NCRS Top Flight Award Winner!
You are looking at a super rare 1956 Corvette. This very special corvette is very well known in the classic corvette word as the most documented 1956 in existence. The car had the same original owner for 50 years in Janesville WI and pertains all its original paperwork. Everything on this NCRS Top Flight Corvette is factory correct and matching numbers. Excellent correct Venetian Red paint with Red interior that sports Beige coves and a Beige power top. The full correct drivetrain includes suffix GR 265/225hp dual 4bbl carburetors V8, 3 speed close ratio manual transmission with a 3.27 rear axle. You can read on the original sales invoice that this car was ordered with the following options:
469 265ci, 225hp, engine (2x4 carburetors)
101 Heater
107 Parking brake alarm
108 Courtesy lights
109 Windshield washers
290 Whitewall tires
440 Two tone paint combination (only 431 Venetian Red / Beige)
470 Substitution Beige top
471 Rear axle, 3.27:1 ratio
473 Power operated folding top
The 1956 Corvette represented the first major redesign of the original body style. The new sports car, the 1956 Corvette, the body received a new redesign with cove inserts and smoother exterior lines. This first-generation Corvette now offered buyers outside door handles, roll-up windows in place of the rudimentary side curtains, and adjustable passenger seating. Options expanded to include power steering and a removable auxiliary hardtop that was virtually waterproof.
For the 1956 model year, General Motors manufactured only 3,467 Corvettes, making it the third-rarest model year in terms of quantity produced.
VIN: E54S001001 E54S004640
1956 Corvette Features:
The new floor-mounted, close-ration stick shift provides the split-second up- and down-shifting gear control demanded by the pros.
New high-compression cylinder heads on Corvettes 225 hp Turbo-fire special V8 engine up compression ratio to 9.25:1.
Eight-jet carburetion for takeoffs and additional horsepower is offered by Corvettes new dual 4-barrel carburetors.
New styling matches Corvettes advancements in performance. Immediately apparent arc the new graceful fender lines, new side panel, and hood treatment.
Convenient roll-up regulators quickly raise and lower new windows. Power window lifts are available at extra cost.
Corvette convertible now offers a power-operated top as standard equipment and makes available a plastic all-weather hardtop at extra cost.
1956 Corvette Specifications
1956 CORVETTE ENGINE:
8-cyl. 265cid/210hp 4bbl
8-cyl. 265cid/225hp 2x4bbl
8-cyl. 265cid/240hp 2x4bbl
Horsepower in the base V-8 engine introduced in the 1955 Corvette was boosted from 195 HP at 5,000 RPM to 210 at 5,600 RPM, with a corresponding rise in peak torque from 260 lb-ft to 270.
Valve-in-head design, 265 cubic inch displacement, 3.75: bore x 3.0 stroke, 225 hp at 4200 rpm, Torque 270 foot-pounds at 3600 rpm. Special high-lift camshaft, high-speed valve system with mechanical lifters. Deep-ribbed cast aluminum rocker covers. 12-volt electrical system.
1956 CORVETTE TRANSMISSIONS:
Transmission: 3-speed manual (standard) or 2-speed Powerglide (optional)
Choice of special high-performance 3-speed close-ratio Synchro-Mesh (2.2:1 low and reverse, 1.31:1 second, 1:1 high) with high-capacity 10-inch coil-spring clutch or optional Powerglide special automatic transmission with floor-mounted range selector. Rear-axle 3.55:1 ratio standard, 3.27:1 ratio optional with a 3-speed transmission.
1956 CORVETTE COLORS:
Onyx Black with Red interior and Black or White top; Venetian Red with Red interior and Beige or White top; Cascade Green with Beige interior and Beige or White top; Aztec Copper with Beige interior and Beige or White top; Arctic Blue with Beige or Red interior and Beige or White top; Polo White with Red interior and White or Black top.
In addition to solid colors, the indented side panels are available and painted to contrast or harmonize with the overall body color as follows:
BODY / COVER
BlackSilver
Copper Beige
Green Dark Green
BlueDark Blue
RedBeige
WhiteSilver
Interior colors
Red, Beige, Beige-Red
Weight and Dimensions
Shipping Weight: 2870 lbs
Vehicle Length: 168 in
Wheelbase Inches: 102 in
A Look at the 1956 Corvette Options:
In 1956, the Chevrolet Corvette featured a Standard Equipment package that included a 3-Speed Manual Transmission, plush Bucket Seats, and an included Tachometer. Below are the options and the cost:
RPO#
DESCRIPTION
QUANTITY
$ RETAIL
2934
Base Corvette Convertible
3,467
3,120.00
101
Heater
n/a
123.65
102
AM Radio, Signal Seeking
2,717
198.90
107
Parking Brake Alarm
2,685
5.40
108
Courtesy Lights
2,775
8.65
109
Windshield Washers
2,815
11.85
290
6.7015 Whitewall Tires
n/a
32.30
313
Powerglide Automatic Transmission
n/a
188.50
419
Auxiliary Hardtop
2,076
215.20
426
Power Windows
547
64.60
440
Two-Tone Exterior Paint
1,259
19.40
449
Special High-Lift Camshaft
111
188.30
469
265ci, 225hp Engine (24 carburetor)
3,080
172.20
471
Rear Axle, 3.27:1 Ratio
n/a
0.00
473
Power Operated Folding Top
2,682
107.60
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