This article appeared in the September 2007 issue of Vette Vues Magazine in its coverage of the Bloomington Gold Corvette show.
1957 Corvette Serial Number 0162 283/283 FI Pilot Production 579B.
Owned by (In 2007): Ken Kayser, Flint, MI.
Owned by (In 2007): Ken Kayser, Flint, MI.
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| Ken Kayser poses with his 1957 Corvette at the 2007 Bloomington Gold Special Collection XXIII. |
This 1957 Corvette #162 was one of approximately twelve "pilot" RPO-579 fuel injection Corvettes assembled at the St. Louis Corvette plant in the first two weeks of October 1957. The purpose of a pilot build event is to evaluate the ability of the people, parts and assembly process to perform the work in the time allowed with satisfactory quality. The pilot fuel injection units built at St. Louis revealed several problems that were corrected prior to the regular start of RPO 579 production on November 1st, 1956.
