A beautiful 1956 Chevrolet Corvette, in Venetian Red!
It’s a beautiful car, with Numbers matching 265 cubic inch V-8, with the optional 225 HP dual quad engine and 3 speed manual transmission! It also has factory radio. The car was restored a couple of owners ago, and done correctly and nicely. It runs great, with all the power that Chevrolet installed back in the day! , everything works, including the courtesy lights, instruments, radio, headlights/ tailights / brakelights and turn signals. I noticed the clock isn’t working, though.
The ’56 was the first year of the modernized body style, and the second year of the V-8 engine. The coves are a beautiful styling touch!
The top is tan, the correct color for this car. It’s a very recent top, in excellent condition.
Here’s a view of the top folded up in the well – as you can see, it’s nice and fresh, with nice weatherstripping!
That’s a beautiful dashboard , gauges and steering wheel! All those gauges work, too, including the tachometer, the large instrument just below the radio. The Mirror stalk is the correct for ’56 item. You’ll note the posts for the tonneau cover, which is included – that was a very popular accessory in the period.
A beautiful car! Although it’s not a showcar, it’s clean, correct and nice, it runs great, and is a huge amount of fun to drive! I would guess that it was a frame-on restoration, rather than a frame – off.
Wow!
the 265 CI, Dual Quad, 225 HP engine! Nice, clean, and correct. It runs great, too.
You’ll note the ignition shielding is all present, the valvecovers are the correct staggered bolt versions, and the carburetors are the correct ones.
OK, here we have the pad stamping – the “GR” code means the 225 HP dual quad engine.
Here’s the VIN #, which has been decoded to be a July 12, 1956 build. Pretty late in the model year.
The engine block is a 3720991 (D66). The D66 means it was cast on April 6th, 1956.
The cylinder heads are Fuel Injection heads from 1957, with a 3731539 casting number
Correct Rear carburetor
Correct Forward Carburetor
Beautiful trunk compartment, with excellent rubber trunk mat, which we think is the original.
with mat removed, the correct colors on the trunk and wooden spare tire lid.
Nice spare tire and wheel. I don’t have the jack.
It’s a Firestone gum dipped 6.70X15 Whitewall, just like the other 4 tires on the car!
There we are at the bottom of the spare well. It’s nice!
Here’s an example of why this is a beautiful car, but not a showcar. All of the chrome up front is really nice, with the exception of the vertical grille pieces, which show some light pitting.
The interior is beautiful, with the correct waffle pattern seats, the tight weave carpeting, and lovely steering wheel and instruments.
Clean and pretty!
Excellent doorpanels – again note the waffle pattern.
All of these gauges work great, including the tachometer. The radio works, too! That chrome knob just below the temp guage is the cowl vent lever, for extra fresh air!
Shows 71,207 , not sure if that’s the original mileage or not !
Lovely and correct interior.
This is a great car! It’s not a perfect car, but it’s an excellent one!
