Featured in Corvette News Vol 1#1

Marvin Panch in the Battlebird & Paul Goldsmith in the Nassau Car!       As found in 2004!       As found in 2004!       Bringing baby home!   Original RPD FI foil tag for special unit #132    
  Pre Production Big Brake inner fender cutout for brake cooling tube to rear brakes!     Experimental Lab made prototype Airbox Airmeter Extension ( 1 of 2 known to have existed ) the other was on the Bill Mitchell SR2       Eliptical fiberglass cut out used on the 1956/1957 Corvette Factoy race cars to help cool the front brakes    
  At Bloomington 2007 Joe Trybulec/Dick Guldstrand/Paul Goldsmith/Jim Gessner/Bill Connell   Joe / Paul & Ken w/Nassau car in background. There was a window in the garage on the drivers side where the Nassau car sat for 46 years. The rear left taillight chrome has some light pitting from being close to the window. The passenger side none to speak of. Paul flew his twin engine Cessna from his airport in Griffith. Indiana to Bloomington as a VIP guest at the Special collection.     The Fred Windridge Nassau car at Daytona/New Smyrna   The Nassau car driven by Paul Goldsmith at Daytona setting the standing start and flying start mile records and then at New Smyrna! The car today shows this front end damage on the underside. which when repaired closed off one of the unique eliptical openings these cars had for extra air flow to the brakes.

Pre production. actually didn't go into production. except for maybe the 6 SR1's

RPO 581 Suspension w/ Houdaille Shocks

still on car and all original!

  With permission from Doc Rebuild. for information only. I am adding the link below that includes pictures of a very rare item. After the introduction of Fuel Injection at the Nassau Speed Weeks Governors Trophy Race Dec 1956. Chevrolet sent a promotional package to each dealership about Nassau and Daytona. In that package was a confidential Salesmen Brochure detailing the cars and events at Nassau. Thanks Doc! You can also see photo's Doc took of #775 at the NCRS Kissimmee show.   http://www. docrebuild. com/archive/archive57fi. html   Story. During the NCRS Kissimmee show. Smokey Yunick Jr. stopped by for photo's with the Nassau car. He said the Nassau cars were at his father's  " Best Damn Garage" in Daytona with Ed Cole. Zora and Mauri Rose. Fences were added and windows were blacked out for secrecy. Ed Cole complained the Corvette race cars were dirty. Smokey grabbed a can of polish and tossed it to Mauri Rose and said go to it.   Corvette News Vol. 1 #1 Fuel Injection is introduced at Nassau. Bahamas Dec. 7th 1956
 
Here come the Nassau Engineering built Factory Race Cars built under Work Order # 17792
 

After Nassau the cars are sent to Smokey Yunick for prep for the Feb. 57 Daytona Speed weeks and the 1st ever NASCAR Sports Car Race

 



50 years later the Nassau car at the Bloomington Gold Special Collection.


 
  Bloomington Gold Special Collection 2005 & 2007    

 

Vintage Films click links below

Nassau. Bahamas Governors Trophy Race Dec 7th 1956 w/ Zora Arkus Duntov. Harley Earl. Bill Mitchell. Dick Thompson. Paul Goldsmith. Carroll Shelby. Marquis Alphonse De Portago and more

http://www. youtube. com/watch?v=oClxxtt5sMo&sns=em

Daytona/New Smyrna airport Feb. 1957. middle weekend of the Daytona Speed Weeks. 1st ever NASCAR Sports Car Race sponsored by Orchestra leader and racing enthusiast Pops Whiteman. Carroll Shelby 1st in Ferrari. Marvin Panch 2nd in Thunderbird. Lance Reventlo 3rd in Maserati and Paul Goldsmith 4th in Nassau Corvette. all 1st in class!! watch for tire change at about 3:11

http://www. youtube. com/watch?v=ndsA9Tp0ACc&sns=em

Paul Goldsmith sets the standing start and the flying start speed records on the Beach at Daytona in February 1957 in the Nassau Car. See him the film link below at about 2:02. Paul flew his Twin engine Sessna to the 50th anniversary of the 1957 Corvette. Fuel Injection and the 4 speed honored at the 2007 Bloomington Gold Special Collection. here he got to see the Nassau car he drove on the beach at Daytona. Paul was leading the 1957 Daytona Beach road race when his engin blew. He came back and won the Daytona Beach Race in 1958. the last year it was held on the beach.

http://www. youtube. com/watch?v=u3ifyfKsIkg&sns=em



Once in a lifetime opportunity!

The 1st Fuel Injected Corvette Factory Race Car built by Chevrolet Corvette Engineering!

In Storage since 1958 and not started since 1967.

Ordered up from the St. Louis Corvette plant in mid November 1956 under Chevrolet Workorder #17792 and shipped to Engineering in Warren. Michigan to be prepped for the December 7th 1956  Nassau. Bahamas Governors Trophy Race. The final FIA sanctioned race of the calender year and social event of the racing season. to introduce the new Rochester Fuel Injection so important to Ed Cole head of Chevrolet.

Featured in major Corvette magazines. Ken Kayser's History of Rochester Fuel Injection. NCRS Restorer. Racing in the Bahama's by Terry Oneil. barn find book by Tom Cotter etc. and Corvette News Volume 1 #1

Two time Bloomington Gold Special Collection!

The only known unrestored 1956/1957 Corvette factory racecar retaining its original drivetrain. to include the original prototype Fuel Injection unit. Engineering engine. only known existing prototype Air Box air meter extension. original interior. special engineering short steering column. pre production big brakes. GM part # Sun tach. original screen to keep sand out of the radiator. roll bar and more.

I have resisted restoring the car over the past 10 years. the new owner can keep as is or restore and enjoy all the attention that goes with owning this very special car.

It took me almost 10 years but I now have film of the car at Nassau. at New Smyrna ( middle weeked of the Feb. 57 Daytona Speed Trials 1st ever NASCAR Sports Car race ) . at Daytona on the beach and at Sebring. Shortly after buying the car and showing it at the Bloomington Gold Special Collection. I was contacted by GM. Over a period of a few months they provided me hundreds of Vintage Photo's. It is time for me to retire andlet someone be the new owner/custodian.

I will post a few pictures and later add the film links. Purchaser will get everything that goes with the car. If you like a Special Bonus feature. the hardtop retains it original headliner. I was advised years ago that in 1956/1957 Corvette Hard Tops had the last 4 digits of their VIN # handwritten on the underside manufacturer label prior to installation of the head liner. If by chance the hard top got swapped with one of the other two sister Nassau cars. it could identify one of those two cars still missing after all these years.

10% down payment to be wired in 5 weekdays and balance of total payment due in 10 days. Free worldwide delivery based on asking price. Contact me trhough Ebay with any questions.

As seen in the NCRS Corvette Restorer

             
As seen in Tom Cotter's book on Automotive Archaeology

 

  As seen in Corvette Enthusiast

 

 

 

 

After the AMA racing ban of 1957 many of the racecars were given away. This Nassau car was disguised by being painted white over the original white w/Blue Stripes and sold on Consignment through Dick Doane Raceway Enterprises w/the original racing drivetrain. roll bar etc. I have the original key and consignment tag. Dick Doane was a preferred racing partner through the late 50's and 60's. Notice the rollbar. This is the rollbar installed in November 1956 at Engineering in Warren. Michigan. Still in car today.

Painted Gold by Original Owner in 1961. the original white w/Blue stripes and blue coves are underneath.

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

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