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1958 Chevrolet Corvette 283-270hp Convertible Silver Blue

1958_Chevrolet_Corvette_283-270hp_2393_1If you could order a “new” ’58 today, the example offered here might very well be one of the more popular choices. From its stunning Silver Blue exterior and matching interior to its correct 283ci/270hp dual quad engine, this Corvette really looks the part of a ’50’s beauty queen!

It’s an older frame off restoration, but it still looks great and the icing is that the car is the recipient of the prestigious and hard to earn N.C.R.S. Duntov Mark of Excellence Award! It comes with an extensive file with the awards, judging sheets, restoration receipts and much more! Live the dream!
Click here for More Info – Stock #5826 – Price: $89,900

Ed Welburn, General Motors’ head of global design, is retiring effective July 1. He will be succeeded by Australian Michael Simcoe, vice president of design at GM’s International Operations, who will begin taking over for Welburn on May 1.

GM’s Ed Welburn on Designing the 2014 Chevy Corvette Stingray 1

Working for GM is the only career that Welburn, who turned 65 in December, ever pursued. As an 11-year old boy growing up in Philadelphia, he wrote to GM seeking advice on how he could become a car designer. The letter was answered, and Welburn — just the sixth man to ever steer GM design — was on his way. He graduated from Howard University’s College of Fine Arts and started at GM in 1972 as an associate designer, becoming the company’s first African-American designer. Welburn’s GM career spanned 44 years.

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