wllmkeogh

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RE: Gorries Chevrolet Toronto 1956-58 race cars

(a) anyone know the Vin#'s for (i) the all red 1956 race car (i.e. not the white first car) (ii) the all red 1957 race car and (3) the 1958 all white car

(b) anyone know if the 1957 car was the rare "airbox" type fuelie

(c) anyone know if any of these three cars exist today and if so where

see attached listing of 1956 and 1957 corvettes delivered to Canada as new cars









Thanks

Bill Keogh
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NCRS member 1610
tel: 905-8712341

1956 corvettes exported to canada as new cars from factory PER GM CANADA RECORDS Bill Keogh NCRS member#1610 e mail: [email protected]Tel:905-8712341Serial #Engine #PaintTrimBuiltShippedShippingDealerOrderOrder________________________________________________________________E56S001123180F56FG313?3/9/19563/9/19565488312816E56S00116322F56FG313E56S001191823F56Gr101E56S001202412F56FG313E56S001555596F56FGE56S001556412F56FGE56S001696541F56GRE56S001701COPO 4/6/195604.06/19564524420587E56S001739924F56FGE56S001744316F56FGE56S001750163F56FGE56S0017595F56FGE56S001776701F56FGE56S00177758F56FGE56S001794892F56FGE56S001936971F56GR440?5/4/19565/4/19565593727500E56S002073700F56GR440?5/4/19565/4/19565593627500E56S002086544F56FGE56S002096823F56GR440?5/4/19565/4/19565593527500E56S002152732F56FGE56S002241306F56FgE56S002249678F56FGE56S002294586F56FGE56S002308101F56GRE56S002370529F56GR440STD5/24/19565/24/19564749531113E56S00247563F56FGE56S00248430F56GR440?5/30/19565/30/19565274432898E56S002486355F56GR440?5/30/19565/31/19564749232641E56S002497244F56FGE56S002588258F56GR440?5/30/19565/31/19565123932641E56S002605419F56FGE56S002653661F56GR4404706/5/19566/5/19565122234303E56S00267654F56FGE56S002686382F56GR4404706/19/19566/19/19565122537346E56S002709643F56FGE56S003057821F56GRE56S003085130F56FGE56S003202700F56GU4697/9/19567/9/19565914641460E56S003239828F56FKE56S003249659F56GR4697/9/19567/9/19565356741460E56S003667288F56FG Note: 440 is any color other than black469 indicates dual carburetion470 code is a ????GR ... 265 ....225 .... WCFB 2x4 BC & 3-SpeedThe 56 "GU" suffix code indicates a 265/225, 2x4, with a 3 speed and optional high lift camVery rare GU option only one to Canada

1956​
CodeEngineFK265 Base 210 WCFB 1x4BC & PowerglideGV265 Base 210 WCFB 1x4BC & 3-SpeedFG265 469 225 WCFB 2x4BC & PowerglideGR265 469 225 WCFB 2x4BC & 3-SpeedGU265 449 240* RPO 469 Engine w/Hi-Lift Cam & 3-Speed
 

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Bill, good luck with your search for these cars. Part of the Corvette mystique is the hunt.

My only suggestion would be to try to contact Al Mason. Mason ran a Sunoco station on Islington Avenue in Etobicoke, he did a lot of high performance cars but seemed to specialize in Corvettes. He and Ray Gillies, his mechanic, ran the BF Goodrich A/B Production Corvette (now a restored car) for a number of years. Mason owned an auto wreckers on Highway 9 and honestly I am not sure he is even still with us but if he is he may have some knowledge of these cars.

I remember Gorries when they were in downtown Toronto then moved to the Golden Mile in the east end of Toronto.

Again good luck.
 
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