Production Numbers

Production: 9,670

Coupe - None

Convertible - 9,670

Base Price: $3,875.00

VIN's: J59S100001 - J59S109670

Engine: Base - 283ci, 230hp ohv V8

Transmission: 3 Speed Manual

Color Options: 

Exterior: Classic Cream, Frost Blue, Snowcrest White, Roman Red, Crown Sapphire, Tuxedo Black, Inca Silver

Interior: Blue, Black, White, Red, Turquoise

Production Options:

Base Corvette Convertible

Additional Cove Color

Heater

Signal Seeking AM Radio

Parking Brake Alarm

Courtesy Light

Windshield Washers

Sunshades

Five 15 x 5.5 Inch Wheels

Whitewall Tires, 6.7 x 15

Powerglide Automatic Transmission

Radiator Fan Clutch

Auxiliary Hardtop

245hp, 283ci Eng (2x4 Carb)

270hp, 283ci Eng (2x4 Carb)

250hp, 283ci Eng (Fuel Inj)

290hp, 283ci Eng (Fuel Inj)

Power Folding Top Mech

Positraction Axle, Ratio Opt

Heavy Duty Brakes Susp

Four Speed Transmission

Metallic Brakes

Blackwall Tires, 6.7 x 15

24 Gallon Fuel Tank

Electric Windows

News Headlines

• Cuban President Batista resigns and flees—Castro takes over (Jan. 1).

• Tibet's Dalai Lama escapes to India (Mar. 31).

• The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences sponsors the first Grammy Award ceremony for music recorded in 1958.

• The Sting Ray makes its debut at the President's Cup Race at Maryland's Marlboro Raceway. The car is Bill Mitchell's personal vehicle for style testing of the Corvette. Richard Thompson races it to fourth place. The car was made from the last Corvette SS mule chassis, and rebodied by Bill Mitchell and Larry Shinoda (April 18).

• St. Lawrence Seaway opens, allowing ocean ships to reach Midwest (April 25). 

• Jim Jeffords wins SCCA B-Production with his 1959 Corvette dubbed the Purple People Eater Mk III.

• Alaska and Hawaii become states. 

• Rumors of cheating on quiz shows erupt into a national scandal.

• Zora Arkus-Duntov begins work on the CERV I (Chevrolet Experimental Racing Vehicle).

• The Lunik II probe (USSR) reaches the moon; Lunik III photographs the dark side of the moon for the first time.

• Leakeys discover hominid fossils.

Entertainment News

Oscars

Best Picture - Gigi

Best Actor - David Niven (Separate Tables)

Best Actress - Susan Hayward (I Want To Live!)

Grammys

Record Of The Year - “Nel Blu Dipinto di Blu” (Volare) - (Domenico Modugno)

Album Of The Year - The Music From Peter Gunn (Henry Mancini)

Song Of The Year - “Nel Blu Dipinto di Blu” (Volare) - (Domenico Modugno)

Emmys

Outstanding Drama Series - Playhouse 90

Outstanding Comedy Series -Jack Benny Show

Sports News

World Series - LA Dodgers d. Chicago White Sox (4-2)

NBA Championship - Boston Celtics d. Minneapolis Lakers (4-0)

NFL Championship - Baltimore Colts d. New York

Giants (31-16)

Stanley Cup - Montreal d. Toronto (4-1)

Mary Ann Mobley (MS)