1959 CHEVROLET CORVETTE CUSTOM CONVERTIBLE

This is an absolutely no-expense-spared build. PPG Street Nationals award winner. With this Resto-Mod 1959 Downs-body Corvette the goal was to maintain the Corvettes Reubenesque contours while sweeping them clean of any interruption details. It rides on Billet Specialties rail wheels wrapped in Goodyear Eagles behind which are brightly finished Corvette C4 brakes with slotted and cross-drilled rotors. The smoothed engine compartment is home to an LS1 Corvette small-block V8 engine pushing north of 400hp backed by a Tremec 6-speed manual transmission driving a Billet Specialties serpentine belt accessory drive system. The car is built on a full-custom tube chassis using C4 independent front suspension and a 9 Ford rear end with coilover shocks providing the dampening. The custom interior showcases the skilled workmanship and creative design of Dave Schober who matched the smoothed and painted surfaces with hand-stitched white upholstery on the door panels seats kick panels and shifter boot. The diamond-tufted seat and door inserts are a trick extra touch. A custom console with Hurst shifter Auto Meter classic gauges Vintage Air and billet controls round out the interior appointments. Everything about this car is custom. 2014 Detroit Autorama Best in Show winner.

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