TBT: Awesome 1959 Fuelie 283 Corvette
03-16-2017, 12:56 PM
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TBT: Awesome 1959 Fuelie 283 Corvette
Fuel injection was a hard sell in 1959, but the fuelie Corvettes enjoyed some extra grunt.
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03-16-2017, 06:17 PM
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For me the one that got away was my 44K mile 1958 silver blue inca silver cove, silver blue interior 2 top (silver blue power soft top), power window, 4 speed with 290 h.p. F.I. that I sold to a guy in New Zealand in 1985 for $15K--the market at the time. I loved that car and NEVER should have sold it. The car ran like a top and you could always recognize that fuelie whistle as it was driving towards you.
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03-17-2017, 10:59 PM
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Nice car. Not sure why that one doesn't have 15.5 wheels and dog dish caps if it is a big brake car.
03-18-2017, 04:03 AM
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For me the one that got away was my 44K mile 1958 silver blue inca silver cove, silver blue interior 2 top (silver blue power soft top), power window, 4 speed with 290 h.p. F.I. that I sold to a guy in New Zealand in 1985 for $15K--the market at the time. I loved that car and NEVER should have sold it. The car ran like a top and you could always recognize that fuelie whistle as it was driving towards you.
... the "fuelie whistle" is the result of adjusting the airmetering screw and is not a normal noise from a Rochester. still cool tho...Bill
03-18-2017, 07:57 AM
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I always LIKED the whistle and I wish I could get mine to whistle. But when it's adjusted just enough to produce a whistle, it won't idle worth a crap.
03-18-2017, 08:04 AM
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03-18-2017, 08:18 AM
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btw, there are/were carburetors with an air metering valve that could be adjusted to give the 'whistle'
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03-18-2017, 04:59 PM
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Noticed several Corvettes throughout the years that had you scratching your head. One was a confirmed factory original 61 fuelie big brake, tanker, in Jewel Blue "very rare", that "did not" have the filler cap protruding through the gas lid door... 
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