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Post by struns on Nov 14, 2023 14:37:22 GMT -8
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Post by truenorth on Nov 15, 2023 14:39:57 GMT -8
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Post by truenorth on Nov 21, 2023 10:02:12 GMT -8
Corvette Racing Happy to see these heading to their new home! Roll on toward Rolex 24 and IMSA 2024 AWA Special delivery came in hot. 2024 is looking real good already.
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Post by truenorth on Dec 2, 2023 12:54:53 GMT -8
Ex-Greg Pickett 1967 Chevrolet Corvette Coupe Race Car 68k This 1967 Chevrolet Corvette coupe was built on November 17, 1966, and purchased new by Dr. Bill Geen of California for use in various motorsport events. Dr. Geen and Greg Pickett formed Pickett Racing in the early 1970s and modified the car for use in SCCA A-Production road racing before participating in IMSA, SCCA, and Trans Am events with #7 Pickett Racing livery from 1972 to 1976. Its second owner, Stan Laskin, won the final-year SCCA Regions A-Production Championship in 1978 and raced the car until 1981. The seller owned the car from 1984 to 1988 and reacquired it in 2001. A subsequent refurbishment was completed in 2003, and the car participated in HMSA, SVRA, VARA, and HSR West competitions through 2007. Finished in metallic blue with replica #7 Pickett Racing livery, the car is powered by a replacement short-stroke 427ci V8 paired with a Jerico four-speed manual transmission and a rear end with a 3.70:1 final drive. Equipment includes dry-sump lubrication, a Braswell carburetor, Strange Engineering stub axles, KRC quick-ratio steering box, dual master cylinders, 15″ American Racing Torq Thrust D II wheels, a cowl-induction hood, a custom removable front clip, a roll cage, a fire suppression system, an AiM data-logger, a single racing seat, and a wood-rimmed quick-release steering wheel. This C2 race car is offered in Phoenix, Arizona, with period photos, a previous California title, logbooks, racing documentation, spare parts, and a bill of sale. The replacement short-stroke 427ci V8 was built by RPM Engine Development of Tempe, Arizona, and installed in 2002. It features aluminum cylinder heads, dry-sump lubrication, a Racemate water pump with an internal alternator, and a Braswell 850 carburetor. A subsequent rebuild was performed in January 2004, which included resurfacing the cylinder heads and replacing the pistons, titanium valves, lifters, oil pump gears, and gaskets. A dyno report from February 2005 can be seen in the gallery and lists a peak output of 766 horsepower.
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Post by truenorth on Dec 10, 2023 10:12:07 GMT -8
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Post by truenorth on Dec 26, 2023 8:35:07 GMT -8
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Post by truenorth on Dec 26, 2023 10:24:01 GMT -8
1968 Chevrolet Corvette C3 Sport Coupe This car is known as the N.A.R.T. Le Mans Corvette L88 Racer. This car was originally built by Or Costanzo and Toy English. Mid America Motorworks history making 1968 L88 Corvette transformed in just eight weeks from a wrecked street car to the highest placing Corvette at the 24 Hours of LeMans in 1972. It took 23 years for Corvette to return and run this strong at LeMans in 1972. Interesting history developed at Le Mans. In order to compete it needed to use a majority of factory parts. Goodyear Tire approached Luigi Chinetti wanting an 'American' presence at Le Mans. They offered assistance with sponsorship that was accepted but Chinetti demanded the car be painted in the 'N.A.R.T.' racing livery. As the race neared, original sponsorship was retracted by Trans World Airlines (TWA) and British Petroleum (BP) stepped in, placing their stickers right over the TWA stickers. Painted Ferrari Red due to its entry affiliation with North American Racing Team (NART), the #4 Corvette crashed during practice and ran the race with wood supports, screws and racer tape holding the nose together. Placing 15th overall and 7th in the GTS class, this was only the beginning of a true American grass roots legend. In 1973 this iconic Corvette finished third at the 24 Hours of Daytona and later earned pole position for the 12 Hours of Sebring. The car is powered by a 427 cu. in V-8 engine developing 560 horsepower coupled to a 4-speed transmission.
