Grand Sport Corvette

[AnthonyS]

Hi Gang, great stories!

Speaking of Grand Sport Corvettes, I have what I think is a leftover from that program - it's dated 1966, so I'm sure it was an OTC replacement or support for some racer programs maybe? It's aluminum and features the Winters foundry snowflake logo... it's been very used, likely on a series of racecars I would assume... anyway, thought it was interesting. Maybe off an OTC 377?

Cheers all, Happy New Year everyone!
Anthony

[firstgenaddict]

I have been enamored with the Grand Sports, Zora, and Corvette Racing since approx 1980 when at about 10 years old I learned of the program.
Here are some photos which are not shown here which I have collected.
The SALE AD(which I removed the phone number from) was in the back of one of my dad's HOT ROD magazines from 1967.
The ones in Vette Vues from the 70's are really good photos of the EARLY construction of the cars at Chevrolet.
REVS has a lot of photos as well - and of course the Colliers own one of the cars.
IF you find yourself down in South Florida the Collier museum is one place YOU SHOULD VISIT! The collection historical race cars there is UNBELIEVEABLE!!!

[Steve Shauger]

The shop was just off Rt 252(also known as Newtown St). The building still stands today. I attached a picture and the actual location, which was on winding way.

Don Kelley owned a local Mobile Station, and had a thriving repair business and purchased the building around 1980.

Bill Scott had mentioned he had a chance to buy a GS very cheap, but don't recall the price. By the mid 70's he was kicking himself for not stepping up. Wintersteen Racing Inc was located in the original Penske Race shop on Rt 252 just south of Rt3. It's been Niemeyers Lawn Equipment since the 70's. Wintersteen's car was #2, which he campaigned in SCCA events, the last of which was at Mosport in June of 66. Wintersteen sold the car to John Thorn for the $6700 according to his recollection.

First pic is original 1965 Penske Race shop 15 S Newtown st Rd. The next picture is the second shop alsi in Newtown Sq., which was much larger.

[JoeC]

Here is the Grand Sport 004 in the Revs Institute Miles Collier Collections

Miles Collier bought the GS 327 engine and parts from the Yenko estate sale

looks like a great museum at
Revs Institute, 2500 S. Horseshoe Drive, Naples, Florida 34104 USA

https://revsinstitute.org/the-collec...e-grand-sport/

[Lee Stewart]

[Lee Stewart]

[Lee Stewart]

[1967Z28]

Photo taken by Canadian road racer Craig Fisher of a Grand Sport engine compartment. The black cap on the top of the driver's fender is to add brake fluid to the master cylinder. The booster and master cylinder had to be mounted at 90 degrees to the firewall because there was no clearance with the Weber carbs.

[1967Z28]

This photo of a restored car shows it a little better.

[TimG]

If you look at the hard cover book about the Grand Sport program you would think that they did build 100 of them. The cars were updated, changed, refined and converted so many times it's hard to keep up with their evolution.