VIN J58S100119

Car Year:	1958
Car's confirmed production date: (as confirmed by the NCRS Shipping Report Service)	October 7, 1957
Owner:	Unknown Owner
Car website	https://rcrc.catalogaccess.com/objects/207
Purchase date:	Undefined
Status:	Current Owner
Nickname:	nickey purple preople eater #1
State:	Unknown
Exterior:	Silver	(2.11%)
Interior:	Charcoal
Coves:	Snowcrest White
Softtop:	Unknown
Wheels:	Silver	(100.00%)
Delivery Dealer Zone:	11
Delivery Dealer Code:	411
Options:	RPO	Option	Percentage Sold [%]	Sales Price [$]
	0867	Base Corvette (FI 290hp)	100.00%	3,591.00
	579D	283ci 290hp Engine Fuel Injection	10.98%	484.20
	677	Positraction Rear Axle 3.70:1	3.57%	48.45
	684	Heavy Duty Racing Suspension	0.56%	780.10
	685	4 Speed Manual Transmission	7.24%	215.20
	Total		0.000000000204400% (1 Cars)	5,118.95
Factory job nr.:	Unknown
Export Car:	Non Export Car
Engine details:	Delivered to Nickey Chevrolet and raced by this dealership . Pictures and history at :https://rcrc.catalogaccess.com/objects/207
Other details:	Unique Characteristics: The history of the three Purple People Eater production cars was documented by Tom Stephani in a 2006 issue of Vintage Motorsport. An edited version of that story is recorded here, with full credit to Tom Stephani and Vintage Motorsport as author and publisher.
Car history:
the Purple People Eater (Mark I) began a winning streak that had the rest of the contenders shaking their heads. Post race tear downs became the norm, but the Purple People Eater was always found to be legal. While all of the parts on the car had legitimate Chevrolet part numbers, duly listed in the manuals, the parts were not available to everyone. Due to the 1957 AMA racing ban, Chevrolet was not officially allowed to help, but a select group of privateers got secret assistance. The Nickey team was one of them. After dominating wins at Road America, the June Sprints, and at Wilmot Hills Wisconsin Regional, Jack Stephani quickly became excited about the real possibility of winning a National Championship.
For Sale:	No
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