58' Corvette Ex-NHRA Racer

JMcAndrew · #1 08-30-2006, 03:44 AM

Jim,

thank you for your help in pointing me in this direction, as you mentioned there are a lot of good people here and I am sure something will come of it....I am still hopeful you will be able to get some of the big brake parts out of the Green Bay stuff.....Jovi

**Salvatore** · #2 08-30-2006, 07:00 AM

Yep, remember the car. DIV-1 car. Ran many times at Maple Grove but maybe home track could have been Cecil County. If memory serves me it had a BB in it and ran A or B/MP. Color was bluish and grey maybe? Has been awhile.

Chevy454 · #3 08-30-2006, 07:02 AM

If it came from Maple Grove, then I *might* have something with the car or the owner's name on it, as I have the original NHRA tech manual from the track, and it has lots of track mailings and stuff in it...

JMcAndrew · #4 08-31-2006, 12:08 AM

I have tracked down the gentlman who built it and raced it, and he is going to give me all the history, so the next question is, what is a car like this worth? As I mentioned, I wanted to convert to a ProStreet, but would rather find something else and not do any mods to this car and sell it the way it raced....

**olredalert** · #5 08-31-2006, 02:40 AM

------How cut up is it??? Would you consider it a period racer or has it been updated too much??? Does it have a period paint job presently??? Is the drivetrain fresh or even together at the moment??? These things have relevance to the current value........Bill S

JMcAndrew · #6 08-31-2006, 04:47 AM

it is not cut up at all. except for the 31x15 tires and the full cage you would think it is a stock 58. The car is tubbed, but body was not touched, stock front end, narrowed rear with a Dana 60 & ladder bars.

I would say it is a period racer, no modern up dates, paint from when it raced, which I believe is enamel, and currently has a small block w/hampton super charger and Nash 5 speeed. The drive train was replaced by the previous owner but I may put together a motor which it ran back in the day....

I have attached a photo of what it looks like today. this was taken in the previous owners barn/warehouse.

**olredalert** · #7 08-31-2006, 04:56 AM

------Sounds cool. I know I want to know and see more.......Bill S

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