58 Corvette

[teej]

In coral/orange

 

[SteveA]

Funny you should post, I'm currently looking for that exact year to turn into a driver/road racer.

 

[mmlcobra]

Beautiful car no doubt, but they drive like trucks.
No slam meant, just my opinion.
Mark

 

[SteveA]

Yes they do/did. A friend found one and didn't bother to take the "original numbers" route but instead upgrade to a modern front end, modern suspension, disks on all 4, 7800 redline small block, modern rear end, shorty plexiglass windshield, removed everything not needed (radio,windows, heater) installed a 5 point roll bar, track side exhaust, wide ratio trans, period correct mag knock-off's etc..... the car is beautiful, light, quick as hell and a hoot to drive. The problem has been finding the "right" car to start with.

 

[GTdrummer]

Wow

 

[Luke Warmwater]

Nice

 

[beckertb]

Yes they do/did. A friend found one and didn't bother to take the "original numbers" route but instead upgrade to a modern front end, modern suspension, disks on all 4, 7800 redline small block, modern rear end, shorty plexiglass windshield, removed everything not needed (radio,windows, heater) installed a 5 point roll bar, track side exhaust, wide ratio trans, period correct mag knock-off's etc..... the car is beautiful, light, quick as hell and a hoot to drive. The problem has been finding the "right" car to start with.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Chev...pt=US_Cars_Trucks&hash=item338499215b&vxp=mtr

hows this?

 

[SteveA]

Yep, that's the idea.

 

[RALPHIE]

Beautiful car no doubt, but they drive like trucks....Mark

I used to watch Bob Bondurant, Davey McDonald, Tony Settember & occassionally Jim Jeffords throw these around the tracks of Southern California - Riverside, Pomona, Palm Springs, Del Mar, Hourglass Field, and others. I don't think they would say they drove like trucks....

 

[AtomicGT]

SteveA

I had one of these in the early 90s. White, satin blue interior, was able to find a Rochester FI from a seller in IOWA. Put a lot of money into it, and sold it for a loss. It was very cool driving around West LA on the weekend. Single axle, smell of petrol, nothing like it.

:facepalm:

 

[mmlcobra]

I used to watch Bob Bondurant, Davey McDonald, Tony Settember & occassionally Jim Jeffords throw these around the tracks of Southern California - Riverside, Pomona, Palm Springs, Del Mar, Hourglass Field, and others. I don't think they would say they drove like trucks....

Fully understand your point, but there is a difference between a fully prepped race suspension (then or now) and a 1958 factory setup.
Like comparing a new Camaro to say a stock 1969, the old cars just don't want to turn or stop.
Old cars are great to look at, but they are not "drivers" in todays sense.
I still enjoy both knowing what they are.
Best,
Mark

 

[SteveA]

SteveA

I had one of these in the early 90s. White, satin blue interior, was able to find a Rochester FI from a seller in IOWA. Put a lot of money into it, and sold it for a loss. It was very cool driving around West LA on the weekend. Single axle, smell of petrol, nothing like it.

:facepalm:

Very very very cool Doc!