Trying to find some info/history on our '57. It's VIN #411 (about Oct 19, 1956), 3 spd, originally hdtop only, no heater, and probably had pw. It is currently white/silver with red interior, but it may have originally been red. It has the big brake option including the heavy duty suspension and sway bar, but no elephant ears and no evidence of the air ducts at the rear wheels. It also has factory traction bars and it appears to have had side pipes at one time. Problem is, as per the JG, it's about 7 months too early for the first big brake car, and the traction bars were not available in '57. The VIN on the frame matches the VIN plate and registration. The story we got was that it is a San Diego car and that a body shop or Corvette shop owner was restoring it. Took the body off and did the chassis and drive train. ( but the engine is wrong) He died and the car sat for 15 years or more before the PO bought it about 2004. He did almost nothing to it before we bought it in '05. So, was this car raced and the owner decided he needed more brakes but didn't bother with the air ducts? The body is remarkedly free of major repairs making racing kind of questionable. What about the traction bars and wrong rear end? Not unusual to blow the rear end if it was drag raced. Did the restorer just have the parts and tried to make it something it wasn't? Does anyone know anything about this car or have any pictures of it if it was in fact raced? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
thanks a lot
Ken Albers (38732)
thanks a lot
Ken Albers (38732)
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