Vehicle Description
1958 Chevrolet CorvetteRed / Red, two tops,One of only 504 cars
built with the 283/250hp fuel injection motor, 4 speed.Same
southern California owner since 1988 until recently acquired.Ground
up restoration.The car vin #3069 was built on Wednesday January
22nd, 1958. 283/250hp Fuel Injected.The car has two beautiful
restored tops.Very nice body with bonding strips on San Diego
body.Wonderbar radioFour speed trans, .Restored in 1990-95,
era.Lightly driven and enjoyed for 33 years283/250HP engine,
F1023CR stamp, UNIT 4900, distributor 915,Heater delete
car.Restored to NCRS specifications by previous owner who was an
accountant in San Diego and who was transferred to Australia.The
car then sold to it's most recent owner, prior to our acquiring the
car, and who had arranged his purchase in July 1988 through old
Corvette restorer Jim Watkins who had worked on the car for the old
owner. The car was a "driver" with some later model parts including
upholstery, shifter, engine, fan shroud, valve covers, coil, and
other smaller items like oil filler and gas tank caps. The fuel
injection mounting plate showed it was a fuel car new and the low
RPM tach showed it was one of only 504 cars made with the 283/250hp
motor.Colors were 'Signet Red' body with white coves, Red interior
amp; Red hardtop. Soft top frame was restored and a white top
fabric was installed. Today each would cost a minimum of $5K each
to restore in this condition. The car went through a ground up
restoration from 1990-1995. First was by Jim Watkins, then
transferred to a team of NCRS experts headed by John Sunda after
Jim's passing. The previous owner had joined NCRS several years
before purchasing the car and wanted to restore it to original. To
that end he studied the NCRS 1959-1960 Judging Manual. Original
manual team leader Dan Holstein helped and the Noland Adams
Restoration amp; Technical Guide' gave Peter the knowledge. During
the restoration period the owner went to Jim's shop every Saturday
to help with grunt labor and learn as much as he could about the
car amp; the restoration process. He was blessed to live in San
Juan Capistrano, California with the experts in those days living
nearby. Among a partial list of those who worked on the car or
refurbished parts are many familiar people in the vintage Corvette
world, then and now, movers and shakers such as:Jim Watkins amp;
John Sunda: "general contractors"Dan Holstein: FI amp; soft top
frameGary Sunda: Engine amp; FI tuningBrian Futo: FI tuningChuck
Smith: More recent FI rebuilding amp; tuning, has it running
perfectly!Bil Kromer: Rebuilt Wonderbar radioTom Crockett: Soft top
adjustmentGary Beckstead: Tach repair.Mileage at purchase was
approx 53,000, currently 64,145. In 33 years, that's only 1,943
miles per year.Correct dated #739 block, built to 250 hp FI
specifications. Photos of casting amp; stamp numbers attached.
#8203;Over 200 restoration photos available.The 4 speed manual Borg
Warner transmission is a T10-1C.Stock 3.70 differentialHeater
delete car. The firewall heater delete plate is an
original.'Wonderbar' radio appears original 1958, has been
serviced, plays amp; scans as designed.Tires are restoration W/W
radials Nov 2014 with only 375 miles.Paint is original 'Signet Red'
lacquer with Light Orange peel finish."After market
items:"Electronic ignition installed in the original 915
distributor, deep throat 160 thermostat, white wall radial tires,
contemporary battery.Both horns are correct amp; have been
rebuilt.Paul V., a current NCRS expert inspected the car June 28,
2019. A perfectly functioning wiper motor with the correct model
part number was noticed to have been replaced. The engine was
rebuilt again in 2017 amp; the FI was serviced, so the car runs
smoothly.In 2021 the engine has all new pistons, rods amp;
bearings, and the crankshaft was re-balanced at a speed shop.A
newly installed electronic ignition replacing the original dual
point system.The original clutch was replaced with a hydraulic
one.The original 283 engines typically leak oil from the rear seal.
The seal was replaced with a new synthetic one that eliminated the
leak.The FI unit was serviced at the same time as the engine
rebuild, so the engine starts amp; runs smoothly. Chuck Smith fuel
injection amp; carb service.Tires are a few years old, maybe 200
miles on them, but look new. Radial wide WW.The windshield was
replaced during the restoration, perfectly clear, no pits or
scratches.The entire interior was restored, and a thermal blanket
was installed under the carpet.
