1957 Corvette Casting Reference | Loose Hot Wheels
1957 Corvette
1957 Corvette was the first with fuel injection, and the first car, as it's slogan says, with "One HP per cubic inch"; it has a 283 cu in small-block V8 engine which produced 283HP. The 1957 Corvette debuted in the 50th Anniversary of Corvette 2-Car Sets in the collector-aimed 100% Line. It has an opening hood and detailed engine. It was only released four times until the 100% castings were discontinued.
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1957 Corvette first appears in 50th Anniversary of Corvette 2-Car Sets. The current catalog tracks it across 2003 – 2004. Designer credit is listed as Larry Wood. Check Description, Versions, Gallery before trusting a vague seller title.
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- 2003 First Released
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- Match the title to 1957 Corvette before reading price claims.
- Use 2003 – 2004 as the production-window check.
- Cross-check Description, Versions before calling the variation exact.
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