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NO RESERVE - LOT #1419 AND #1419.1
ORIGINAL WITH THIS 1959 CORVETTE DUO,

YOU DON’T HAVE TO CHOOSE
OR RESTO-MOD?

NO RESERVE - LOT #1419.1
It’s a common topic at any collector car gathering engineer who spent his entire working life as a
these days, and one that often generates some manufacturing executive, has built many race cars
passionate discussion: Which is better, an original and engines during his career while competing on
model or a Resto-Mod? Usually enthusiasts have a national level. While he had worked on cars “his
to make that decision when deciding on their next whole life,” he found he still coveted something
collectible purchase. from his youth. When he was in college back in
1959, his neighbor in the dorm had a brand-
Not so at the 2021 Scottsdale Auction, where
two beautifully restored 1959 Chevrolet Corvette new 1959 Corvette V8 with a 4-speed and – you
convertibles will be sold with No Reserve as a guessed it – was all white with silver coves and a
pair – one (Lot #1419) a stunning custom full of red interior. “I used to tune it up for him when he
21st-century trappings, and the other (Lot #1419.1) was going to drag races,” Bob recalled.
a multiple-award-winning original. At first glance, Having never owned a Corvette, in 2010 Bob
you may not be able to tell them apart, as both decided the time was ripe to rectify that. He
are white convertibles with silver coves and red searched for the perfect match to that car from his
interiors, and have a similar stance and overall look. college days, finally found it in Couer d’ALene,
Idaho, where he purchased it from a gentleman
There’s an interesting story behind that.
The consignor, Bob, a degreed mechanical who had owned the Corvette since 1971. “At that

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