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This must be Vin # 57S100834 ?.
No idea where this car is today but if you haven't seen these pages yet there's some pics and info on this car mixed in w/ other cars here..
http://www.legendarymotorcar.com/inv...87/Binder1.pdf
Are the pre-production cars considered in the 43 Airbox cars total or in 'addition' to?.
~ Pete
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Pete,
The car LEGENDARY restored is the old BOB MOUAT 57 race car, vin # 4387. The Hussey Brothers from Birmingham, AL own it. The history is below.
"AIRBOX" cars have interesting history. The original Engineering drawing goes back to June 1956, and we believe they were tested in very early 1957 on cars that raced at NASSAU Dec 7, 1956 where the 'first' fuel injected Corvettes appeared in a competition event. We also know, that the 1957 SEBRING test car #P3 TESTED the air box and discovered that 80% of the cool frontal air was digested into the engine, and not thru the rocker panel to aid in cooling the left rear brake, so the actual raced cars (# 4 and # 3) did not used the air box. The red SR-2 Bill Mitchell Corvette that Pete Lovely and Paul O'Shea drove had the 'first' air box use. This car also raced Nassau in Dec 56 with the same set up.
The fact that production models did not get the 'airbax' option until mid May 57 and later prevented many 57 Corvette drivers like Dave MacDoinald to use the item. It was to late to the game.
THE HISTORY OF MOUAT'S 57 IS:
From delivery until 1965, Bob Mouat raced the Corvette, primarily in SCCA
National events throughout the Northeast. over 69 race records show he raced at
Lime Rock, Bridgehampton, VIR, as well as smaller tracks that no longer
exist such as Cumberland, Marlboro and Thompson. While most other
racers were trading up to newer models, Bob continued to race his 57.
This may be one of most extensively raced Corvettes from the period. In
SCCA points, Bob ranked as high as 2nd in B/P in 1963 and 3rd in B/P in
1964. This 3 owner car has Title Conveyance from Mouat/Huffman to 2nd owner(Three owner car), Copies of 8mm movies taken of the car over its racing history, Interviews with Mrs.Mouat, and 2 fellow racers/ pit crew (recorded), Authentication by NCRS judges at NCRS meet in Orlando, Bloomington Gold Special Collection in 2007, Amelia Island Concour winner, 2008. For Sale at World Auction, Houston, May 4, 2009.