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1957 Chevrolet Corvette C1 Roadster

  • Chassis Number: E575106130
This Corvette was rescued from the wrecking yard near Chicago by Lew Draper in 1962. Together with Doane Motor mechanics and Chevrolet parts, they built a B-production racer that Lew drove very successfully for the next couple of seasons. The car was outfitted with every possible RPO option available, including heavy-duty brakes, quick steering, HD suspension front & rear, big 24-gallon fuel tank, 8K steering mounted tach, and Duntovs famous fuel injection. Under SCCA rules, the car windshield, bumpers, and window mechanisms were removed to lighten the car.

Lew participated in some twenty-five races at tracks in and around the SCCA central division and won approximately twenty. He competed at Road America, Meadowdale Raceway Park, Wilmot Hills, Waterford, Lynndale Farms, Blackhawk Farms, Mid-Ohio, Crailing, and Grand Rapids.

Lew sold the car after the 1964 season, and future owners continued the campaign until it was retired after its last race at Blackhawk Farms in 1974. The car sat until the late 1980s when the current owner purchased it for a future restoration which didn't happen until about 2002, when he had decided 'it had better happen now before one of us got too old to race.' A complete body off-frame restoration was completed, and he decided at that time to keep the old paint as he believed it revealed some of its history.

Since returning to the track, it has raced at Laguna Seca, Infineon Raceway, Coronado, and Thunderhill.

No auction information available for this vehicle at this time.

1957 Chevrolet Corvette C1 Auction Sales

Recent Sales of the Chevrolet Corvette C1

(Data based on Model Year 1957 sales)
1957 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible
Chassis#: e57s102448
Sold for USD$99,000
  2024 Mecum : Glendale
 
1957 CHEVROLET CORVETTE CUSTOM CONVERTIBLE
Chassis#: E57S106119
Sold for USD$137,500
  2024 Barrett-Jackson : Scottsdale AZ
 
1957 CHEVROLET CORVETTE 283/250 FUELIE CONVERTIBLE
Chassis#: E57S104538
Sold for USD$96,800
  2024 Barrett-Jackson : Scottsdale AZ
 
1957 CHEVROLET CORVETTE CUSTOM CONVERTIBLE
Chassis#: E57S103718
Sold for USD$126,500
  2024 Barrett-Jackson : Scottsdale AZ
 
1957 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible
Chassis#: e57s103540
Sold for USD$73,700
  2024 Mecum : Kissimmee
 
1957 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible
Chassis#: e57s102178
Sold for USD$95,700
  2024 Mecum : Kissimmee
 
1957 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible
Chassis#: e57s105261
Sold for USD$62,700
  2024 Mecum : Kissimmee
 
1957 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible
Chassis#: e57s105596
Sold for USD$77,000
  2024 Mecum : Kissimmee
 
1957 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible
Chassis#: e57s106011
Sold for USD$115,500
  2024 Mecum : Kissimmee
 
1957 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible
Chassis#: e57s106036
Sold for USD$85,800
  2024 Mecum : Kissimmee
 
1957 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible
Chassis#: e57s101063
Sold for USD$71,500
  2024 Mecum : Kissimmee
 
1957 Chevrolet Corvette
Chassis#: E57S106105
Sold for USD$75,900
  2023 RM Sothebys : Hershey
 
1957 CHEVROLET CORVETTE 283/245 CONVERTIBLE
Chassis#: E57S105076
Sold for USD$71,500
  2023 Barrett-Jackson : New Orleans
 
1957 Chevrolet Corvette 'Fuelie' Roadster
Sold for USD$99,680
  2023 Worldwide Auctioneers : The Auburn Auction
 
1957 Chevrolet Corvette Big Brake Airbox
Chassis#: e57s104321
Sold for USD$181,500
  2023 Mecum : Monterey
 
1957 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible
Chassis#: e57s105076
Sold for USD$73,700
  2023 Mecum : Harrisburg
 
1957 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible
Chassis#: e57s101575
Sold for USD$187,000
  2023 Mecum : Harrisburg
 
1957 Chevrolet Corvette Custom Convertible
Chassis#: e57s104368
Sold for USD$198,000
  2023 Mecum : Kissimmee Summer Special 2023
 
1957 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible
Chassis#: e57s106268
Sold for USD$68,200
  2023 Mecum : Kissimmee Summer Special 2023
 
1957 CHEVROLET CORVETTE 283/250 FUELIE CONVERTIBLE
Chassis#: E57S101459
Sold for USD$165,000
  2023 Barrett-Jackson : Las Vegas
 

Chevrolet Corvette C1s That Failed To Sell At Auction

1957 Chevrolet Corvette C1's that have appeared at auction but did not sell.
VehicleChassisEventHigh BidEst. LowEst. High
1957 Chevrolet Corvette Custom Convertiblee57s1005142024 Mecum : Glendale$70,000$90,000$100,000
1957 Chevrolet Corvette Convertiblee57s1055962024 Mecum : Glendale$57,000  
1957 Chevrolet Corvette Convertiblee57s1045682024 Mecum : Kissimmee$67,000$90,000$110,000
1957 Chevrolet Corvette Convertiblee57s1040602024 Mecum : Kissimmee$85,000$120,000$140,000
1957 Chevrolet Corvette Convertiblee57s1000102024 Mecum : Kissimmee$150,000$290,000$340,000
1957 Chevrolet Corvette Convertiblee57s1059762024 Mecum : Kissimmee$51,000$75,000$85,000
1957 Chevrolet Corvette Convertiblee57s1013562023 Mecum : Dallas$90,000  
1957 Chevrolet Corvette Big Brake Airboxe57s1043212023 Mecum : Monterey$275,000$450,000$550,000
1957 Chevrolet Corvette Convertiblee57s1022762023 Mecum : Monterey$160,000$250,000$350,000
1957 Chevrolet Corvette Convertiblee57s1044592023 Mecum : Monterey$75,000$95,000$110,000
1957 Chevrolet Corvette Convertiblee57s1021782023 Mecum : Indy$75,000  
1957 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible 2023 Mecum : Indy$100,000$120,000$140,000
1957 Chevrolet Corvette Fuel-InjectedE57S1055192023 Broad Arrow Group : Amelia Island $120,000$140,000
1957 Chevrolet Corvette Custom 2023 Mecum : Kissimmee$135,000$175,000$200,000
1957 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible 2023 Mecum : Kissimmee$90,000$120,000$140,000
1957 Chevrolet Corvette Custom 2022 Mecum : Orlando$135,000  
1957 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible 2022 Mecum : Orlando$75,000  
1957 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible 2022 Mecum Indy$67,000  
1957 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible 2022 Mecum Indy$80,000  
1957 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible 2022 Mecum Indy$60,000  
1957 CHEVROLET CORVETTE CUSTOM CONVERTIBLEE57S1025442022 BarrettJackson : Scottsdale, Arizona   
1957 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible 2022 Mecum : Kissimmee$110,000  
1957 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible 2021 Mecum : Kansas City$90,000  
1957 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible 2021 Mecum : Indy 2021$82,000  
1957 Chevrolet Corvette Resto Mod 2021 Mecum : Kissimmee$92,000  
1957 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible 2020 Mecum : Houston$65,000  
1957 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible 2020 Mecum : Las Vegas$80,000  
1957 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible 2020 Mecum : Kissimmee Summer Special$65,000  
1957 Chevrolet Corvette 2020 Carlisle Auctions : Winter AutoFest   
1957 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible 2020 Mecum Auctions : Kissimmee$65,000  

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