VIN VE55S001646

Car Year:	1955
Car's approximate birthday:	November 8, 1955
Owner:	RM Auctions 2008 Automobiles of Amelia Island
State:	California
Country:	United States
Purchase date:	Undefined
Status:	Current Owner
Nickname:	VE55S001646
State:	Restored
Exterior:	Gypsy Red	(25.71%)
Interior:	Other Color
Softtop:	Other Color
Wheels:	Red	(78.57%)
Delivery Dealer Zone:	Unknown
Delivery Dealer Code:	Unknown
Options:	RPO	Option	Percentage Sold [%]	Sales Price [$]
	02934-8	Base Corvette Convertible, V8 265ci 195hp (1x4 195hp)	99.00%	2,909.00
	100	Directional Signals	100.00%	16.75
	101	Heater	100.00%	91.40
	102A	AM Radio	100.00%	145.15
	290B	Whitewall Tires 6.70x15	100.00%	26.90
	313M	Powerglide Transmission	100.00%	178.35
	420A	Parking Brake Alarm	100.00%	5.65
	421A	Courtesy Lights	100.00%	4.05
	422A	Windshield Washers	100.00%	11.85
	Total		20.002040816326527% (141 Cars)	3,389.10
Factory job nr.:	Unknown
Export Car:	Non Export Car
Car history:
Posted 04/03/2020 Seen at: https://www.conceptcarz.com/profile/4085,207/1955-Chevrolet-Corvette-C1.aspx Chassis #: VE55S001646 Sold for $83,600 at 2008 Automobiles of Amelia Island, RM Auctions. Chevrolet spent over $1.5-million on the Corvette project. It was unveiled in 1953 in the ballroom of New York's Waldorf Astoria. It had style but lacked performance. Other shortcomings were its leaky side curtains and lack of wind- up windows. As a result only 2,500 examples were produced in 1954. Expectations had been at least 10,000 units. In 1955 Chevrolet made the necessary changes and fitted it with a much-need V8 engine; it was offered as optional equipment for the sum of $135. The 265 cubic-inch V8 unit was fitted with a Rochester four-barrel carburetors and produced nearly 200 horsepower. Other optional equipment offered in 1955 included a parking brake alarm, signal-seeking AM radio, windshield washer, and heater. Most of the Corvette's that left the factory in 1955 had the V8 engine. This Corvette is the 646th example of the 700 produced in 1955. It is an original, matching number example that has just 41,790 miles on its odometer. It is painted in red paint that is about 25 years old and fitted with a white interior. In 2008 it was brought to the Automobiles of Amelia presented by RM Auctions where it was estimated to sell for $80,000-$100,000. It was offered without reserve and sold for a high bid of $83,600 including buyer's premium.
For Sale:	No
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