"Cover Girl" Owner:   Pete57 Year: 1957 Make: Chevrolet Model: Corvette Est.Horsepower: 250 Page Views: 570 Comments: 0 Comments Ratings: 0 votes   Overall: Rating : Engine: Rating : Detail: Rating : Paint/Body: Rating : Interior: Rating : Performance: Rating :

• Was manufactured Nov. 5, 1956—likely to be one of first 6 to 9 Regular Production fuel-injected 1957 Corvettes
• Has original numbers-matching 250 hp fuel-injected 283 cubic inch engine and close-ratio 3-speed manual transmission
• Has original early “4360” Rochester mechanical fuel injection unit
• Is Venetian Red with Beige coves, red interior, and black soft top
• Was restored in mid-‘80s by Pete Bogard, Chicago, IL, who owned car for 34 years, from 1973 until 2007
• This car and former owner Pete Bogard were in a Wall Street Journal front page article on Sep. 14, 1995
• Between 1987 and 2010, this car was pictured on/in at least 26 books, 1 magazine, 1 collectible info sheet, 2 collectible plates (Hamilton Mint & Enesco), 1 mug, and 2 art prints (by professional artist Marc LaCourciere)