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Post by truenorth on Dec 27, 2023 8:01:47 GMT -8
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Post by wilmywood8455 on Dec 27, 2023 14:43:34 GMT -8
1968 Chevrolet Corvette L88 'Scuderia Filipinetti' Le Mans Race Car..
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Post by wilmywood8455 on Dec 30, 2023 9:54:09 GMT -8
From '60s and 70s Sports Prototype Race Cars' Facebook page ... Zora Duntov's brilliant engine team created this prototype engine; For use in Corvette GrandSport, and this was a 377 cu.inc all aluminum dual ignition hemi head Chevy Small block 1962 Never in production . Ph from Duntov's Historic
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Post by truenorth on Dec 31, 2023 8:41:52 GMT -8
1963 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible Upon seeing a Styling Concept Corvette especially built for styling Chief Harley Earl, Bunkie Knudsen, head of the Chevrolet Division at General Motors, ordered one for himself. This one is finished in Crimson Firefrost with a White & Red interior. It is easily distinguished by the custom-built chrome side exhaust. It has prototype features that later became regular production items, such as the instrument cluster, reshaped seats, and rear compartment battery placement. The distinctive hood stripe was to re-appear in 1967 on the hood of 'Big Block' cars. The 360 horsepower, 327 cubic-inch engine boasts a specially finished chrome and black wrinkle fuel inject system in place of the cast aluminum version.
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Post by wilmywood8455 on Dec 31, 2023 14:22:02 GMT -8
James Garner with his 1968 L88 Corvette
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Post by truenorth on Jan 3, 2024 10:50:20 GMT -8
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Post by truenorth on Jan 3, 2024 15:04:15 GMT -8
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Post by truenorth on Jan 4, 2024 10:42:41 GMT -8
First and Last L88 Corvettes L88 Corvettes have gone for over $3 million at recent auctions. Imagine what two could go for—specifically, this pair, the first and last L88s ever made, selling together as one lot. The first is a 1967 convertible once campaigned by Tony DeLorenzo (relative of former Autoweek editor Matt DeLorenzo) and Jerry Thompson to second place at the SCCA runoffs in Daytona Beach. Among its accolades is Bloomington Gold certification. The 1969 coupe, meanwhile, was built on the final day of production December 4, 1969. It has NCRS certification and retains its matching numbers 427/430-hp V8 with aluminum heads and intake manifold.
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Post by truenorth on Jan 4, 2024 10:45:53 GMT -8
1977 Corvette Coupe Made for the Word of Wheels car shows, this ‘Vette has had a frame-off restoration and has been fitted with a ZZ383 fuel-injected stroker motor and TKO 500 five-speed. It even has “Lambo” doors. But really, we liked it because the contrasting black hood scoop makes it look like the Powerful Mach 5.
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Post by truenorth on Jan 6, 2024 8:31:54 GMT -8
1963 Grand Sport at Speed Week in Nassau
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Post by truenorth on Jan 7, 2024 12:28:06 GMT -8
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Post by truenorth on Jan 10, 2024 6:14:40 GMT -8
The 2025 ZR1 Undresses for Nurburgring Testing And Stirs Up More Engine Rumors The heavy camo clothing has been shed, see what these breaking spy photos reveal After following the 2025 ZR1 news and rumors for months now, it’s now safe to report that we are in a full-fledged controversy. Forget about “trivial” things like body upgrades, but the hot topic across the Corvette community is, what powerplant will propel this groundbreaking 800+ horsepower ZR1? Will this beast be powered by a twin-turbocharged LT6, or will it be propelled by the naturally aspirated 670hp LT6 (plucked from the Z06) in concert with the E-Ray’s 160hp 1.9 kWh electric motor on the front wheels? As we reported here, notable Corvette enthusiast and Youtuber Brink of Speed broke news from a “huge name up at the top in GM” which indicated the ZR1 will have the 670hp LT6 combined with the E-Ray’s electric motor. That intel (combined with a video showing two extremely quiet prototypes in Colorado) prompted CorvSport to declare the Hybrid theory as substantiated. As reported by our friends at the Corvette Blogger: “When vehicles test on the Nürburgring, they wear a special set of decals if the cars have a hybrid powertrain with batteries so that emergency personnel can identify the correct process for dealing with the car if was involved in an on-track incident. The E-Rays wore the stickers last year, but we are not seeing them on any of these prototypes…” What else do these spy photos reveal? ♦ A gigantic rear wing with boxier mounts (suggesting Active Aero) Additional engine cooling inlets (could this verify the twin-turbo theory?) Hood heat extractors (certainly would make sense if an electric motor was up there!)
