1959 Corvette Restomod

I am selling this fantastic car due to health reasons. It was a two year project that was done by local craftsmen that have a reputation for classic restorations and ground-up builds. Regrettably , I have had only one summer to enjoy it and as you can see it barely has any miles on it. As a previous owner of several other pre 1979 Corvettes this one was built to have all the looks of the classic style with the performance of a C6.

Specifications :

New after market body mounted on a custom square tube powder coated frame
Underbody and firewall painted
Torch Red paint, White cove, clearcoat
C-4 independent front suspension with Corvette power rack, coil over shocks
Strange equipped Ford Racing 9" rear axle with 3.75 : 1 gear . Coil over shocks
LS-6 motor with retro covers (14,000 miles at install) ( 405 horsepower, 10.5 : 1 ratio )
Custom designed ,through the body, side exhaust with Flowmaster mufflers, catalytic converters
Cadillac CTS-V 6 speed transmission
Polished aluminum mag wheels
New soft top and frame
Original stock rechromed bumpers
New glass
New stainless
Custom two tone vinyl seats
White faced reproduction guages
Flaming River tilt steering with "Crossed Flags" emblem
AM/FM stereo with i-Pod jack
In -dash and kick panel speakers
Specially designed tail lights in rear bumper exhaust openings
Gas tank relocated to area of spare tire well

This car gets looks wherever we go and has judges and car lovers stopping to ask questions at the few car shows we've attended. The only real caution I would have is that rag tops on these cars were not meant to drive though a rain storm and since we take it out on nice days only that hasn't been an issue even though we got caught one night we managed to stay dry. Many of these aftermarket bodies were designed as topless roadsters but we did modify this one to accommodate the rag top. It is a tight fit and is best raised an lowered by two people. You will notice there is no heater or AC in this car, two features we have never needed.

Many of these restomods are going well into the 6 figures at auction but the reserve on this is well below what these normally go for. The successful bidder will receive all the invoices associated with this build and will see that parts alone on this build came to just over 8OK. Except for the previously mentioned chip and touch up you are looking at a $10,000+ paint job.

I am happy to answer any questions I can. Since I am not not a mechanic I've included all the specifications that were provided to me by the builder. If I don't have an answer, I will be happy to find out.

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