1959 CHEVROLET CORVETTE CUSTOM CONVERTIBLE

Summary

Powered by a GM crate 'Hot Cam' Gen V LT engine with a 4L60 automatic transmission. Features custom leather interior, Art Morrison chassis, custom console, smoothed and extended firewall with 4 more inches of legroom, and custom Curtis Speed wheels.

Details

This 1959 Chevrolet Corvette Resto-Mod received a no-expense-spared build by Burning River Resto-Mods in Berea, OH. Under the Dakota Digital linear-actuated hood is a detailed engine bay with a 495hp 'Hot Cam' Gen V LT engine backed by a built 4L60 automatic transmission. It features an Art Morrison GT chassis with independent rear suspension and adjustable coilovers at all four corners. Stopping power is supplied by GM Corvette calipers and cross-drilled rotors. The frame was powder-coated and then the underside was Raptor-lined to add to the structure and attention to detail. The body was smoothed, including the firewall, all exterior gaps were tightened, and the floors were extended to add 4 additional inches to extend the legroom. It was then painted with a custom mix of gray metallic with silver coves. All the stainless and chrome were either replaced or polished to show-quality. This Corvette rides on custom Curtis Speed wheels, added to top off the classic Corvette style. The interior was upgraded to hand-stitched leather seats and a leather dash, door panels and custom console with double-DIN radio with Bluetooth, as well as a Vintage Air system, Dakota Digital gauges and Stayfast top. The interior floor was sprayed with LizardSkin ceramic for additional sound-deadening.