Exterior Color: Green
Interior Color: Beige
Transmission: Auto
Vehicle to be offered for Auction sale January 16th – 20th, 2013 at Russo and Steele's 13th Annual Scottsdale Arizona Auction. Please contact us for more information. This Corvette is equipped with the 265 cu inch, V-8 motor with two, four barrel carbs (2X4's) producing 225 HP. It has the smooth shifting Powerglide transmission. It is Cascade Green with White coves. It has a beige interior with a beige soft top (and comes with the power operated folding top parts). It had a frame off restoration approximately 7 years ago by a Corvette shop in Georgia. It still remains in beautiful condition with less then 1,000 miles since restoration. The car was freshened up, including paint, in the last 3 months to bring it up to the highest standards. The Corvette received a new body style, authored by Bob Cadaret, in 1956. Strange as it may seem now, designing the '56 was not a sought after assignment by Chevrolet designers. Previous Corvettes had sold poorly and dealers hated it. The logic of the day is that working on a car that people would buy was the smarter move. History would disagree, as the 1956 Corvette styling is regarded as one of the best looking cars ever. Only 3,467 cars were built in 1956. More importantly, its destiny as Americas premier competitive sports car would take shape with the 1956 model. And in 1956 Zora Dontov became the chief engineer of the Corvette. Many of the problems that plagued the 1953-55 models were addressed. The new design featured outside door handles, roll-up windows and a factory sourced hardtop was available. Power windows and a power top were options. The interior remained the same.
Interior Color: Beige
Transmission: Auto
Vehicle to be offered for Auction sale January 16th – 20th, 2013 at Russo and Steele's 13th Annual Scottsdale Arizona Auction. Please contact us for more information. This Corvette is equipped with the 265 cu inch, V-8 motor with two, four barrel carbs (2X4's) producing 225 HP. It has the smooth shifting Powerglide transmission. It is Cascade Green with White coves. It has a beige interior with a beige soft top (and comes with the power operated folding top parts). It had a frame off restoration approximately 7 years ago by a Corvette shop in Georgia. It still remains in beautiful condition with less then 1,000 miles since restoration. The car was freshened up, including paint, in the last 3 months to bring it up to the highest standards. The Corvette received a new body style, authored by Bob Cadaret, in 1956. Strange as it may seem now, designing the '56 was not a sought after assignment by Chevrolet designers. Previous Corvettes had sold poorly and dealers hated it. The logic of the day is that working on a car that people would buy was the smarter move. History would disagree, as the 1956 Corvette styling is regarded as one of the best looking cars ever. Only 3,467 cars were built in 1956. More importantly, its destiny as Americas premier competitive sports car would take shape with the 1956 model. And in 1956 Zora Dontov became the chief engineer of the Corvette. Many of the problems that plagued the 1953-55 models were addressed. The new design featured outside door handles, roll-up windows and a factory sourced hardtop was available. Power windows and a power top were options. The interior remained the same.