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1959 CORVETTE FUELIE Sees The Light Of The Day After 44 Years!

1959 CORVETTE FUELIE Sees The Light Of The Day After 44 Years 41

No matter how hard you try, it is almost impossible to keep the feelings inside of you at the moment when you lay an eye on the dream car you`ve heard so much about! It gets even better if that is the winning moment at an auction! This article is about one such occurrence! Namely, the 1959 Corvette Fuelie was bought by Mr. Michael Prince. He states he had to buy the car he has heard so much about from his father! Regardless the fact that he also had to cut trees down and wreck wooden walls where the automobile was hidden from the unwanted curious eyes. Yet all this becomes even more interesting when you find out that the new owner Prince, knew the old owner, Carroll Johnson!

This automobile was winner at the 1959 Dragstrip, but the next year`s model was simply more powerful. Therefore, it was very popular back in the day and kept the authentic stock look for many years. When Prince`s dad bought himself a 1963 Pontiac Grand Prix, Carroll Johnson went immediately to buy the Vette! Of course, this is not the entire story! Follow this link for more details!