1958 Chevrolet Corvette Fiberfab Centurion roadster up for auction

At the Artcurial auction they plan to sell a rare copy - roadster Centurion, built on the basis of the first Chevrolet Corvette generations. According to various sources, only 5 to 12 of these were produced. cars. The estimated price of the car is 160,000 euros.





Fiberlab has been manufacturing fiberglass bodies, including Ford Mustang, Jaguar E-type and Willys, and also made original models in the spirit of the Ford GT40 - Aztec GT, Valkyrie and Avenger GT. Fiberlab Centurion co-founder of Warren Goodwin was inspired by the Chevrolet XP-87 racing prototype, who won the SCCA American National Championship in 1960 and with in terms of design is considered a harbinger of the production Corvette of the second generations.

The flyer for the Centurion explicitly stated that body is ideal for the "rejuvenation" of the old Corvette. The resemblance was so large that General Motors was about to ban the sale of Centurion through the court, but in the end the project was curtailed for other reasons. One day, Goodwin found his wife in bed with his boss. mechanic, killed her, after which he ended up in prison, where he died of heart attack. At the same time, the company itself still existed several decades.

The Centurion put up for auction was purchased by the current owner in 2018 in the USA, after which he went to Andorra. According to description on the site, it is completely renovated and is in a "chic" condition. Under the hood, he has a 4.6-liter 287-horsepower V8 engine mated to a manual transmission.