Ultra-Rare Harvest Gold 1955 Corvette Hits the Auction Block

Rare Find

Rare is a word that gets batted around in the collector car world a lot these days, but it's difficult to actually define what constitutes its use. Is something rare if there are a few hundred of it, or perhaps a few thousand? Regardless of how you feel about that particular topic, it's clear that not a lot of Harvest Gold 1955 Corvettes were built in total, and this particular example is an enticing lot at Mecum's upcoming Indianapolis auction.

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Uncommon Sight

For starters, GM made only around 700 Corvettes in total in 1955, and most of them weren't finished in Harvest Gold - just 120, in fact. That not only makes this car quite special but also worthy of a stunning restoration, which was just completed roughly 500 miles ago.

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Perfectly Accented

This car's green soft top provides an interesting bit of contrast to the mustard-like yellow hue, which is further accented by 15-inch yellow-painted steel wheels with spinner wheel covers and Firestone Deluxe Champion wide whitewall tires.

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Theme Continues

Inside, a corresponding yellow interior continues that theme and certainly looks no worse for wear fresh off a complete makeover. If nothing else, it's safe to say that the new owner should appreciate the color yellow if they want to add this rare Corvette to their collection.

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V8 Power

1955 was the first year one could get a V8 in the Corvette, and this particular car is indeed equipped with GM's 265 cubic-inch mill, which was originally rated to produce 195 horsepower. It features a four-barrel carb and chrome valve covers and air cleaner and is mated to a Powerglide automatic transmission.

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Award Winner

This very nicely restored and quite rare 1955 Corvette has gone on to rack up a couple of prestigious awards recently, including Bloomington Gold Certification and an NCRS Top Flight Award. Now, it's looking for a new owner, and it'll certainly be interesting to see just how much someone is willing to pay for this rare yellow machine.

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