This 1958 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible defies virtually every superlative as a winner of the most highly prized awards in the Corvette hobby. It has earned Bloomington Gold Certification and is a six-time winner of the National Corvette Restorers Society’s Top Flight Award; it is also a two-time winner of the Chevy Vettefest Gold Spinner Award, thereby qualifying it as a recipient of the Chevy Vettefest Triple Crown Award. Having scored these exceedingly lofty heights, it also earned the NCRS Performance Verification Award, for which, as described by the NCRS, its owner had to “attain an NCRS Flight Award based on an original ‘as manufactured’ standard at an NCRS event; as well as present the car for a rigorous performance test of all vehicle mechanical components and functions, all of which must operate as those of a new car, without a single failure.” It followed that up by winning the Zora Arkus-Duntov Mark of Excellence Award, giving this astonishing Corvette an entrée into the most exclusive club of just over one thousand to have reached that pinnacle of achievement. A no-hit, original California car, it received a professional body-off restoration that took seven years to complete, a task that normally exacts a price of $100,000 to $150,000. Finished in the signature period color combination of Signet Red with white coves, the Corvette has a red interior that can be matched with either its white soft top or red auxiliary hard top. Its matching- numbers 283/270 HP dual-quad V-8 with high-lift cam and solid lifters was the most powerful carbureted engine available that year, in this case backed by a T-10 4-speed manual transmission. Options include off-road exhaust, a heater, Wonderbar radio and full-size wheel covers on 6.70-15 whitewall tires. Documented with the judging certificates, Triple Crown Award plaque, a detailed restoration history, owner history back to 1986 and past owner's show record, this high-caliber, collector’s dream Corvette is offered complete with most all factory-correct-type components including the spare, jack, jack tools, rebound straps, trunk mat, trunk liner, shocks, seat belts, shifter, shielding, air cleaner, generator, distributor, spark plug shields, hoses, hose clamps, valve covers, fuel filter, starter, carburetors, gas cap, oil cap, radiator cap, radiator, guide Y-50 mirror, washboard hood, trunk irons, hardtop wrench, owner's manual, sales brochure and T-3 headlights.