C1 Distributor???

[Daniel B.]

I am going through my late Father's garage containing lots of old Corvette parts (I assume). There is a distributor: Delco-Remy Model #: 1110847 - 5B1(I think). I am trying to identify what year car this goes to and what the value might be. The only information I have found online so far says, "Some later 1955 V-8 engines, no vacuum advance".

[Ed H.]

Re: C1 Distributor???

Daniel, listed in the NCRS Specification Guide page 104, this distributor #1110847 is listed for later 1955 V-8 engines, with no vacuum advance. Very rare, unknown value, but you will not have a problem selling this item. The other numbers are (5)-year, (B) Month-Feb (1) could be shift that put this dist. together. Sometime in 1955 they provided 3-Spd standard shift trans., this may fall within that period.

[Daniel B.]

Re: C1 Distributor???

Thank you very much for the feedback Ed.

[John S.]

Re: C1 Distributor???

Daniel, listed in the NCRS Specification Guide page 104, this distributor #1110847 is listed for later 1955 V-8 engines, with no vacuum advance. Very rare, unknown value, but you will not have a problem selling this item. The other numbers are (5)-year, (B) Month-Feb (1) could be shift that put this dist. together. Sometime in 1955 they provided 3-Spd standard shift trans., this may fall within that period.

1110847 is a passenger car distributor and was never on a Corvette. All 55 corvettes come with a 1110855 distributor. If your distributor is complete you will see it comes with a operating vacuum advance. Corvette distributors also use grease cups instead of the pipe which is on your 1110847. By February you no longer see the 1116085 stamped on the vacuum advance, so even the vacuum advance on your distributor is incorrect for a corvette.

[Daniel B.]

Re: C1 Distributor???

Thanks for the info John.