Thursday, January 30, 2025

1957 Chevrolet Corvette SS Project XP-64

 




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  1. looks like it still has a cigarette lighter...grin

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  2. I vaguely remember driving with my grandfather and grandmother going to Detroit's Rotunda (from Tulsa, OK} to get a stock 'Vette in 1967, But looking back I always wondered why he bought a GM product instead of a Ford (Rotunda).

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  3. Coming up for sale at RM Sotheby's Miami 2025 auction.
    Al_in_Ottawa

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  4. What is the tube thing in the back [behind the driver's head (not a headrest ?!)].

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  5. Multi-purpose: headrest, rollover protection & to smooth/minimize turbulence ( = drag) behind the driver's head.

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  6. I actually didn't believe that was real, I thought it was another pretty AI-generated 3D artwork (like some photos of very pretty women) -- until I looked it up.

    Magnesium body, back in 1957 -- pretty wild. But then they just put the Chevy 289 engine in it -- 300HP. Still probably pretty snappy with a curb weight of just 1850 pounds, but man this would have been a beast with about 450HP and 450 ft-lb of torque and some more appropriate wheels and tires.

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    1. Chevy never made a 289--that was a Ford engine. Chevy made the 283.

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  7. Saw it up close at Laguna Seca years ago...it's just incredibly beautiful in person.

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  8. Got to see Zoras original 57 race car about 25 years ago when a friend and I
    were taken into the basement of the Indy
    museum by the director. As a Corvette restorer and show judge for 25 years, I had no idea it still existed. It sat there with scores of other cars, as it was raced ,dusty and unrestored. Amazing!
    Bubbarust

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