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1951 Chevy 5 Window Vintage Rod Early Corvette V/8 Best of Show 1968 CA Autorama

Sale price: $15,150.00 make an offer

Sale type: Fixed price listing

Technical specifications, photos and description:

Year:
1951
Mileage:
5,000
Engine:
1958 to 1962 Corvette 302ci V/8
Trim:
5 Window Pickup
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1951 Chevy 5 Window Vintage Rod Early Corvette V/8 Best of Show 1968 CA Autorama for sale

Current customer rating: current rating for this car(2.15) based on 287 votes
Offered here for your consideration and bids is a 1951 Chevy 5-window pickup vintage rod.  It is quite a find with provenance.  It received a complete body-off-frame modified restoration in 1968.  The owner states the truck won the "Best of Show" trophy at the Frezno Autorama that year!   The project was built by Mike Vukovich who was the brother of Billy Vukovich. who won the Indianapolis 500 in 1953 and 1954.  He was killed in a chain-reaction crash while in the lead at the 57th lap of the 1955 Indianapolis 500.  
I discovered the truck in a garage where it had been rarely driven and stored since 1968!  The owner got it started and it runs extremely smooth.  He believes it may have only 4. 00 to 5. 00 miles since that time.  It runs a vintage 302ci (balanced and blue-printed) Corvette engine with a manual transmission.  The front axle has been dropped with anti-sway bars.  Many parts are chromed throughout the vehicle:  The entire tailgate. running boards. bumpers. grill. heater. headliner trim. seat frame. window moldings. Corvette steering column. plus many parts in the engine compartment.  The steering column and steering wheel are early Corvette plus the back tail-lights.  The truck sports chrome twin spots. a stock radio and period seat belts.  Please notice the old-school radio antennae and bed rails.  I am advised that back in 1998 the truck received a rebuilt carburetor. new fuel pump. new ignition switch plus a new starter.
This rod is a real garage-find/time-capsule hot rod and remains in excellent condition.  I did notice a scratch in the front passenger-side fender and a small puncture hole on the driver's-side seat bottom.  New tires might be a good idea.  Overall. the condition of the truck is remarkable.
For additional information please phone Dave Henry at 805 705-4924.  Pacific Standard Time please. California.
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