Rixls6
12-28-2009, 02:50 PM
Talking with a friend over the weekend and the conversation became about a Vette that has been in his family since new and he may be ready to sell.
The `59 Fuelie Vette was bought new by his father and was built by Tero Corvette. Howard Winnan of Tero Corvette had worked at Nickey Chevrolet and was 1 one of the builders of the "Purple People Eater" Corvettes that were campaigned from Nickey. Apparently this `59 Vette was the 1st "tribute"? that was built at Tero of the "Purple People Eater". The story goes that the car was driven at one point by a Roy Kumnick and that there are many log books from its racing days.
Here's a link that talks about the Nickey built cars.
http://www.hemmings.com/mus/stories/2005/05/01/hmn_feature15.html
Anyway this car he has is apart and has its original Fuelie stuff, and still sports the very faded purple paint.
I don't have any pics yet, but will get some when possible.
Any ideas of a value on this car? http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/dunno.gif
The `59 Fuelie Vette was bought new by his father and was built by Tero Corvette. Howard Winnan of Tero Corvette had worked at Nickey Chevrolet and was 1 one of the builders of the "Purple People Eater" Corvettes that were campaigned from Nickey. Apparently this `59 Vette was the 1st "tribute"? that was built at Tero of the "Purple People Eater". The story goes that the car was driven at one point by a Roy Kumnick and that there are many log books from its racing days.
Here's a link that talks about the Nickey built cars.
http://www.hemmings.com/mus/stories/2005/05/01/hmn_feature15.html
Anyway this car he has is apart and has its original Fuelie stuff, and still sports the very faded purple paint.
I don't have any pics yet, but will get some when possible.
Any ideas of a value on this car? http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/dunno.gif