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Post by truenorth on Mar 28, 2020 6:24:53 GMT -8
Peter DeLorenzo: A historic photo. Zora Arkus-Duntov prepares to take the 1957 Chevrolet Corvette SS racer out for its maiden drive at GM Engineering in Warren, Michigan, February, 1957.
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Post by truenorth on Mar 30, 2020 6:48:55 GMT -8
12 Hours of Sebring, March 21, 1970. Tony DeLorenzo (with co-driver Dick Lang) finished 1st in GT +5.0L and 10th overall. It was the Owens/Corning Fiberglas Corvette Racing Team's third consecutive major FIA endurance race win
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Post by truenorth on Mar 31, 2020 8:41:10 GMT -8
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Post by truenorth on Apr 5, 2020 14:38:29 GMT -8
1961 Chevrolet Corvette 327 4-Speed with Fuel Injection Unit This 1961 Chevrolet Corvette is said to have spent time in California and was refurbished under previous ownership, reportedly for an NCRS judge, before its recent acquisition by the selling dealer. The car is finished in red with white side coves and powered by a replacement 327ci V8 that is currently equipped with a single-carburetor setup, though a refurbished Rochester fuel injection unit is included in the sale. A four-speed manual transmission routes power to the rear wheels, and other features include a matching hardtop as well as a period Wonderbar radio. An oil change and inspection were performed in preparation for the sale. This C1 is offered with refurbishment photos and a clean Arizona title. The fiberglass body was repainted in red and white, and pictures detailing the work and the condition of the resulting finish are shown up close in the gallery below. A matching removable hardtop is included in the sale. Body-colored steel 15″ wheels are fitted with chrome covers, decorative spinners, and 205/75 American Classic wide-whitewall tires. The two-place cockpit features red leather bucket seats with lap belts, while red and black carpets are protected by matching floor mats. The center stack houses heater and defroster controls as well as a period Wonderbar radio. The three-spoke steering wheel frames stock gauges including a center tachometer flanked by auxiliary gauges, a 160-mph sweep speedometer, and a five-digit odometer showing 80k miles. Total mileage is unknown. The replacement 327ci V8 bears casting number T0925HC and is currently equipped with a single four-barrel carburetor. Shifting is through a four-speed manual transmission. An oil change and inspection were performed in preparation for the sale.
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Post by wilmywood8455 on Apr 6, 2020 6:54:39 GMT -8
5 rare and special Corvettes you’ve probably never heard ofZ06, Fuelie, Big-Brake, Airbox, CERV, Grand Sport, Mako Shark, L-88, ZL-1… The list of rare and special Corvettes isn’t exactly short. Special options, design studies, concepts, and competition models have always been a big part of the Corvette’s mystique. Even in 1953, the sports car’s first year of production, Chevy displayed the Motorama Nomad Dream Wagon, the Motorama Corvair Dream Coupe, and the Motorama Dream Hardtop right alongside the production Corvette. Each predicting the designs of future Corvettes, as well as other Chevy models. Created over the last 65 years by designers like Harley Earl, Bill Mitchell, Zora Arkus-Dontov, Ed Cole, and others, the vast majority of these specials are practically household names. But there are some that have slipped through the cracks of pop culture and more than a few that have even slid past many in the Corvette community. Here we give five of those rare and special American dream cars their due. 1956 Corvette Racing SR-2More @ www.hagerty.com/media/market-trends/5-rare-and-special-corvettes-youve-never-heard-of/
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Post by truenorth on Apr 7, 2020 12:46:45 GMT -8
The body bucks for the first generation Corvette’s fibreglass body mould.
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Post by truenorth on Apr 10, 2020 7:21:44 GMT -8
Origin story of Corvette’s ‘Jake’ Racer Marshall Pruett April 10 2020 The typical tale of factory racing teams involves deep separation from its fans. Where privately owned teams, usually of the smaller variety, often become fan favorites due to the open access they can provide, the bigger teams, funded by giant automotive corporations, tend to keep their distance. The obvious exception to that rule has been Michigan’s Corvette Racing outfit, and one of the finer examples was shown in 2007 with a fan-based livery takeover at Laguna Seca. The American Le Mans Series’ season finale, held in late October, gave the factory GT1 team an opportunity to pay tribute to ‘Jake,’ the skull mascot sporting a Corvette badge as his eyes. “Jake is the unofficial official mascot of Corvette Racing,” Jake’s creator, Eddie Jabbour of Kick Design, told the team ahead of the ALMS race in Monterey. “He really came from the team. I was at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2004 and noticed that the team had adopted skull icons as a symbol of the ‘take-no-prisoners’ mentality of those intense 24 hours. In fact, someone had scrawled ‘TAKE NO PRISONERS’ on the wall of the Corvette garage. “I thought it would be awesome if there was an icon that truly belonged to Corvette Racing. I scribbled the Corvette flag on a cocktail napkin, then drew a skull around it. I thought the design worked, and the team embraced it immediately.” Corvette Racing added its first Jake graphics to its cars at Le Mans in 2005, placing small logos on the C5.Rs’ B pillars. The decision entering the last race of 2007 took the concept to its extreme by wrapping both C6.Rs with dueling inverse liveries as the No. 3 driven by Johnny O’Connell and Jan Magnussen went with Corvette’s traditional yellow as its base color and the No. 4 driven by Oliver Gavin and Olivier Beretta was dressed primarily in black. “Soon he was on the team uniforms, their travel shirts, and on the drivers’ helmets,” Jabbour said of Jake’s adoption in 2005. “It was in sync with what they were about, and the fans recognized that. Now people are flipping out that there are going to be two Jake cars at the last race.” “He’s a little edgy, urban, and underground. Young fans get it,” Corvette Racing program manager Doug Fehan said of ‘Jake.’ With Aston Martin’s exit from the GT1 class following the 2006 season, the 2007 title was contested between the two factory Corvettes as Gavin and Beretta won the internecine drivers’ championship. It meant the race at Laguna Seca was strictly for pride and honor within Corvette Racing to see which Jake-inspired car could get to the finish line first. The black No. 4 was triumphant again, as Gavin and Beretta captured their ninth win from 12 races. Although Jake continues to play a role with Corvette Racing, Laguna Seca 2007 serves as the only time he was given top billing by the team. “He’s a little edgy, urban, and underground. Young fans get it,” Corvette Racing program manager Doug Fehan said 13 years ago. “The special Jake cars are a one-time only deal, just for fun, to make the last race of season memorable for the fans.”
