Panama Yellow w/Charcoal interior, 283/290hp F.I., 4-speed manual transmission.

The ’58 model year was a milestone for Corvette. This marked the third significant body revision since the car’s introduction in ’53.

Corvette was now longer and wider, giving passengers some welcome interior room. The ’58 was also unique in its exterior styling. The hood featured a simulated louvered hood and dual chrome trunk spears mounted on the trunk, making it a one year only design. Making it one of the most sought-after years to this day!

Among the various first-generation Corvettes produced, the updated 1956-1962 models struck a particularly strong chord with buyers with their distinctive styling and fast-rising performance levels. Steady improvements boosted sales and justified the Corvette’s continued production, with Chevrolet finally earning a profit from its heavy investment in the model for the first time in 1958.

Styling updates for 1958 included a new quad-headlamp frontal treatment and one-year-only styling touches including a simplified chrome grille, Corvette was now longer and wider, giving passengers some welcome interior room. The ’58 was also unique in its exterior styling. The hood featured a simulated louvered hood and dual chrome trunk spears mounted on the trunk, making it a one year only design. Consistent with the styling trends previewed at GM’s popular Motorama roadshows. Providing substance to match its style, the 1958 Corvette also delivered heightened passenger comfort and improved safety with comprehensively updated interiors and new, more crashworthy frame-mounted bumpers. Making it one of the most sought-after years to this day!

The ’58 highlighted here has been beautifully frame-off restored, and features a #’s correct, fuel injected engine, backed by a 4-speed manual transmission.

• Numbers correct fuel injected 283/290 HP V-8 engine
• 4-speed manual transmission
• Radio and heater delete
• Finished in Panama Yellow with White coves
• Correct Charcoal interior
• Removable hardtop and new Black soft top
• Full size wheel covers
• Wide Whitewall tires