1964 Sebring - Ken Miles in the first racing 427 AC Cobra and the Corvette Grand Sport of A.J Foyt and the Lola of Augie Pabst and the photographer was my favorite photobomber Bernard Cahier

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Grand Sports #003, #004 and #005 shipped to Nassau late November 1963 for the Nassau Tourist Trophy race

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what does it take to keep racing a rare car? A lot of frames, and other parts of course. But, George was just telling me how many chassis he built for the Grand Sport Corvette, and getting mentioned in the book about them

George writes:

Shortly after I opened that shop (new one after moving from Texas) I got a call from the Grand Sport people wanting me to build them more frames which I agreed to do. 

I built a dedicated fixture to build their frames that was light years better than their flat table. Things went along pretty good for a while. 

I always required them to bring a check in full for each frame. Then, they sent the driver with no check. Since it was about 500 miles one way I told the driver to have his boss just send me a check. 

Took a while for that to happen so I decided that I would never let a frame leave my shop building without a check in my hand.

That's the other take away from this, not only do race cars go through a lot of frames, but they might not be ready to pay for them on time every time. Always get paid first. No matter how bad they need what you have, some people won't blink and stabbing you in the back. 

I built a dedicated fixture to build their frames that was light years better than their flat table. My fixture built with the bottom side flat so I could flip it over to build a roadster

Another take away is when building a frame jig, put it on a plate you can flip over, and build something else with on the other side! 

https://www.amazon.com/Fifty-Years-Corvette-Grand-Sport/dp/B0D2PTP4N6

Thank you George!

Sebring, 1964, the Grand Sport

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in book news... George just let me know about this, 50 Years of the Corvette Grand Sport. He's mentioned in it! As soon as he sends me a scan of that page I'll post it!

this 1963 Grand Sport replica Vette was commissioned by Tim Allen in the late 1990s when it was rebuilt and fitted with a 327ci, riding on a tube-frame chassis with suspension sourced from a C4 Corvette with Art Morrison rear coilovers.

https://www.hotcars.com/tim-allens-1963-corvette-grand-sport/

https://gmauthority.com/blog/2024/10/ex-tim-allens-1963-corvette-grand-sport-replica-fails-to-meet-reserve-during-recent-auction/

https://bringatrailer.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/1963_chevrolet_corvette-coupe_img_5939-85774.jpg?fit=940%2C627

Team Penske en route to 1966 Sebring, with an L88 and a Gran Sport Vette

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Grand Sport Corvette photography by Peter Harholdt at the Rev's Institute

https://voiture-jaune.tumblr.com/  via
https://www.escuderia.com/corvette-ss-y-grand-sport-duntov-expo-revs-institute/

Penske's Grand Sport Roadster Vette at Sebring, 1966

Only two Corvette Grand Sport Roadsters were built and Roger Penske bought both of them.

Chassis 001 was picked up from the GM factory and prepared for the 1966 Sebring 12 Hour event. Prepared by Traco and upgraded with a 427 ci "Daytona Mystery Motor" topped by a single Holley carb.

To minimize time spent in the pits an air jack/oil/water system was added to the Penske Roadster. A set of three valves on the right fender allows compressed air, oil and water to be delivered quickly and easily. If not driven carefully, the Penske Roadster could actually pick its front tires up off the ground during acceleration, so a large front spoiler was added to combat lift under acceleration and at speed.

Driven by a couple of Dicks, Guldstrand and Thompson, it made its racing debut racing against Ford GT40s, Ferraris, Chaparrals and Porsches. The competition was two years more advanced, but nothing could keep up with the Grand Sport in a straight line. A.J. Foyt, driving a GT40 Mk II at Sebring that year, was heard to say: "What's in that damn dinosaur? It went by me like I was stopped!"

https://revslib.stanford.edu/catalog/pd673sc8959
https://revslib.stanford.edu/catalog/rw011gf9567

AJ Foyt and a Grand Sport Corvette

https://revslib.stanford.edu/catalog/qz773kj1908

Grand Sport Corvette at the 1967 24 hours of Daytona (that hood... busiest one I've ever seen!)

https://revslib.stanford.edu/

Jim and Chester's Garage Tumblr posts some really cool and rare photos, I keep going back, year after year to catch up

'65 Plymouth Sport Fury

Can you identify the 3 guys? Bud Moore, Dan Gurney, and Parnelli
Dual Quad Mercury Cougar. Rare? Oh yeah

Dyno DOn in a 1 of 2 made, Boss 429 Cougar

Betty Skelton at Darlington

Ford Drag Team tour 1968

Holman Moody Falcon fastback

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2 seater Mustang prototype named Pegasus

Never see Talladega anywhere.. so I post them when I find them

Nassau in the mid sixties with a pair of Grand Sports

Cale Yarborough special Cyclone Spoiler

How many companies see a 100th anniversary? How many did in 1952?

Back when car wash locations were eye catching

http://prova275.tumblr.com/

an extremely significant Chevy collection, you probably haven't heard of

one of the 5 Grand Sport Corvettes, and it was driven by Penske
the "Pass In The Grass" Dale Earnhardt Sr Monte Carlo,
the SR2 Corvette that Zora Duntov drove, and Bill Mitchell designed
Bobby Allisons 1973 Malibu, the last 427 powered Winston Cup car

http://www.powerperformancenews.com/features/chevy-power-bill-towers-historic-collection/

Drive it like you stole it

photo by goncalo reis bispo
found on http://blacbird.tumblr.com/

The rare and one of a kind Corvettes

1957 Vette

1960 Vette

found on http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=428585&page=3