1961 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible
Personal story and photograph submitted by owner Ralph Ridge - courtesy of the National Corvette Museum website - for participation in the National Corvette Museum 2008 Historic Motorama II.
Fuel Injected 283/315
4 speed w/posi-traction
Wonderbar radio
Black/Silver w/red interior
Body off restoration in 1997 with subsequent NCRS Top Flight Award
NCRS Founders Award in Sun Valley, ID in 1999
Re-Founders Award in Galveston, TX in 2001
Re-Founders Award in Monterey, CA in 2002
Re-Founders Award in Hershey, PA in 2003
Selected to represent the 1961 Corvette at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Corvette 50th Anniversary event in May, 2003.
Participated in the 50th Anniversary Corvette National Road Tour to Bowling Green, Kentucky in 2003.
Selected to represent the 1961 Founders Award car in the NCRS display in Nashville, Tennessee during the Corvette 50 th Anniversary Celebration in 2003.
This car has been driven over 30,000 miles since restoration and was driven from Colorado to all of the above events. Currently the engine bay showcases the GM Performance Parts Ram Jet 350 engine and sports period correct ET II performance mag-style wheels.
When GM celebrates the beginning of its next 100 years on September 16, 2008, 55 Corvettes will be on display outside its World Headquarters at Detroit’s Renaissance Center. The Corvettes are in fact the Historic Motorama II, a caravan from the National Corvette Museum (NCM) which is comprised of one example from each of the 55 years of Corvette production. The caravan will depart from the National Corvette Museum on September 10th with stops along the way. People attending the GMnext Day activities on September 16th will be able to view the Corvettes before and after the official program.
Look at the next Historic Motorama II Corvette participant, representing a cross-section of Corvette enthusiasts from across the country.
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