1958 Chevrolet Corvette
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1958 Chevrolet Corvette
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Silver Blue 1958 Corvette Resto-Mod Auction: Barrett-Jackson Auction Company Location: October, 2008 Las Vegas, Nevada |
Auction Results October, 2008 | $170,000 |
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Panama Yellow 1958 Corvette with Power Top Auction: Barrett-Jackson Auction Company Location: March, 2007 Palm Beach, FL |
Auction Results March, 2007 | $165,000 |
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Custom Purple 1958 Corvette Convertible 350/345 Auction: Barrett-Jackson Auction Company Location: March, 2007 Palm Beach, FL |
Auction Results March, 2007 | $162,000 |
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Yellow 1958 Corvette Resto-Mod 502/450 Auction: Barrett-Jackson Auction Company Location: March, 2007 Palm Beach, FL |
Auction Results March, 2007 | $145,000 |
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1958 Chevrolet Corvette RM Auctions Location: Amelia Island, Florida |
Auction Results March, 2009 | $129,800 |
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Custom 1958 Chevy Corvette Re-Creation Auction: Barrett-Jackson Auction Company Location: October, 2008 Las Vegas, Nevada |
Auction Results October, 2008 | $115,000 |
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Panama Yellow 1958 Chevy Corvette Auction: Barrett-Jackson Auction Company Location: March, 2007 Palm Beach, FL |
Auction Results March, 2007 | $92,000 |
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Charcoal Gray 1958 Corvette Convertible Auction: Barrett-Jackson Auction Company Location: March, 2007 Palm Beach, FL |
Auction Results March, 2007 | $80,000 |
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Yellow and White 1958 Chevrolet Corvette Auction: Barrett-Jackson Auction Company Location: October, 2008 Las Vegas, Nevada |
Auction Results October, 2008 | $58,000 |
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Red/White 1958 Chevrolet Corvette Auction: Barrett-Jackson Auction Company Location: October, 2008 Las Vegas, Nevada |
Auction Results October, 2008 | $50,000 |
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1958 Corvette Cruise-In in Canton, Georgia |
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1958 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible Central Texas Museum of Automotive History in Rosanky, Texas |
Although the first series cars built from 1953 to 1955 introduced the Corvette to America, it was the second series, which made its debut in 1956, that truly earned the title “America’s Sports Car.” The clean good looks of Harley Earl’s new body design struck a chord with the American public, and it quickly outsold the older style by a margin of three to one. In addition, Zora Arkus-Duntov and Chevrolet Engineering had dramatically altered the personality of Chevrolet’s sports car with a new focus on performance, a growing range of powerful small block V8 engines, and improved handling.
For 1958, the Corvette featured greater comfort and its appearance was slightly revised by Harley Earl with 1958-only touches including a louvered “washboard” hood treatment and twin chrome deck lid strips, consistent with the styling trends of the era. Performance continued to be emphasized of course, and the high-revving dual-quad 283 cubic inch engine ensured that the Corvette was highly competitive on both the street and the racetrack, with quarter-mile times in the 15-second range. Not surprisingly, Corvettes from this year are among the most collectible models to this day.
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