1957 Chevrolet Corvette C1 Roadster

This Corvette has a well-documented race history dating from the Santa Barbara road races in 1965. The Corvette has a 1965-1966 SCCA B Production race history and a 1966-1967 NHRA/AHRA D Production drag racing history plus a long vintage racing history. It has also been raced at the Monterey Historic races 13 times between 1979 and 2005. It won its class in 1982 driven by Fred Yeakel, and won again in 1987, driven by Dick Guldstrand. Corvette s/n 106241 is also one of the few Corvette race cars to be accepted into the Bloomington Gold Hall of Fame 'Special Collection' in 2007.

This car is fitted with a 1962 model Rochester Fuel Injection used since 1965, a Borg-Warner T10 4-speed, Hurst shifter and the Sebring Kit including the very rare 'Elephant Ear' big drum brakes with cooling ducts, finned drums, fans, segmented metallic linings and vented backing plates. Fitted with front and rear sway bars, a posi-traction rear end, a 1961 Corvette aluminum radiator, and custom headers by Mike Ham. It has a Momo driver's seat covered in the original waffle pattern material. It is street-titled and licensed, lights work, and full instrumentation.