VIN VE55S001541

Car Year:	1955
Car's approximate birthday:	August 25, 1955
Owner:	LARRY D. BROOKS
City:	NEWTON
State:	North Carolina
Country:	United States
Purchase date:	Undefined
Status:	Current Owner
State:	Restored
Exterior:	Polo White	(46.43%)
Interior:	Red	(46.43%)
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		16.767583819241981% (118 Cars)	3,389.10
Factory job nr.:	Unknown
Export Car:	Non Export Car
Car history:
I owned this car from June 1973 through August 1975. The man I sold it to kept it until January 2005! He had a frame-off restoration done on the car in the late 70s. It was still excellent when he sold it. It was almost never driven. When I sold it to him, the odometer indicated 82,000 miles. *NOTICE* This car that I used to own was sold at the Barrett-Jackson Palm Beach Auction. I saw this 1955 Corvette go thru the auction and decided to check its VIN on the B-J website. I was beyond shocked when I saw it was the very same car I used to own over 35 years ago!! It sold for $67100 including the 10% Buyer's Premium. Quite a contrast to what I bought the car for and sold it back then. I paid $1600 for it in 1973, spent $400 on it doing the exhaust, wide whitewalls and repro hubcaps for a grand total of $2000. Then I sold it in 1975 for $3000, a profit of 50%. Nothing wrong with that!!
For Sale:	No
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