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Post by truenorth on Apr 10, 2020 7:44:50 GMT -8
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Post by downforce on Apr 11, 2020 18:03:27 GMT -8
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Post by truenorth on Apr 12, 2020 7:36:45 GMT -8
cool, I didn't know about this guy. RIP
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Post by Spin on Apr 13, 2020 5:40:52 GMT -8
Sad day. He WAS Corvette racing in IMSA and Trans Am. His team had regular coverage in the old "Chevy High Perfomance" magazine. That was my go-to source before the interweb. BTW anyone else remember the Corvette Challenge, the SCCA came up with it after they outlawed the Vettes from the Showroom Stock Challenge for winning every race for two seasons? LOL
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Post by downforce on Apr 15, 2020 23:17:00 GMT -8
I eagerly awaited each issue of On Track magazine, until it was unceremoniously killed in about 2001. Victim of the internet and instant news. Also subscribed to GM High Tech Performance magazine. I suppose they had some racing coverage from time to time. C4 Corvettes were undefeated from 1985 to 1987 in the U.S. SCCA series. Porsche 944 Turbos were close to Corvette performance by 1987, but never prevailed. The racing experience really helped to develop and improve the C4 platform. Tires and torque was what made them so fast, according to Road & Track. Some of the Corvette Challenge cars have become quite collectible, and show up at the major car auctions from time to time. 1987 Bakeracing Corvette from the SCCA Escort Endurance Series on display at the 2013 Bloomington Gold Great Hall.
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Post by truenorth on Apr 20, 2020 7:11:05 GMT -8
Peter DeLorenzo: The first few laps of the 1973 Daytona 24 Hour, with Tony DeLorenzo running fourth in the No. 11 TPI/Budd Corvette. "The Monster" Corvette was faster than the prototypes on the banking.
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Post by truenorth on Apr 20, 2020 7:18:39 GMT -8
Peter DeLorenzo: Tony DeLorenzo at speed in Bill Morrison's bad ass big-block Corvette in an IMSA/Grand-Am race at the Talladega Superspeedway back in 1972. The lessons learned from that car's engine played into the development of "The Monster" Corvette.
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Post by truenorth on Apr 20, 2020 7:20:49 GMT -8
Peter DeLorenzo: Tony DeLorenzo in the No. 11 TPI Budd Corvette made a notable splash in the rain during a practice session for the '73 Daytona 24 Hour. Note the shortened side exhaust pipes.
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Post by wilmywood8455 on Apr 20, 2020 7:33:59 GMT -8
Peter DeLorenzo: The first few laps of the 1973 Daytona 24 Hour, with Tony DeLorenzo running fourth in the No. 11 TPI/Budd Corvette. "The Monster" Corvette was faster than the prototypes on the banking. Good reason for that: the prototypes were 3 liters, the Corvettes were 7 liters. The highest finishing Corvette was 26 laps behind the winning 911 2.8L of Peter Gregg and Hurley Haywood.
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Post by truenorth on Apr 20, 2020 8:05:44 GMT -8
Peter DeLorenzo: The first few laps of the 1973 Daytona 24 Hour, with Tony DeLorenzo running fourth in the No. 11 TPI/Budd Corvette. "The Monster" Corvette was faster than the prototypes on the banking. Good reason for that: the prototypes were 3 liters, the Corvettes were 7 liters. The highest finishing Corvette was 26 laps behind the winning 911 2.8L of Peter Gregg and Hurley Haywood.
yabut, yabut..
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Post by truenorth on Apr 20, 2020 8:07:05 GMT -8
^For casting aspersion about Corvettes, go to your room and stay there until your father comes home from work.
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Post by wilmywood8455 on Apr 20, 2020 9:37:14 GMT -8
Mot casting aspersions, simply explaining why the Corvettes were so much faster on the banking.
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Post by truenorth on Apr 21, 2020 6:57:44 GMT -8
Mot casting aspersions, simply explaining why the Corvettes were so much faster on the banking.
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