.jpg?w=1)
細節
1957 CHEVROLET CORVETTE
Chassis No. E57S105679
Red with white coving, red vinyl interior and a white hard top
Engine: V-8, 283ci., 220bhp at 4,800rpm; Gearbox: three-speed manual; Suspension: independent front, rear, semi-elliptic leaf springs; Brakes: four wheel drum. Left hand drive.
America was without a true sports car until Chevrolet introduced the Corvette at the 1953 Motorama Show and started production that year. The Corvette was immediately popular, although surprisingly not many were sold. The early Corvettes were lower and sportier than any other car on the market, but they still lacked the innovative technology necessary to break open the market. Starting in 1955, Corvettes carried a V-8 engine which improved their performance, but their styling badly needed updating. Ford was producing the Thunderbird and it both out-styled and out-performed the Corvette. In order for Chevy to combat the T-bird and beat Ford in the sales wars, they needed to transform the Corvette into a serious sports car. In 1956 designer Harley Earl made a full-scale clay model of the new Corvette that was immediately approved by GM management. It was the car of the American dream. The distinctive coves were taken from a 1955 Motorama exercise called the La Salle II and became the trademark of the 'Vette through the Fifties. Many other greatly needed improvements were made, such as a better fitting and optionally motorized convertible top. The rear fenders were brought forward, thus exposing the lights. Chevy used real glass windows and even offered a power option. Every part of this car showed classic beauty - it was styled more creatively than its predecessors, yet not as crazily as the Corvettes to come.
Believing that great looks are not everything, Chevrolet made vast improvements under the hood as well. For 1957, the engine became the hottest of all. It was bored out to 283 cubic inches with three options. The base engine had 220 horsepower and with fuel injection it produced 250bhp, while with dual 4-barrels it generated 283bhp. In May of that year the fuel injection option was increased to 1:1 horsepower to cubic inch ratio. The 1:1 was just what Chevrolet needed to beat the competition, both in the market and on the track.
This example was purchased by the current owner in 1958 when the car was barely a year old, and it has been in the same family ever since. It has been used and enjoyed on a daily basis for regular driving and was given a repaint twelve years ago. The car is therefore a very original California example that has the three speed manual gearbox. The interior trim is original to the car with wind-up windows and there is a period optional signal seeking AM radio. The hardtop is fitted and the original soft-top frame comes with the car although it needs covering.
The Corvette also has its original auxiliary hard top and whitewall tires. We are told that it runs well and is now being offered for sale by its lady owner who is just not using it as much as before.
WITHOUT RESERVE
Chassis No. E57S105679
Red with white coving, red vinyl interior and a white hard top
Engine: V-8, 283ci., 220bhp at 4,800rpm; Gearbox: three-speed manual; Suspension: independent front, rear, semi-elliptic leaf springs; Brakes: four wheel drum. Left hand drive.
America was without a true sports car until Chevrolet introduced the Corvette at the 1953 Motorama Show and started production that year. The Corvette was immediately popular, although surprisingly not many were sold. The early Corvettes were lower and sportier than any other car on the market, but they still lacked the innovative technology necessary to break open the market. Starting in 1955, Corvettes carried a V-8 engine which improved their performance, but their styling badly needed updating. Ford was producing the Thunderbird and it both out-styled and out-performed the Corvette. In order for Chevy to combat the T-bird and beat Ford in the sales wars, they needed to transform the Corvette into a serious sports car. In 1956 designer Harley Earl made a full-scale clay model of the new Corvette that was immediately approved by GM management. It was the car of the American dream. The distinctive coves were taken from a 1955 Motorama exercise called the La Salle II and became the trademark of the 'Vette through the Fifties. Many other greatly needed improvements were made, such as a better fitting and optionally motorized convertible top. The rear fenders were brought forward, thus exposing the lights. Chevy used real glass windows and even offered a power option. Every part of this car showed classic beauty - it was styled more creatively than its predecessors, yet not as crazily as the Corvettes to come.
Believing that great looks are not everything, Chevrolet made vast improvements under the hood as well. For 1957, the engine became the hottest of all. It was bored out to 283 cubic inches with three options. The base engine had 220 horsepower and with fuel injection it produced 250bhp, while with dual 4-barrels it generated 283bhp. In May of that year the fuel injection option was increased to 1:1 horsepower to cubic inch ratio. The 1:1 was just what Chevrolet needed to beat the competition, both in the market and on the track.
This example was purchased by the current owner in 1958 when the car was barely a year old, and it has been in the same family ever since. It has been used and enjoyed on a daily basis for regular driving and was given a repaint twelve years ago. The car is therefore a very original California example that has the three speed manual gearbox. The interior trim is original to the car with wind-up windows and there is a period optional signal seeking AM radio. The hardtop is fitted and the original soft-top frame comes with the car although it needs covering.
The Corvette also has its original auxiliary hard top and whitewall tires. We are told that it runs well and is now being offered for sale by its lady owner who is just not using it as much as before.
WITHOUT RESERVE
注意事項
This lot has no reserve.