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Once In A LifeTime Offering Of Chevy Corvettes To Cross Mecum's Auction Block

John Puckett
·6 min read

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Which Corvette would you bring home?

The collection dubbed, "A Once in Lifetime Offering of Corvettes” is headed to Mecum Auctions, and is made up of some of the finest Corvettes around.

“Precision, innovation, force: three words that harmoniously describe the unmatched and undeterred reckoning the Chevrolet Corvette exudes when performing on road or track. Throughout history, the famous Corvette has pushed boundaries, bravely entering into the most challenging and award-worthy competitions in the world in an attempt to prove itself as one of, if not the most, keenly designed and beautifully constructed automobiles ever produced. Thanks to the men who helped breathe life into the original and ensuing Corvette models, striving to make their once-in-a-lifetime dream of automotive perfection come to fruition, there are many top-shelf variations of America's Sports Car available today, and the rare opportunity to own some of the most significant ones is finally here,” According to Mecum.

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Here are some highlights:

1960 Chevy Corvette 'Rat Race' Tanker

1 of 10 Produced, First in Class at 1960 12 Hours of Sebring



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  • GM factory built race car known as the Race Rat

  • GT14 class winner at the 12 Hours of Sebring in 1960, 16th overall

  • Zora Arkus Duntov personally assisted the Reed Team in the Sebring pits

  • Legendary Ronnie Kaplan-built engine

  • Rare RPO 1625, 1 of only 10 1960 Big Tank production Corvettes

  • Rare RPO 687, 276 and 1625 version as-delivered

  • First in class at the 1960 12 hours of Sebring

  • Faithfully restored by Marque experts

  • 283/315 HP OHV V-8 engine modified to 397 HP

  • Rochester mechanical fuel injection

  • 4-speed manual transmission

  • Independent front suspension

  • Solid rear axle with semi-elliptical leaf springs

  • Eligible for leading historic events, tours and Corvette Gatherings

  • 2004 Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance

  • 2009 Los Angeles Concours d'Elegance

  • 2009 NCRS Heritage Award recipient

  • 2010 NCRS 50th Anniversary display

  • 2013 Greenwich Concours d”Elegance- Most Outstanding Pro-Race Car

  • 2014 Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance Award winner

  • Vintage photos from 1960

  • Many validating photos of car as found prior to restoration

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1957 Chevy Corvette Big Brake Airbox

1 of 44 Produced, Bloomington Gold Special Collection