeps clothing, looks stock with some custom hubcaps, think again. Latham, bored and stroked to 328 cubic inches and done in 1959.

http://www.superchevy.com/features/1312-1957-chevrolet-corvette-go-archives/#.VlsTNVZ_Y6M.mailto

 

Look at the air intake scoops on this one, it looks like it is running at the salt flats or at the lakes . The only cars that I have seen like that ran at Sebring .

 

Those aftermarket hubcaps look so right on this car. Are they Lyons?

 

I don't know and it doesn't say anything about them in the magazine article that I linked. They definitely give the car a mild custom look and he is running a Latham under the hood bored and stroked 328 CI. and this was in 1959.

 

I dug around a little and they look like the S to me.

 

1956 SR2

 

1955

 

1956

 

Looks like the NASCAR drivers burn outs are nothing new.

 

Baron I seem to remember that they took the SS out recently and hammered on it and blew the engine. I could be wrong but maybe this was the Speedway people having a bit of fun.

Jason the 253 -56 Vette you posted above is at El Mirage. It is now owned by collector John Neas. John is really nice guy that owns his original 409 he drag raced back in the day as well as some really historic cars. both Corvettes and front engine dragsters (Tony Nancy and Bennie Osborn cars I believe).

The 253 car as I understand it was an assembly line car that was pulled off and Chevrolet used SR-2 parts to redo the car when new. It is called a SR-2 although not one of the original three. It was brown in color (at least that is what the photographs seem to show). By the way I have read that SR stands for Sebring Racer.

 

You are a wealth of information on these old corvettes Jim.

 

Don Yenko

 

Ain't that the truth. Nice thing is once all this info is out here on the internet, it is out here for good !
Thanks again Jim. ( guessing that somebody had an expensive day playing with the SS ....).

 

Just scanned these pics of my old 66,big block, tilt nose coupe. I had just finished the body work and was ready for paint. Out of all the cars I have owned, this is one of the one's I wish I had kept. With the L88 solid cam and side pipes , it sure sounded nasty.

 

This was the 62 I did up. First powered by a 671 blown big block. After I blew that motor up, it got a 400 big block. Was not anywhere near as much fun, and wound up selling the car.

 

I love the pictures Baron there is always going to be one that we wish that we had bought or kept. Some times life happens and we have to sell something that we don't want to or we find another car that we want and have to sell something to get the money. The worse one is when we sell a car for more than we think that it's worth and don't replace it and eventually the money is spent and we can't really say where it went.

 

I can almost see Dennis Hopper driving this car

 

My 60

 

Granny Goose I & III

 

Wow! Those are two great hot rods captured in a great pic, too.

 

THAT IS BADASS WHO BELONGS TO THE 55

 

LETS HAVE MORE INFO AND PICS OF THE 60