Chevrolet Corvette 283 CID V8 Fuelie 1959
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Gateway Classic Cars of St. Louis is proud to offer a beautiful 1959 Chevrolet Corvette Fuelie. Introduced in 1957, mechanical fuel injection was offered on Corvettes as a higher horsepower variant of the standard cars. In 1959 this meant your choice of a 250 Horsepower or 290 Horsepower 283 CID V8 with no carburetor to be found. 745 buyers chose the $484.20 option to get the 290 HP Fuelie. This particular example is beautifully optioned in Snowcrest White with silver coves and black interior. She wears the appropriate hub caps with knock offs wrapped in wide white wall tires. The chrome trim on this particular car is in great shape and makes for a dazzling piece of eye candy. Inside you'll find more chrome and stainless trim to accent the black upholstery. You'll also find another very rare option: power windows, which only 587 buyers chose in 1959. Driving enthusiasts will be delighted to see that behind the 290 HP v8 is a proper 4 speed manual transmission. Speaking of the drive train, the engine has been completely rebuild, and perhaps even more importantly, the fuel injection system has been rebuilt by an expert that specializes in these systems. The car runs beautifully and is a delight to pilot down the road. Being a Fuelie, and therefore quite rare, this is a true collector's piece. This car would be at home in the most avid Corvette collector's garage. You can see this awesome 1959 Chevrolet Corvette Fuelie in greater detail in our St. Louis showroom or at http://www.GatewayClassicCars.com. Please contact 618-271-2000 or STL@gatewayclassiccars.com with inquires.
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1959 Chevrolet Corvette 283 CID V8 Fuelie is listed sold on ClassicDigest in OFallon by Gateway Classic Cars for Not priced.
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Car type : Car Make : Chevrolet Model : Corvette Model Version : 283 CID V8 Fuelie Engine size : 0.0 Model Year : 1959 Sub type : Convertible Location : St. Louis
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Surprisingly, "America's only sports car" Corvette was introduced under Chevrolet brand rather than its own. To us the most memorable Corvette has to be The second generation (C2) Corvette, Sting Ray.
To compete with VW Beatle Chevrolet introduced Corvair a compact automobile built in 1960–1969 It was the only American designed, mass-produced passenger car to feature a rear-mounted air-cooled engine. Corvair handling was deemed notoriously bad mainly due to Ralph Nader's Unsafe at Any Speed. Although, any handling issues were soon solved the reputation did stick.
With Pony / Muscle car mania taking over the Americans, following the introduction of Ford Mustang, Chevrolet came up with one of its most famous models Camaro. During the first year alone they managed to sell 220,906 Camaros.
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