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Perhaps 4 or 5 years ago. It spent quite a while in the courts try to determine legal ownership. I believe # 2 is in California and # 3 is in...
The number 1 and number 2 Cunningham Corvettes did not do too well at Lemans in 1960. Luckily number three brought home the gold with a win in its...
Yes, I first saw the car 35+ years ago at Heckerts restorations shop. It was covered with a heavy oil tarpaulin. He was using it as a paint mixing...
It is hard to tell just looking at the photo. The RPO wheels were only 1/2 inch wider than the standard Corvette wheel.
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While working on the Purple People eater about ten years ago, I felt compelled to road test it through my neighborhood. My neighbors were used to...
The Wintersteen Grandsport is in the Simeone Museum and is still in the vintage livery. It is parked next to the Daytona coupe as raced in...
Without a doubt. One of my all time vintage corvette racers.
I tried lowering the rear of the transmission on one of my C1 Corvettes And it raised the fan so that it hit the fan Shroud. I shortened the front...
That is just the way 53-62 Corvette driveshafts were. Probably not the best angle for sure, but with the body installed it is less severe.
I would love to know more about this early Corvette. Anybody know the history? Sent from my iPhone using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
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You have a good eye Jim. I didn’t notice those details until I Enlarged the photo and looked very closely. Sent from my iPhone using The...
We made this trailer out of a mobile home frame and PSP (pierced steel planking) Used for WW2 runways. We built it in 1965 and used it to haul our...
I have not seen this 57 before. Does anybody know the story on this?
For those on the east coast, Starting in August there will be an interesting HEMI display at the AACA museum in Hershey Pa. In addition to...
Not a COPO, but definitely one of the original 43 airbox 57 Corvettes. This particular car is the most documented 57 Airbox racer. It still...
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I should have used the word (description) rather than documentation. Sorry!
I agree with your take on the aluminum heads for 1960, but it is interesting to see several cars that exist with the heads. I saw one at Mecum...
Is that M/T standing next to Zora?
and parked behind the Lemans 60 is the famous Purple People eater driven to a SCCA championship by Jim Jeffords in 1959. Cool historical cars...
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Likely had to remove the convertible top assembly also to fit kids that size. When my kids were very small in the 70s I would slide the seats...
And it also appears to be a Fuel Injected split window.
I realize that this is a really old post, But I remember the Hurst Armed Forces Club from my time in the USAF. I was stationed in Central Fla. in...
I loved this video. I did not make it to Daytona until the mid 60s when they were no longer on the beach. One of the cooler parts of this video is...
Several years ago Duane was sitting in line near us getting ready to make a run in his Sundowner and he walked over to our Corvette and started...
After of 40 years of playing with plastic cars, this may be the first time that I have seen painted wires on an early Corvette. I kinda like it.
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