1957 Chevrolet Corvette Big Brake Airbox Convertible

1 of 43 Produced, Bloomington Gold Special Collection XXIII & Hall of Fame · Lot R815 · Kissimmee 2027 - Restored by noted first-generation Corvette specialist Dick Robinson in 1999 - Bloomington Gold certified in June 1999 - Invited to the Bloomington Gold Special Collection XXIII & Hall of Fame in 2007 as 1 of 12 selected to represent the Airbox Corvette for its 50th Anniversary - 1 of 43 factory Big Brake Airbox Corvettes produced for 1957 - RPO 579 E fresh air Airbox intake - This special fiberglass plenum intake fed air through a duct on the driver’s side fender well into a special filter and the fuel injection unit - RPO 684 Heavy Duty Brakes and Suspension - This package included special front and rear springs and shocks, a heavier front stabilizer bar, a quick steering adapter, metallic brake facings, finned brake drums, fresh air ducting to the rear brakes, and "elephant ear" front brake scoops - Purchased new around September 1, 1957, from Jack Maxton Chevrolet in Columbus, Ohio - Raced by original owner Vittorio Cuniberti in several SCCA events - Cuniberti sold the car back to Jack Maxton Chevrolet around 1965 - Later acquired by Dave Fitch around 1966-68 from the second owner in Marion, Ohio, who had purchased it from Jack Maxton Chevrolet - Fitch later sold the car to Byron MacGruder - David Kuster of Newark, Ohio, acquired the car in 1987 from MacGruder - Gail Parsons acquired the car from Kuster in 1993 - Larry Martin, the current owner, acquired the Big Brake Airbox convertible from Parsons in 1999 - Rochester fuel-injected 283/283 HP V-8 engine - Solid lifter camshaft - BorgWarner 4-speed manual transmission - Refinished in its original color combination of Onyx Black with black coves - Matching removable auxiliary hardtop - Red vinyl bucket seat interior - Radio and heater delete - Steering column-mounted tachometer - Black painted steel wheels