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Chevrolet Corvette C1 (1956 Sebring 12 Hours) | 1:43 Scale Model Car by Spark | Front Quarter
  • Chevrolet Corvette C1 (1956 Sebring 12 Hours) | 1:43 Scale Model Car by Spark | Front Quarter
  • Chevrolet Corvette C1 (1956 Sebring 12 Hours) | 1:43 Scale Model Car by Spark | Rear Quarter

Chevrolet Corvette C1 (9th Place, 1956 Sebring) - 1:43 Scale Model Car by Spark

$ 105.00

    1:43-scale Chevrolet Corvette C1 (9th Place, 1956 Sebring 12 Hours) by Spark Models, a beautifully detailed, limited edition resin replica of a significant piece of Corvette history. It features an incredibly accurate cockpit and expertly rendered Halibrand-style racing wheels, and comes mounted on an individually numbered base.

    SPECIFICATIONS

    • MAKE: Chevrolet
    • MODEL:  Corvette C1
    • COLOR: White with blue stripes
    • SCALE: 1:43 (approximately four inches in length)
    • MATERIAL: Resin
    • MODEL COMPANY: Spark Models
    • ITEM NUMBER: US180

    FEATURES

    • Rubber Tires
    • Comes with acrylic display case
    • Officially licensed
    • Limited edition of 300 units
    • Offered in new, unopened condition in manufacturer's original packaging.

    WHAT MAKES THE CHEVROLET CORVETTE C1 (1956 SEBRING - 9TH PLACE) SO SPECIAL?
    After its first three years in production, the Chevrolet Corvette was viewed with derision in the sports car world, perceived as being all style and no substance. With an eye on racing at the highest international levels, General Motors hired veteran driver and engineer John Fitch to spearhead their efforts to turn the Corvette into a winner. Bringing to the Corvette factory team a level of professionalism he had honed while racing for the likes of Mercedes and Cunningham, Fitch turned the boulevardier Corvette into a formidable weapon on the track. In the car's race debut at the 1956 Twelve Hours of Sebring, Fitch and co-driver Walt Hansgen would score an impressive class win and 9th-place overall finish against one of the strongest fields of cars and drivers ever assembled. Though GM's withdrawal from all racing several years later would halt the Corvette competition program for many years, their performance at Sebring in 1956 would sew the seeds of future glory for "America's Sports Car."

    DOES THIS MODEL COME WITH OPENING PARTS?
    No.