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Post by truenorth on Jan 11, 2024 15:25:41 GMT -8
1982 Chevrolet Corvette Collector Edition 1982 Chevrolet Corvette Collector Edition Guide To celebrate the departure of the third-generation Corvette, Chevrolet decided to offer a final commemorative “Collectors Edition” model. However, recalling their experience with the 1978 Pace Car Replicas – namely, the number of bogus Pace Cars that were created by consumers who converted base level coupes into Pace Car “clones” – it was decided that the 1982 Collector Edition Corvettes would be built only “as needed” to satisfy customer orders. Additionally, unique vehicle identification plates were affixed to help further deter someone from turning a standard car into a Collectors Edition knock-off. For many enthusiasts and critics alike, the 1982 Collectors Edition Corvette was the best C3 of them all. David McLellan stated that it was “a unique combination of color, equipment and innovation (resulting in) one of the most comprehensive packages ever offered to the Corvette buyer.” First and foremost, the 1982 Collectors Edition Corvette introduced a frameless lifting rear-glass hatchback – a Corvette first – in place of the customary fixed backlight (which had been standard on the C3 since its introduction in 1968. The introduction of the rear hatch on the Collectors Edition C3 was a definite precursor to the next-generation C4 Corvette. Aside from the glass hatch, the Collectors Edition also featured many unique accouterments that set it apart from other 1982 Corvettes. The interior of the 1982 Collectors Edition Corvette. Outwardly, the car featured cloisonne emblems – including a special crossed-flag emblem on the hood that read “Corvette Collector Edition” around the rim. Addition emblems were located on the rear deck, and steering wheel. The car was finished in a special silver-beige metallic paint with graduated shadow-like contrast striping on the hood, fenders, and doors. It received special bronze-tinted glass T-tops. It also featured finned “turbine” alloy wheels like the ones first introduced on the 1963 split-window Stingray. Within the interior of the Collectors Edition, the car featured a silver-beige leather upholstery and door trim that matched the car’s exterior paint color. In addition to the leather upholstery, the steering wheel also received a matching hand-sewn leather wrap including the horn cap. High end, color-matched, luxury carpeting was also installed in all Collector coupes. An optional radio was also offered at a reduced price to consumers purchasing the Collectors Edition package. RPO UN5, a Delco ETR AM/FM stereo with cassette deck and CB radio, could be purchased at a discounted $695.00 instead of the regular price of $755.00. The 1982 Collector Edition Corvette Coupe carried a special VIN code (which could be used to uniquely identify a real car from a clone). It was represented with the number ZERO in the sixth digit, though the collectors edition Corvettes did not have a separate serial number sequence. In addition to its unique VIN number, the 1982 Collector Edition Corvette was the first Corvette to break the $20,000 price barrier. The new coupe, which listed at $22,537.59, was considerably more advanced – and more expensive – than a well equipped 1968 coupe, which would have retailed for around $4600.00. In all, Chevrolet sold 6,759 of the Collector Edition Corvette.
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