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1958 Corvette Restoration

1958 • Paint & Body

Complete bodywork and refinishing project on a 1958 Corvette returned to its original red and white two-tone factory color scheme. This C1 restoration covers the full process from bare fiberglass through final paint and reassembly, including primer work, block sanding, base coat application, classic 1958 cove masking for the white side panels, chrome trim reinstallation, and final detailing. Completed at Corvette Connection in Bolton, Connecticut.

Body Work Chassis Fiberglass Interior Paint
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Year 1958
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Enhanced original photo of a red and white classic Chevrolet Corvette convertible restored by Corvette Connection in Bolton, Connecticut. After
Corvette body shell in primer inside Corvette Connection paint booth ready for color Before
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Front three-quarter of finished red and white 1958 Corvette parked outdoors
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Finished red and white 1958 Corvette parked outdoors with trees behind
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Side profile of finished red and white 1958 Corvette parked at outdoor location
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Corvette Connection technician working on finished red and white 1958 Corvette outdoors
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Owner standing beside finished red and white 1958 Corvette under canopy at outdoor show
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Front three-quarter of finished red and white 1958 Corvette under tent at Corvette show
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Owner kneeling beside finished red and white 1958 Corvette polishing at outdoor show
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Red and white 1958 Corvette parked under blue Chevrolet canopy at outdoor Corvette show
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Finished red and white 1958 Corvette parked outdoors with red barn visible behind
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Red and white 1958 Corvette parked under tent at outdoor Corvette club event 1
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Owner detailing red and white 1958 Corvette under canopy at outdoor Corvette show
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Corvette Connection technician detailing red 1958 Corvette under canopy at outdoor car show
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Rear three-quarter of red 1958 Corvette during paint application at Corvette Connection
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Corvette Connection technician working on red 1958 Corvette during paint stage outdoors
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Original red 1958 Corvette parked outside Corvette Connection shop before restoration begins
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Original red 1958 Corvette body with white cove during initial teardown at Corvette Connection
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Rear three-quarter of finished red and white 1958 Corvette outdoors at Corvette Connection
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Side view of finished red and white 1958 Corvette parked outside Corvette Connection
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Side profile of red and white 1958 Corvette during final detailing at Corvette Connection
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Front three-quarter of red and white 1958 Corvette with hood up during engine bay work
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Side profile of red and white 1958 Corvette interior during reassembly at Corvette Connection
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Front quarter detail of red and white 1958 Corvette during final reassembly
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Corvette Connection technician kneeling beside red 1958 Corvette beside stop sign outdoors
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Front three-quarter of red and white 1958 Corvette during chrome trim reinstallation
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Front three-quarter of red and white 1958 Corvette inside Corvette Connection shop after paint
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Front three-quarter of red and white 1958 Corvette during reassembly at Corvette Connection
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Front fender and hood detail of red 1958 Corvette during paint stage at Corvette Connection
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Front three-quarter of red and white 1958 Corvette during final reassembly stage
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Side view of red and white 1958 Corvette body during chrome trim reinstallation
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Side profile of red and white 1958 Corvette during reassembly with door open
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Corvette Connection technician working inside red 1958 Corvette dashboard during reassembly
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Front quarter of red 1958 Corvette with hood up during engine reinstallation
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Front view of red 1958 Corvette during chrome trim reinstallation at Corvette Connection
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Front three-quarter of red 1958 Corvette with hood up showing engine bay during reassembly
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Engine bay of 1958 Corvette in red paint with cove masking during reassembly
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Rear deck of 1958 Corvette body in red paint with cove section masked at Corvette Connection
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Hood and trunk panels of 1958 Corvette laid out with masking during paint stage
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Side profile of 1958 Corvette in red paint with cove masked during paint application
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Front three-quarter of 1958 Corvette in red base coat with cove section masked at Corvette Connection
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Engine bay of 1958 Corvette in red primer with masking during paint prep at Corvette Connection
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Hood and front fender detail of 1958 Corvette in red primer during bodywork stage
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Side profile of 1958 Corvette body in red primer ready for color coat application
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Corvette Connection technician working on 1958 Corvette body shell in red primer
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Front three-quarter of 1958 Corvette body in red primer with hood off at Corvette Connection
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1958 Corvette body shell in red primer during bodywork stage at Corvette Connection
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Side profile of 1958 Corvette body in primer ready for color application at Corvette Connection
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Corvette Connection technician kneeling beside 1958 Corvette body during sanding stage
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Corvette Connection technician sanding 1958 Corvette rear quarter during paint prep
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Front fender detail of 1958 Corvette body during cove area paint prep at Corvette Connection
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Corvette Connection technician working inside 1958 Corvette body shell during interior prep
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Front view of 1958 Corvette body in white primer with empty headlight bezels at Corvette Connection
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Side profile of 1958 Corvette body in white primer ready for paint at Corvette Connection
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Corvette Connection technician working on 1958 Corvette body shell in white primer
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Hood and windshield detail on 1958 Corvette body in primer during bodywork stage
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Front three-quarter of 1958 Corvette body shell with windshield frame in green primer at Corvette Connection
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Corvette Connection technician working on 1958 Corvette body shell during bodywork stage
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Front view of 1958 Corvette in primer with empty headlight bezels at Corvette Connection
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1958 Corvette body shell with red overspray on shop floor during paint preparation
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Corvette Connection technician working beside 1958 Corvette body shell during reassembly
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Interior tub of 1958 Corvette in primer during bodywork stage at Corvette Connection
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Corvette Connection technician color-sanding 1958 Corvette body during finishing stage
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Corvette Connection technician kneeling beside 1958 Corvette during paint prep
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Technician with dust mask sanding 1958 Corvette front fender wheel opening at Corvette Connection
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Bare engine bay of 1958 Corvette stripped to fiberglass during disassembly at Corvette Connection
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Interior tub of 1958 Corvette with green-tinted primer during bodywork stage
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Corvette Connection technician working inside 1958 Corvette engine compartment during teardown
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Engine bay of 1958 Corvette stripped to bare fiberglass during interior prep work
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Rear quarter of 1958 Corvette body in primer during bodywork at Corvette Connection
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Corvette body shell in primer inside Corvette Connection paint booth ready for color
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1958 Corvette body with original red paint and white cove during teardown inspection
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Technician sanding 1958 Corvette body shell in primer at Corvette Connection
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Corvette Connection technician sanding 1958 Corvette body during primer stage
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1958 Corvette body shell in white primer with hood up inside Corvette Connection paint booth
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Corvette Connection technician working on 1958 Corvette body in primer during sanding
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Technician with dust mask sanding 1958 Corvette front fender at Corvette Connection
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Corvette Connection technician sanding 1958 Corvette body in primer during bodywork stage
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1958 Corvette body shell in white primer with empty headlight bezels at Corvette Connection
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Corvette Connection technician sanding 1958 Corvette front fender during bodywork prep
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Bare 1958 Corvette body shell stripped to fiberglass with hood up during teardown at Corvette Connection
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