Summary

Professionally built custom with a 376ci V8 engine and 6-speed manual transmission. Top 10 Finalist for Street Machine of the Year at Goodguys Columbus in 2011. Cover car in 'Vette magazine. Titled as 1959 Corvette Kit. Prior reconstructed branded title.

Details

This custom 1959 Corvette topless roadster was a Top 10 Finalist for Street Machine of the Year at Goodguys Columbus 2011 and was the cover car with a full feature in 'Vette magazine's August 2014 issue. Built from 100% new parts, starting with a custom Art Morrison chassis and Downs body. Exterior modifications include blue carbon-fiber inlays in coves, molded headlight buckets, closed-out eyebrows and custom C6 decklid. This is a true roadster with no top or side windows. The custom windshield was cut down and laid back with hand-formed custom A-pillars, and it also features a molded recessed license plate, custom exhaust tips molded to body shape, molded LED driving lights with turn signals, custom CNC rear bumpers, custom hood and trunk hinges, and blue powder-coated C6 calipers. It rides on Forgeline ZX3s with 275/35/18 front and 325/30/19 rear tires. A custom LS3 376ci V8 engine with forged internals and tuned on a chassis dyno. The engine is paired with a TREMEC 6-speed manual transmission featuring a Ford 9-inch rear end with Strange 3.73 gears and axles. The custom interior took six months to complete. Interior mods include matching blue carbon-fiber inlays in the center console and doors, custom aluminum trim in doors, custom-shaped Corbeau seats, shaved door handles, keyless push-button start, custom color-matched four-point harness, custom Alpine stereo with two sets of 6.5-inch speakers in doors, Audison LRx 1530-watt amp, 10-inch Focal subs in a custom-tuned enclosure. Flawless Bentley Meteor Blue paint. No expense was spared in creating this one-of-a kind street machine. **TITLED AS 1959 CORVETTE KIT** **PRIOR RECONSTRUCTED BRANDED TITLE**