{"id":502347,"date":"2023-05-11T22:29:28","date_gmt":"2023-05-12T05:29:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/?p=502347"},"modified":"2024-12-29T14:07:21","modified_gmt":"2024-12-29T14:07:21","slug":"corvette-of-the-day-1956-chevy-corvette-sr-prototype-the-real-mccoy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/corvette-of-the-day-1956-chevy-corvette-sr-prototype-the-real-mccoy\/","title":{"rendered":"Car Of The Day: 1956 Chevy Corvette SR Prototype \u2018The Real McCoy\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span id=\"intelliTXT\">In 1956, Chevrolet took desperate measures and saved the model\u2019s future by presenting an armada of motorsports variants in 1956. None of these was more successful than the SR prototype which placed 9th overall at the 12 Hours of Sebring and has since been credited with saving the model\u2019s outright demise.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/250186_1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-545942\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/250186_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1275\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/250186_1.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/250186_1-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/250186_1-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/250186_1-100x66.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/250186_1-770x511.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/250186_1-1536x1020.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/250186_1-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/250186_1-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/250186_1-293x195.jpg 293w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/250186_1-1400x930.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Advertised as The Real McCoy, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.corvsport.com\/1956-chevrolet-corvette-sr\/\">Corvette SR<\/a> was a hurried attempt by race driver and team manager John Fitch to ready to the Corvettes for their first endurance test under the Raceway Enterprises banner. This meant developing new Regular Production Orders to include features such as brake cooling ducts and twin fan belts to comply with production regulations.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/250194_9.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-545947\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/250194_9.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1275\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/250194_9.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/250194_9-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/250194_9-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/250194_9-100x66.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/250194_9-770x511.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/250194_9-1536x1020.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/250194_9-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/250194_9-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/250194_9-293x195.jpg 293w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/250194_9-1400x930.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Of the four cars prepared this way for the 12 Hour endurance race, #1 was prepared as a Sports 8000 or B-Production car and fitted with whatever Zora Arkus Duntov and John Fitch could come up with. As a result, #1 was fitted with the Duntov cam, twin 4-barrel Carter carburetors and the overall capacity was bored out to 307 cubic inches. Attached to this was a 4-speed ZF gearbox.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/250188_3.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-545956\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/250188_3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1275\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/250188_3.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/250188_3-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/250188_3-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/250188_3-100x66.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/250188_3-770x511.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/250188_3-1536x1020.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/250188_3-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/250188_3-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/250188_3-293x195.jpg 293w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/250188_3-1400x930.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>All the cars carried different color night time identification lamps on their left hand fender, small plexiglass wind screens, Guide Y50 mirrors, extra lighting, leather hood straps, a tonneau cover with compartment divider, deleted heaters and SR features such as brake cooling ducts.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/250196_11.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-545958\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/250196_11.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1275\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/250196_11.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/250196_11-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/250196_11-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/250196_11-100x66.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/250196_11-770x511.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/250196_11-1536x1020.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/250196_11-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/250196_11-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/250196_11-293x195.jpg 293w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/250196_11-1400x930.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Drivers John Fitch and Walt Hansgen drove #1 to 9th overall and first in the Sports 8000 class against the Kurtis-Lincoln 500K of Ray Crawford which did not race. Of the remaining Sports 5000 standard Sebring Racers (SR), the #6 car of Max Goldman and Ray Crawford placed 15th overall and 6th in class behind the Ferrari 860 Monzas and Jaguar D-Types.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/250187_2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-545960\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/250187_2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1275\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/250187_2.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/250187_2-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/250187_2-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/250187_2-100x66.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/250187_2-770x511.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/250187_2-1536x1020.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/250187_2-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/250187_2-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/250187_2-293x195.jpg 293w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/250187_2-1400x930.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Other than the four cars built by Raceway Enterprises for Sebring, additional road cars were built with the trademark SR features in anticipation of RPOs that were never offered.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/250191_6.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-545964\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/250191_6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1275\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/250191_6.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/250191_6-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/250191_6-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/250191_6-100x66.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/250191_6-770x511.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/250191_6-1536x1020.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/250191_6-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/250191_6-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/250191_6-293x195.jpg 293w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/250191_6-1400x930.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Photo Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mecum.com\/lots\/173900\/1956-chevrolet-corvette-sr-prototype-the-real-mccoy\/\">Mecum Auctions<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 1956, Chevrolet took desperate measures and saved the model\u2019s future by presenting an armada of motorsports variants in 1956. None of these was more successful than the SR prototype which placed 9th overall at the 12 Hours of Sebring and has since been credited with saving the model\u2019s outright demise. &nbsp; Advertised as The Real McCoy, the Corvette SR was a hurried attempt by race driver and team manager John Fitch to ready to the Corvettes for their first [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":828169,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9494,658],"tags":[9495,660,1388,19825],"class_list":["post-502347","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-car-of-the-day","category-chevrolet","tag-car-of-the-day","tag-chevrolet","tag-chevrolet-corvette","tag-chevrolet-corvette-sr"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Car Of The Day: 1956 Chevy Corvette SR Prototype \u2018The Real McCoy\u2019<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"There are certainly a lot of replicas of the legendary 1956 C1 Corvette SR, also known as &#039;The Real McCoy,&#039; but this one is different. 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