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LOT #1374 - 1966 CHEVROLET CORVETTE   The Pro-Touring treatment starts
           CUSTOM COUPE – NO RESERVE           with a Roadster Shop SPEC 7
           This 1966 Corvette, nicknamed       chassis equipped with 2019 ZR1
           "Blu My Mind," is a fresh, custom   spindles and control arms, power
           Pro-Touring build by Michels Auto   rack & pinion steering, and Camaro
           Design out of Pewaukee, Wisconsin,   SS independent rear suspension
           completed in 2022. It recently      with 3.73 gears. Stopping power
           won the 2022 SEMA Battle of the     is handled by yellow Corvette ZR1
           Builders Young Guns category and    Brembo electric-powered calipers
           is a 2022 Goodguys Cool Corvette    clamping on 2019 ZR1 15-inch
           award-winner.                       carbon-ceramic rotors.
           It is powered by a GM supercharged   The exterior is stunningly finished
           LT5 crate engine delivering 755hp   in PPG Laguna Blue two-stage
           and 715 ft/lbs of torque mated to   paint over a Lamborghini Italian
           a GM 8L90 8-speed paddle-shifted    Crème leather custom interior
           automatic transmission. The engine   featuring Dakota Digital VHX       This Pro-Tourer rides on custom
           breathes through a Jet-Hot-coated   instrumentation set in a custom     19-inch Forgeline wheels wrapped
           polished exhaust system with quad   dash with a custom center console   in massive 355 rear rubber with
           tips exiting through the tail panel.   and a Vintage Air system.        275 up front.
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