- The initial model Corvette SS 1957 broke down, as it was sold for $ 7.7 million (about $ 12 million Australian) at the auction.
- It was designed by legendary engineer falsely Arkos Donutov as the first serious attempt of Chevrolet to compete in Lowan.
- The SS model has a revolutionary design that includes a body of magnesium and manufactured V8 with Ramjet fuel injection.
In a world where electric cars collide silently to 100 km per hour in less than three seconds And the cars driven by artificial intelligence traveling in the movement of the clock with carefully, there is still an attractive that cannot be denied about classic cars. For lovers of updates, they deserve each last penny-sometimes even millions of them.
This feeling reached the highest level last week when part of the American race had changed at $ 7.7 million (about $ 12 million Australian). the 1957 Corvette SS – It is a preliminary model for Chevrolet that was aimed at challenging European motorsport fools – The most expensive Corvette has ever sold, as the previous record of $ 3.85 (about 6 million Australian dollars) set in 1967 L88 Corvette in 2014.
The birth of the American race
This was not just the old Corvette. Internally known as Project XP-64, Corvette SS was a long Chevrolet shot in the international Motorsport Glore. Visit Arkos Dentov – The man who turned Corvette from a stylish cruiser into a real performance machine – the person who drives the charging and placed Chevy was in his eyes If manHoping Ferrari and Porsche on the grass.
The marvel of engineering
SS was a miracle of engineering and has a lightweight tubular frame with a future magnesium body. Under the hood, it had a 283 -inch V8, the factory described with Ramjet fuel injection that sent the power through a four -speed manual transmission. America’s daring attempt so far has not taken the best in the world.
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But while ambition was higher than the sky, the execution was complicated. SS appeared for the first time in the competition in 1957 12 hours of Sebring, which was made by John Fitch and Piero Tarufi. However, the dreams of the glory of endurance were shortened because only 23 rolls, the car surrendered to the high temperature of the cases. And if that is not enough, Automobile Manufacturers Association Soon the factory -backed races were banned, and SS retreated to the exhibition’s life instead of competition.
Since 1967, it was a valuable piece in Indianapolis Motor Speedway MuseumShe admired generations of racing lovers. But as part of reducing the size of the museum collection, this legendary machine at the end found its way to the auction mass.
Then, on February 28, Corvette found its place not only in the history of the race but in financial history as well as after selling it as the largest Corvette ever. A car never enjoyed its moment on the platform, but after decades, it was still able to win as it was concerned: in the hearts (and conservative) for those who repeat the golden age of American cars.
