Factory Big Brake Airbox Corvette, 1 of only 43 produced for 1957 RPO 579E fresh air Airbox intake This special plenum intake fed air through a duct on the driver's side fender well into a special filter to the fuel injection unit RPO 684 heavy duty brakes and suspension This package included special front and rear springs and shocks, a heavier front stabilizer bar, quick steering adapter, metallic brake facings, finned brake drums, fresh air ducting to rear brakes and "elephant ear" front brake scoops Corvettes ordered with these two options were essentially factory-built racers Bloomington Gold Certified Featured in the October 2018 issue of Vette Magazine Extensive restoration completed by Corvette Repair, Inc. Rochester fuel-injected 283/283 HP V-8 engine Solid lifter camshaft Borg Warner 4-speed manual transmission Positraction rear end Radio and heater delete Removable hardtop Painted wheels Small diameter hubcaps For more information, please visit mecum.com.
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