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1957 Corvette SS |
Sports Illustrated March 25, 1957 Detroit's Secret Weapon by
Kenneth Rudeen |
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Above caption: Aerodynamically shaped to offer low wind resistance,
the Corvette SS is Lift, Powerful and Tractable. Body is Magnesium alloy.
The plastic bubble canopy will be off during the race.
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Above caption: Dusk
at Sebring, the critical time of half-light, when drivers must adjust to
darkness. is fozen here in a photograph by Richard Meek, who also recorded
in color some other episodes from last year's race shown on the next three
pages. |
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Above caption: A gray
Flying Boxcar, weatherworn reminder of Sebring's military past, looms over
Stirling Moss's Astom Martin as he persues a Maserati. |
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Above caption: The
great Juan Manual Fangio (right) and Co-driver Eugenio Castellotti meet
the press after their 1956 Sebring victory. |
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