1957 Corvette Lil Twister Historic Drag Race Car BM/SP B Modified Sports 1961-67

Make:	Chevrolet
Model:	Corvette
Type:	Convertible with hardtop
Trim:	Two-door
Year:	1957
Mileage:	103,606
VIN:	E57S104403
Color:	Venetian Red
Fuel:	Gasoline
Transmission:	RWD
Drive type:	absent
Interior color:	Red
Vehicle Title:	Clear
Item location:	Ashland, Virginia, United States

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Lil Twister was apparently raced in the Midwest. most likely Michigan or surrounding states. I am still researching this and if anyone knows anything about the drag racing history of Lil Twister or has any documentation or photographs. that would be greatly appreciated. The car is hand-painted and lettered and this is all I have to go on so far in my search for its history. A previous owner began stripping. so I don’t know what. if anything. was painted on the front or rear. For someone to go to this much trouble to do the hand-painting makes it seem like the car would have done significant racing back in the day. BM/SP is B Modified Sports. an NHRA class from 1961-67. The "Headers by Cyclone" is intriguing. Could Cyclone Headers have been a possible sponsor? Although partially stripped. the front fenders read 327 CU. IN. 350 H. P. The possible key to this puzzle is the name CHEVELAND on the rear fenders. Cheveland is a French surname. just as is Chevrolet. The problem is that it is uncommon and most Google searches default to Cleveland. Oddly. CHEVELAND appears alone. as opposed to JOE CHEVELAND or CHEVELAND AUTO PARTS or something along those lines. This may indicate that CHEVELAND was well-known enough where the car raced that nothing else was necessary? Two other clues are a AAA Michigan sticker and a Tau Kappa Epsilon sticker on the windows.