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
e mail: [email protected]
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
(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
e mail: [email protected]
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