{"id":699,"date":"2018-06-17T09:51:45","date_gmt":"2018-06-17T12:51:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/werner.med.br\/w143\/?page_id=699"},"modified":"2023-02-22T13:05:45","modified_gmt":"2023-02-22T16:05:45","slug":"chevrolet-corvette-c1-1-spark","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.w-143.com\/index.php\/chevrolet-corvette-c1-1-spark\/","title":{"rendered":"Chevrolet Corvette #1 &#8211; Spark"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.w-143.com\/+upload\/a-h\/chevrolet_corvettec1_1_01.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\"><strong>1960 Chevrolet Corvette (C1)<\/strong> \nPilots: B. Kimberly, B. Cunningham \nTeam: <em>B. S. Cunningham<\/em> \nRace: DNF (GT 5.0 class) at Le Mans in <strong>1960 <\/strong>\nSpark - S1537 (resin) <\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-small-font-size\"><span style=\"color: #919191;\">Published 07\/28\/17<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">The Corvette C1 (at the time just Corvette) is the first generation of the Vette, produced from 1953 to 1962. With the success of the Nash-Healey Sports Coup\u00e9 of 1951, General Motors\u2019 designer Harley Earl convinced upper management that GM should have a moderately priced two-seat sports car, and the work on the new project began in late 1951. To keep costs down, off-the-shelf mechanical components, chassis and suspension design came from Chevrolet\u2019s current passenger vehicles, and also one of the C1\u2019s distinctions, it had a solid rear axle. The engine was (what else?) a big 4640 cm\u00b3 V8 that produced over 310 hp.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.w-143.com\/+upload\/a-h\/chevrolet_corvettec1_1_02.jpg\" alt=\"C1 #1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Elegant even with war paint.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The B. S. Cunningham team had a fleet of four cars in the 1960 <em>24 Heures du Mans<\/em>. They had <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"three C1 (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/tech.corvettecentral.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/bk05.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">three C1<\/a> as well as a Jaguar (an <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"E2A (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.w-143.com\/index.php\/jaguar-e2a-6-spark\/\" target=\"_blank\">E2A<\/a>, to be more precise). Though it wasn\u2019t a factory team, they had full GM support for the Vettes. In addition, General Motors also supported the Camoradi USA RT team\u2019s sole C1 #4. C1 #1 here (chassis #00867S103535) was doing well until late in Saturday afternoon, when a deluge started. On lap 38, around White House, Bill Kimberly lost control of the car and it flipped, catching on fire right after. In spite of the nasty accident, fortunately the pilot survived with minor injuries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.w-143.com\/+upload\/zgroup\/vettes_02.jpg\" alt=\"C1 #1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">As you can see, the Vette went through quite an evolution.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>That year was the first year Corvettes were fielded at La Sarthe, and though three of them abandoned the race, the B. S. Cunningham\u2019s #3 managed to come first in class. So even though not the class winner, the&nbsp;<strong>C1 #1<\/strong> fantastic model by Spark nonetheless. If I were to be pedantic I would complain by the slightly thick window trim, but I am not, and any normal collector would say it\u2019s ok. I, however, say the model is awesome!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1960 Chevrolet Corvette (C1) Pilots: B. Kimberly, B. Cunningham Team: B. S. Cunningham Race: DNF (GT 5.0 class) at Le Mans in 1960 Spark &#8211; S1537 (resin) Published 07\/28\/17 The Corvette C1 (at the time just Corvette) is the first generation of the Vette, produced from 1953 to 1962. 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