VIN E56S002475

Car Year:	1956
Car's confirmed production date: (as confirmed by the NCRS Shipping Report Service)	May 24, 1956
Owner:	Unknown Owner
Purchase date:	Undefined
Status:	Current Owner
Nickname:	Boathouse Corvette
State:	Restored
Exterior:	Onyx Black	(23.36%)
Interior:	Red	(74.42%)
Coves:	Onyx Black
Softtop:	Black	(2.97%)
Wheels:	Black	(23.36%)
Delivery Dealer Zone:	5
Delivery Dealer Code:	526
Options:	RPO	Option	Percentage Sold [%]	Sales Price [$]
	02934	Base Corvette (2x4 225hp)	100.00%	3,120.00
	101	Heater	100.00%	123.65
	102	AM Radio	78.37%	198.90
	107	Parking Brake Alarm	77.44%	5.40
	109	Windshield Washers	81.19%	11.85
	313	Powerglide Transmission	100.00%	188.50
	419	Auxiliary Hardtop	59.88%	215.20
	426	Power Windows	15.78%	64.60
	469	265ci 225hp Engine 2 4bbl Carbs	88.55%	172.20
	Total		0.000138608625214% (1 Cars)	4,100.30
Factory job nr.:	Unknown
Export Car:	Canada
Engine details:	Standard from factory engine Engine 0447063F56FG 225 hp 265 cu in with power glide transmission
Other details:	car was hill climb raced in 1956 and 1957 in Toronto Ontario area by Louise Longmore . Hill Climb racing was held in Ontario 1950-1967. A B.E.M.C. history explains it thus Hill Climbs were an early feature for BEMC. We raced, one car at a time, up the hills at Rattlesnake Point, Hockley Valley and the so-called Flat Hill Climb at Mosport. these hill climbs were usually run in the spring or the fall, before and after the circuit-racing season. When Rattlesnake Point Milton and Hockley Valley Orangeville were developed with expensive private homes, our events became unpopular with the local population and the politicians. one of first Corvettes to Canada in a boathouse and also finding early GM Canada records see articles I wrote for our NCRS magazine
Car history:
Original dealer delivered to was Gorrie's Chevrolet in Toronto Ontario Canada Car was built on May 24 1956 Car was shipped on May 25 1956 with shipping order 47500 Dealer Order 31113 Sold new to Louise Longmore (i.e. first wife of singer Robert Goulet) on March 15,1956 she was the first wife of well known singer Robert Goulet who first made a name for himself in Toronto Ontario as radio personality Louise Longmore herself was a actress/ singer SEE TORONTO STAR ARTICLE MARCH 5 1988 page K4 called Rare 1956 Vette turns up in boathouse NCRS Restorer Magazine articles many years ago Issue 18 Vol 1 Summer 1991 Canadian Delivered Corvettes Issue 27 Vol 1 Summer 2000 The Boathouse Corvette Car was raced the car in hill climb races and at Harewood sports car track by Louise Longmore Second owner of car was a school teacher in Toronto Jim Lyons of 18 Southwood Dr Toronto May 9 1981 Third owner of car and restorer of paint interior was Bill Keogh formerly of St. catharines Ontario now in Fort Erie Ontario Canada E mail wllmkeogh@yahoo.com Tel 9058712341 Next owner was Doug Ball 158 Elmwood Rd Oakville ON L6K 2A7 905 849-8216 Doug Ball , Oakville sold the car in 2014
For Sale:	No
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