Vehicle Description
1956 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible Engineering Trim Fitment Body
Made By GM Very rare GM engineering body. This body was made
directly from the 56 clay mold and used for fitment testing of all
the chrome and trim on the fiberglass body. To my knowledge it is
the earliest 56 body that is still around today. Was used in the GM
Tech center in Flint and was sent out to be destroyed. The front
clip was cut off so it could be taken out of the room it was in. It
was then acquired by a Dr. and collector in Plainwell MI. Then
acquired around 2015. From the little that was left of it, the body
appeared to originally rest on a exact recreation of the steel
frame but made from wood. A new wood rolling cart was made so it
can easily be transported and moved around. This cart has supports
to hold the front clip where it would have originally been but not
glued back on. The hood, doors and deck lid are fixed and are not
made to open. The original paint color looks to have been black and
then painted blue at some point. The blue paint is very old with
scratches and chips. Do not have any original GM paperwork or data
tags for it. Typically the Engineering data tags were nailed to the
carts or frames these fixtures were on. Please Note The Following
**Vehicle Location is at our clients home and Not In Cadillac,
Michigan. **We do have a showroom with about 25 cars that is by
appointment only **Please Call First and talk to one of our reps at
231-468-2809 EXT 1 **
