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Chevrolet Corvette SRIII 0001 - The one-off from Ken Hanna

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Created on October 23, 2019

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Written by:

Fabian Meyer

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Mecum Auction

Chevrolet Corvette SRIII Number 0001 (1990)

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Chevrolet Corvette SRIII Number 0001 (1990) - Rücklicht

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Chevrolet Corvette SRIII Number 0001 (1990) - Blick in den Innenraum

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Chevrolet Corvette SRIII Number 0001 (1990) - Sogar die Schalter an der Mittelkonsole sind dem Original nachempfunden

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Chevrolet Corvette SRIII Number 0001 (1990) - Der verbaute DOHC LT5-Motor

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Summary

Ken Hanna fulfilled a long-cherished lifelong dream when he and his business partner decided to design a completely custom Corvette. The 1957 SR2 and Montana models, among others, were the stylistic inspiration. This custom Corvette is now up for auction at the Mecum-Autkion from October 24 - 26, 2019. Our vehicle report shows this special vehicle in words and pictures.

This article contains the following chapters

A Corvette just as Ken Hanna imagined it
Rebuilt from the ground up
The DOHC LT5
The perfect Corvette
Good or bad for the classic car scene?

Estimated reading time: 3min

Preview (beginning of the article)

In addition to the report on the vehicle, with this specific model of the Corvette one cannot avoid putting the people behind the vehicle in the spotlight, as their influence on the entire project is not insignificant. Hanna has dedicated his life to Chevrolet Corvettes. After working in the hobby for over 20 years and restoring three 1957 Corvettes, he felt the urge to "do something different" in 1990. His vision was to build a Corvette entirely according to his own ideas - or rather to put it on its wheels. His car was to be a fusion of the various characteristics of the cars of his racing idols and so-called custom specials. One of these role models was the Corvette C1. To achieve this, he teamed up with designer Mike Stockdales from the Automotive Design Center in Poznan, Illinois. It was thanks to this partnership that the idea of the "Chevrolet Corvette SRIII" could become a reality. Together they developed a tubular steel frame that is compatible with the suspension, steering, brakes and drive unit of the Corvette C4.

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