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Asking price

€129,500

Private seller

1959 CHEVROLET Corvette C1 - 'Fuel Injectio For Sale

  • Left Hand Drive
  • 46,150 Kilometres
  • Manual, 7+ speed
  • Petrol
  • 4637cc
  • 1959
  • Black
  • Private seller
  • NL
    Naarden, Netherlands

Description

A Corvette without the typical plastic we usually complain about - even if it is just a lunchbox - and a Corvette that wasn't born with a V8. It all started in 1953 at the Motorama Show in New York, where the first Chevrolet Corvette C1 was presented to the public. They had no idea... a legend had just been born. However, this legendary status took a little time to establish itself. For the first two years, the Corvette was equipped with a 150 bhp in-line six-cylinder engine and a two-speed automatic gearbox - a 'sports car' in name, but not really in performance. Fortunately, the chassis was soon overhauled and, less than two years later, it was replaced by a proper 4. 3-litre V8. Ours? Born in 1957 - equipped with a fuel-injected 4. 6-litre V8. Almost twice as much horsepower. Add a manual gearbox and... needless to say. This car comes from a very special collection: the Bouvrie Collection, where it sat alongside four other icons that Jan des Bouvrie considered to be "the most beautiful classics ever built". The Ferrari Dino, the Jaguar E-Type Series 1 OTS, the Volvo P1800 S and the Porsche 356 Speedster... as well as this Chevrolet Corvette C1. We fully share the impeccable taste of this Dutch design legend. A little anecdote: in Jan's world, everything was white except his classic cars, which had to be black. Our 'Fuelie' underwent a complete restoration a few years ago in the Netherlands, followed recently by a total mechanical overhaul at the specialists at Vintech. All the invoices are available. It's now ready to deliver many more smiles per litre. A gloss black muscle car with a bright red leather interior and manual gearbox. Miracles aren't really our speciality, but we're pretty sure we can strike a deal.

Vehicle location

Naarden, Netherlands
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Advert Details

Advert type:
For Sale
Category:
Modern Cars
Country:
Netherlands
Reference number:
C2056751
Listed on:
24/04/2026
Year:
1959
Colour:
Black
Seller type:
Private

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