1963 Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport #004

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1963 Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport #004

1963 Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport #004

Red lights on the trunk kept you from getting disqualified at Sebring for no tail lights.

Penske cars were dark Sunoco Blue with yellow exhaust pipes.....with hours of flame the steel got cooked to a yellow color.

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Aluminum Lightweight Fighter

In 1962 Zora Arkus-Duntov began work on a secret project he hoped would result in victory at Sebring and Le Mans, a dedicated lightweight race car in the guise of a C2 Corvette. To skirt GM’s racing ban, 125 cars were planned to be built and sold to private teams. Aluminum was used wherever possible including in the chassis, which was 93 pounds lighter than stock. Bonded to it was a single-layer fiberglass body. After a mere five cars were completed, GM executives learned of the project and shut it down. The Grand Sports were sold and in private hands proved to be formidable racers. This car, chassis 004, was the most successful in competition.

Courtesy of Miles Collier Collections at Revs Institute

This vehicle featured in the ‘Corvettes in Competition’ exhibit.

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