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10-27-2009, 02:06 AM
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Re: 1957 CORVETTE SEBRING RACER MULE CAR
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10-27-2009, 02:36 AM
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Re: 1957 CORVETTE SEBRING RACER MULE CAR
I believe THAT car is V.I.N. 4007 which is much later than my old car which is V.I.N. 834. 4007 MAY have been the earliest air box car of the cars that were available for public sale or order in May.
I believe that there is an eariler V.I.N. than my old car that has surfaced according to member VettefinderJim that he says would likely have been built the same day or 1 day either side of mine which would have also been a "P" car and raced at Nassua prior to Sebring. Those cars were not available for sale to the public and were built for race testing, hence "mule cars" These questions are better answered by Jim. I will let him know about this question and he can correct anything that I have mistaken here if so. He knows far more about what has been uncovered since I owned this car 30+ years ago and knows all of the people in the article you linked.
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10-27-2009, 04:13 AM
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Re: 1957 CORVETTE SEBRING RACER MULE CAR
cool....
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~JAG~ NCRS#65120 68 GTO HO 4 spd Alpine Blue /Parchment 2 owner car #21783 71 Corvette LT1 45k miles Orig paint - Brandshatch Green - National Top Flight - last known 71 LT1 built. 71 Corvette LT1 42k miles Original paint - Black - black leather - only black LT1 known to exist. NUMEROUS Lemans blue Camaros, Monza Red and Daytona Yellow Corvettes & a Chevelle or two... Survivors, restored cars, & other photos https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/myphotos
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10-27-2009, 05:37 AM
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Re: 1957 CORVETTE SEBRING RACER MULE CAR
As an related aside:
I used to work at Rochester Products; my manager in Product Development was the guy who developed and patented GM's fuel injection system. I don't recall his name right now, but it wasn't John Dolsa. I also remember pulling up the patent and seeing my manager's name on it. He was a inventive-type genius with a good memory. That was 20 years ago, I'm not sure he's still around. They also had an original mechanical fuel injection system in the lobby, next to all the new-fangled electrical ones. 
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10-27-2009, 08:15 AM
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Re: 1957 CORVETTE SEBRING RACER MULE CAR
[ QUOTE ]
As an related aside: I used to work at Rochester Products; my manager in Product Development was the guy who developed and patented GM's fuel injection system. I don't recall his name right now, but it wasn't John Dolsa. I also remember pulling up the patent and seeing my manager's name on it. He was a inventive-type genius with a good memory. That was 20 years ago, I'm not sure he's still around. They also had an original mechanical fuel injection system in the lobby, next to all the new-fangled electrical ones. [/ QUOTE ] Would that be FRANK SCHIBKA ? Frank passed a few years ago. He was a welth of information. This 834 car has great past history. And this history search is on going for all these cars as all we do when we buy one of these cars is care for it until it is time to pass it to the next generation of collectors. I think it is really neat that Darryl has come forward to tell us about the past.
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10-27-2009, 08:44 AM
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Re: 1957 CORVETTE SEBRING RACER MULE CAR
Nope, not Frank either. I can picture him - tall and thin with grey hair.
I did pull up some old reports I did and he was high enough up that I didn't send him copies. Not sure I have an org chart from back then....
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