1958 Chevrolet Corvette C1

1958 Chevrolet Corvette C1 in Kauas pilvet karkaavat, Movie, 1996

Class: Cars, Convertible — Model origin:

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autogeezer ◊ 2006-04-04 01:47	Okay, there is no way to tell what year this Vette is for sure. If my eyes detect "quad" headlights, then we know it is a '58 to '61... I rule out the 1962 theory, as that model did not have the stainless trim around the side cove. The car in the pic has the option of being a "two tone" car due to the stainless. All 1962s - to my knowledge - were single colours. -autogeezer
Junkman ◊ 2006-04-04 02:17	So far, you are correct. I do see the 'teeth' in the grille the '61-'62 didn't have, so it is a 1958-60. It also lacks the 61-62 cove moldings, but so it does the 58-60 ones, thus it is slightly customized, which is emphasized by the center line wheels.

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autogeezer

◊ 2006-04-04 01:47

Okay, there is no way to tell what year this Vette is for sure. If my eyes detect "quad" headlights, then we know it is a '58 to '61... I rule out the 1962 theory, as that model did not have the stainless trim around the side cove. The car in the pic has the option of being a "two tone" car due to the stainless. All 1962s - to my knowledge - were single colours.
-autogeezer

Junkman

◊ 2006-04-04 02:17

So far, you are correct. I do see the 'teeth' in the grille the '61-'62 didn't have, so it is a 1958-60. It also lacks the 61-62 cove moldings, but so it does the 58-60 ones, thus it is slightly customized, which is emphasized by the center line wheels.

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1958 Chevrolet Corvette C1