Questions about 1956's
In the few short months I've owned my '56, there are some questions that I still have unanswered that I would like to ask...
1) Do black with red interior cars have a black heel guard on the carpet under the pedals or is it red? I see both and don't know which is correct. I think black is.
2) Do 1956 convertible tops have a fabric liner on the inside like some 57's that I have seen?
I ask the above 2 because I paid CoastCorvette to buy and install 100% NCRS correct carpet and convertible top with date code. My carpet has a red heel guard and no liner on the inside of the convertible top.
3) Do original 1956's have black on the underside of the body? Mine does and it seems the same as the original paint on the frame. I've read that it should be bare fiberglass but I also read of other originals cars like mine that do have the black underside. Which is correct?
4) Seat belts. The Corvette blackbook says that all 1956 seatbelts are dealer installed and are a blueish/silver, like a light blue. The ones that were in my car were red so I had CoastCorvette remove them. The more I look at them though and look at pictures of other original cars, they seem like they might be correct afterall. Were red seatbelts available for dealer install in late 1956?
5) Breather. My car seems to have the original breather, the top matches all of the pictures in the JG and online. It is vented though and I keep reading that '56 should not be vented. Which is it? Also should it be black with the orange label or silver? Mine looks like it was sivler but is now light brown.
6) Fuel filter. My filter now has an original carboard filter element and I ordered what was advertised as an original correct replacement but it's metal and heavy, not cardboard. Is the cardboard one not correct?
7) If a car does not have, say a heater, would it have just a plain knob that matches the rest or some other kind of delete knob?
8) Rear block vent tube. Mine is going down the drivers side, is that correct for my car with the original or should it be going down the passenger side? I read both and my engine was rebuilt back in 1964 so it could have been reversed.
9) CHEVROLET on the base engine red valve covers. Was it painted silver or red just like the rest of the valve cover? I have seen and been told both.
I know some will just say read this or that but I keep reading conflicting things on these topics, that is why I ask. Also, my goal is not perfection for judging but perfection in terms of what is correct for my exact car based on options and build dates. I know that in a few circumstances, what the JG may say is correct is not always really correct and that mistakes do happen. While my car is very original, it's not 100% original.
Thank you!
1) Do black with red interior cars have a black heel guard on the carpet under the pedals or is it red? I see both and don't know which is correct. I think black is.
2) Do 1956 convertible tops have a fabric liner on the inside like some 57's that I have seen?
I ask the above 2 because I paid CoastCorvette to buy and install 100% NCRS correct carpet and convertible top with date code. My carpet has a red heel guard and no liner on the inside of the convertible top.
3) Do original 1956's have black on the underside of the body? Mine does and it seems the same as the original paint on the frame. I've read that it should be bare fiberglass but I also read of other originals cars like mine that do have the black underside. Which is correct?
4) Seat belts. The Corvette blackbook says that all 1956 seatbelts are dealer installed and are a blueish/silver, like a light blue. The ones that were in my car were red so I had CoastCorvette remove them. The more I look at them though and look at pictures of other original cars, they seem like they might be correct afterall. Were red seatbelts available for dealer install in late 1956?
5) Breather. My car seems to have the original breather, the top matches all of the pictures in the JG and online. It is vented though and I keep reading that '56 should not be vented. Which is it? Also should it be black with the orange label or silver? Mine looks like it was sivler but is now light brown.
6) Fuel filter. My filter now has an original carboard filter element and I ordered what was advertised as an original correct replacement but it's metal and heavy, not cardboard. Is the cardboard one not correct?
7) If a car does not have, say a heater, would it have just a plain knob that matches the rest or some other kind of delete knob?
8) Rear block vent tube. Mine is going down the drivers side, is that correct for my car with the original or should it be going down the passenger side? I read both and my engine was rebuilt back in 1964 so it could have been reversed.
9) CHEVROLET on the base engine red valve covers. Was it painted silver or red just like the rest of the valve cover? I have seen and been told both.
I know some will just say read this or that but I keep reading conflicting things on these topics, that is why I ask. Also, my goal is not perfection for judging but perfection in terms of what is correct for my exact car based on options and build dates. I know that in a few circumstances, what the JG may say is correct is not always really correct and that mistakes do happen. While my car is very original, it's not 100% original.
Thank you!
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