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Win this Awesome 1959 Restomod Corvette!
Enter today and you could win this 1959 Restomod Corvette with a 400hp LS1 engine and 6 speed manual transmission! Support the Chip Miller Amyloidosis Foundation!
This 1959 restomod Corvette is stunning at every angle. Auctions all across the nation have been seeing substantial numbers for Corvette restomods. Chip Miller had a passion for solid axle Corvettes similar to this 1959. This vehicle was his granddaughter's favorite vehicle in her father's collection, Lance (Ella's father) felt it would be great to see this amazing car bring in some funds to help a great cause. Simply make a donation to the Chip Miller Amyloidosis Foundation and you’ll be entered in our drawing.
The LS1 engine is a 5.7L all aluminum small block Chevy engine with approximately 400hp. This 1959 Corvette restomod was meant to look great, drive wonderfully and stop on a dime. This Corvette was built on a SRIII frame/chassis. The SRIII frame features a round-tube design, engineered for superior strength and rigidity. The three-dimensional network of round tubing creates a space frame that resists the twisting forces applied during hard cornering and acceleration. Also, the SRIII package is hundreds of pounds lighter than the original chassis and suspension used on the 1953-62 Corvettes, adding to the upgrade benefits.
The Chip Miller Amyloidosis Foundation's mission is to empower people with the knowledge and understanding of Amyloidosis for earlier detection, ensuring a better quality of life for those afflicted with the disease and to help science find the cures.
- $140,000
- Close DateSep 29, 2024
- Close Time11:59 PM EDT
- Drawing DateOct 5, 2024
- Drawing Time12:00 PM EDT
- Drawing LocationCarlisle, PA
The Chip Miller Amyloidosis Foundation
We can’t forget Chip Miller’s tremendous personal Corvette collection and creation of the grandest Corvette event anywhere on the planet – Corvettes at Carlisle. Chip and his close friend Bill Miller founded the incredibly successful automotive event production company, Carlisle Events, held at the Carlisle Fairgrounds in Pennsylvania.
In December 2003, Chip was diagnosed with a little-known disease called Amyloidosis. Sadly, due to complications from the disease, the world lost an incredibly special human being on March 25, 2004. Had Chip and his doctors been aware of the symptoms of the disease when they first presented, this legend might still be with us today.
Amyloidoses are rare diseases first described over 200 years ago. The disease manifests itself when amyloid proteins deposit and accumulate in the body’s organs and tissue. This accumulation may happen systemically (throughout the body) or locally (in one tissue).
Each year 3,000 cases of Amyloidosis are diagnosed in the United States. Amyloidosis is generally a disease of middle-aged people and older, although the disease has been seen in individuals in their thirties. Men are more likely to be affected than women by a ratio of about 1.5:1. Other diseases can increase the risk of Amyloidosis and family history of the disease may indicate a hereditary version. 10-15% of people with multiple myeloma develop Amyloidosis. Long-term kidney dialysis may increase the risk of dialysis-associated Amyloidosis.
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