Inside, Gerry had Keith's Upholstery wrap the seats and door trim with gray vinyl and tweed. Then he installed Auto Meter gauges into the stock dash and topped it off with a B&M shifter.
Speed Reading
Car
'60 Corvette
Owner
Gerry Demski
Engine
To keep the small-block cool, Gerry installed an all-aluminum Be Cool radiator with a Spal electric fan positioned behind the core. The aluminum water pump is an Edelbrock unit.
383ci small-block, 4.030-inch bore, 3.750-inch stroke, engine by Springfield Motorsports (Anola, Manitoba, Canada), dual Edelbrock 500-cfm carburetors, Edelbrock dual-quad intake manifold, 10.25:1 compression, ARP rod bolts, Speed-Pro hydraulic roller, 0.480/0.480-inch valve lift, 230-degrees duration at 0.050 inch, Crane 1.5 roller rockers, Edelbrock aluminum cylinder heads, stainless 2.02/1.60-inch valves, Pro Form damper, Moroso five-quart oil pan, Billet Specialties air cleaner, Be Cool radiator, Barry Grant fuel pump, Jet-Hot coated exhaust manifolds, Chevrolet valve covers (PN 10185064)
Drivetrain
TH350 automatic transmission
TCI 3,500-stall converter, Strange gears
Custom chrome-moly driveshaft
9-inch posi-traction rearend, 4.1:1
Gerry fabricated his own frame from chrome-moly tubing and then powdercoated the entire assembly. The exhaust system is a custom mandrel-bent system combined from 3-inch and 2 ½-inch tubing.
Chassis
1 ¾- and 15/8-inch round-tube custom chassis
Fabricated at Springfield Motorsports
Powdercoated chassis components
12-gallon fuel tank, Strange shocks
Mustang II rack-and-pinion steering
Wheels
American Torq-Thrust II wheels
Front: 15x7, P215/R70-15
Rear: 15x10, 29x15.5-15
Firestone front tires
Mickey Thompson Sportsman tires (rear)
Body
Lester's Automotive, Winnipeg, Canada
Paint by Les Krahn, Keith's Upholstery
Auto Meter instruments, Painless Wiring
LeCarra steering wheel
Crew
Linda Demski, Rick Bujak