[2] With original equipment including a 265 cu in (4.3 L) Chevrolet small-block V8 engine, power windows and a hydraulic folding top, the car was a display model in the GM Building in Detroit.
At some time after this Shop Order #90181 was issued to build the Corvette Super Sport, and the display car was selected to form the basis of the new project.
The Super Sport was first shown in New York city at the Waldorf Astoria Auto Show in December 1956.
Around 1960 the car was being raced at an illegal drag strip when it struck a telephone pole and suffered body damage.
[1][6] John Baldwin acquired the Super Sport wreck from Hovey, and began restoring the car.
Following a complete restoration, the car appeared at the 2017 Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance on 12 March 2017 in Fernandina Beach, Florida.
[2] The door top openings were closed by custom covers, and the body side coves had anodized aluminum panels fitted.