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RPO 579D fuel injection, a close-ratio four-speed, 4.11:1 Positraction, and an auxiliary hardtop were specified for drag racing at Cordova Dragway, with the soft top, radio, and windshield washers deleted. The original 283 block was replaced by a 327 short block in 1964, and the current 341-cubic-inch engine retains the factory fuel-injection components after a body-off restoration by Robin Winnan Harmony Corvette Restorations. Inca Silver with matching silver coves was produced on 157 1958 Corvettes, according to the seller.

Strengths

  • Fuel-injected 290-hp configuration
  • Close-ratio four-speed and 4.11 Positraction
  • Documented body-off restoration

Watch For

  • Engine does not idle well when hot
  • Inoperative clock
  • Inaccurate gas gauge
  • Replacement 327 short block, installed in 1964