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
