| 1955 Chevrolet Corvette |
| 1955 CHEVROLET CORVETTE CONVERTIBLE 265CI V8 ENGINE 2-SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION PENNANT BLUE EXTERIOR BEIGE INTERIOR SERIAL NUMBER 068 OF 700 BUILT ONE OF THE FIRST V8 CORVETTES BUILT SOLD NEW IN BAKERSFIELD, CALIFORNIA DOCUMENTED PENNANT BLUE CORVETTE ONLY ABOUT 45 OF THE 700 PRODUCED IN 1955 WERE FINISHED IN PENNANT BLUE THAT MAKES THIS THE RAREST COLOR COMBINATION FOR THAT YEAR ONLY THE FIRST 155 CORVETTES ASSEMBLED IN 1955 COULD BE ORDERED IN THIS COLOR COLOR WAS DISCONTINUED APRIL 1ST, 1955 AND EVENTUALLY REPLACED WITH HARVEST GOLD RETAINS ITS ORIGINAL BODY AND CHASSIS ORIGINAL BILLET ROLLED PASSENGER SIDE RAIL FOR V8 FUEL PUMP CLEARANCE THIS CORVETTE FEATURES ITS ORIGINAL ENGINE BLOCK AND CYLINDER HEADS ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION AND DIFFERENTIAL INTERIOR CORRECTLY RESTORED WITH CORRECT GAUGES CORRECT WHEEL COVERS, EXTERIOR CHROME AND STAINLESS EXHAUST EXTENSIONS THE RARE PARTS ON THIS CORVETTE INCLUDE THE ONE PIECE OIL BATH AIR CLEANER 1955 V8 ONLY IGNITION SHIELDING AND HEATER SHUT OFF VALVE A SCARCE CORVETTE WITH ORIGINAL PARTS BODY OFF RESTORATION COMPLETED IN 2025 Owner of 1955 Corvette #068, Dr Coy Z Foster. in 1975. Number 68 out of 700 Corvettes built. Assembled March 1955. A physician in a medical center in Bakersfield CA joined Vintage Corvette Club of America in 1970. Sold new in Bakersfield. Dr Foster purchased it in 1962 while in medical school from the unknown original owner for $800 and used it as his everyday transportation until 1980. He sold it in 2006 to FENWICK Binder in Gonzalez Louisiana. Fenwick did a restoration on it until I purchased it in 2024. Restoration completed in 2025. A real Pennant Blue early 1955 with original power train. One of the first V 8 Corvettes built. Only the first 155 1955 Corvettes could be this color or Polo White. After April 1, 1955, Pennant Blue was discontinued and other colors were added to the palette, such as Harvest Gold, Gypsy Red and Copper or other colors on special order. An opportunity to own this unique and rare very early V 8 Corvette. AS-IS |
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