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The ULTIMATE Corvette
This Corvette was stashed away, never finished, never assembled, until recently when my brother bought it. He's a master mechanic, and has been his entire adult life. He's worked for Delorean, GM, and has built, raced and rehabilitated classic muscle cars.
This '63 Corvette Grand Sport is in BRAND NEW CONDITION, driven barely 500 miles for test driving and to and from shows. This is NOT A KIT!
Take a close look at the facts and specs that follow. This corvette is amazing!
Zora Arkus-Duntov
You HAVE to Race It
63 Corvette Grand Sport Profile
Number 12 OF 12 From Original Molds!
Specifics of this Vette's History
A hidden Motown Treasure... Info from the Previous Owner.
5 original cars were made by GM. Then GM discontinued the line and shipped the molds to an Ohio Corvette Company, who made 12 more from the roadster molds. This car is 12 of 12. This is the last roadster made. A total of 124 '63 Corvette Grand Sports were made this way.This car is #53 of the 124.
Where there's Smoke...
Testing the Vette
Engine Accessories
Chevy Corvette Motor close ups below
670 Streetmaster Holly CarburetorBillet aluminum pulleys
Alumi-coat headers and side pipes
HEI high output distributor
Aluminum Morroso high flow water pump
Stainless radiator hoses
Aluminum high flow radiator
Stainless steel fuel lines
Power steering
Power brakes
Zora Arkus-Duntov on Wikipedia
Zora Arkus-Duntov (December 25, 1909 - April 21, 1996), was a Belgian-born U.S. engineer. His work on the Chevrolet Corvette earned him the nickname "Father of the Corvette."
Rear Driver's Oblique
Corvette Back Side
Incredible Investment
The Finned Corvette Body was Extremely Expensive
"One can only wonder what would have happened if the Grand Sport was fully developed, but it would have most likely been able to challenge the coupe bodied Cobras, which took two class victories at Le Mans. Due to their exceptional rarity, the ill-fated Grand Sport racers are the most Highly Sought After of all Corvettes." True Roadster
Open Top with Enclosed Roll Bar
This car isn't for everyone by a LONG SHOT. Its not a run of the mill convertible, either, but a true muscular roadster. Tim Allen wanted this car, but it wasn't assembled. Even he would look better in a car like this. Corvette Motor
Shiny, Stainless
Roger Penske
Owned and Raced the Original
Penske's Original Nassau Trophy Car
With the Stickers & Yellow Wheels
- Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport Roadster Photographs. High Resolution, Wallpapers, Destop Images.
- Nassau Prize Winning Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport Roadster Photographs. Owned by Roger Penske. Concept Carz
Oblique Passenger Corvette
Original Corvette Racing Body
Just missing the stripe and the number...
Original Roger Penske Nassau Blue Paint
Distinctive and Rare Racing Blue
Roger Penske had the Nassau Blue Grand Sport Original.This Corvette has the exact same Nassau Blue Paint, in near perfect condition.
It has the SAME body from the SAME mold.
Penske's Original- Same Molds
Roger Penske on Wikipedia
Roger Penske (born February 20, 1937 in Shaker Heights, Ohio) is the owner of the automobile racing team Penske Racing, the Penske Corporation, and other automotive related businesses.
He also is one of the corporate directors at General Electric and was chairman of Super Bowl XL in Detroit, Michigan. He was previously on the board of Home Depot and Delphi Automotive before resigning to chair the Detroit Super Bowl Committee. He is a 1959 graduate of Lehigh University in Pennsylvania where he was also a member of the Fraternity of Phi Gamma Delta.
Showroom Quality
This could have just came off an assembly line...
Where can you get a car like this in new condition, over 40 years later?He hasn't even installed the seat belts yet!
If They Made Them Like This Again...
The Car Companies Lost Their Way a Long Time Ago
Do the car companies REALLY want to restore the industry, restore the American economy?If we do this right...
They had a great thing going, abandoned it & us...
Chevy Small Block V8 355 hp
For Those Who Can Handle It...
Corvette Muscle
The ZZ4 350 comes with an aluminum dual-plane intake manifold, HEI distributor, high energy ignition with centrifugal and vacuum advance. Hydraulic roller camshaft, bolsters midrange torque with improved drivability without sacrificing peak horsepower. Dual patter profile .474 intake lift and .510 exhaust lift. Intake duration is 208 deg. @.050" tappet lift and exhaust duration 221 deg @ .050" tappet lift.Intake valve size is 1.94". Exhaust valve size is 1.50". Valve springs LT4 chrome silicon 1.340 diameter. Rocker arm ratio is 1.5 to 1.
Cylinder heads cast aluminum, 58 cc chambers, angled spark plugs, screw in rocker studs with radiused valved seat inserts.
Pistons are high silicon aluminum coated with offset pins. Connecting rods are steel. Crankshaft is undercut and rolled fillet LT4 nodular iron. Engine block is cast iron with 4 bolt intermediate main bearing caps.
355 horsepower at 5250 rpm.
405 pounds per foot at 3500 rpm torque.
Bore and Stroke is 4.00" by 3.48"
Compression ratio is 10 to 1
Fuel requirements premium unleaded 92 octane.
This one is Turn-Key.
Hear the '63 Grand Sport Motor
Transmission & Brakes
Feel the Power and Control
350 Turbo with porcelain clutches.B+M Pro Ratchet shifter, Manual shift valve body
Corvette 4 piston aluminum vette calipers
all new with adjustable proportioning valves.
Some very few of these cars have sold at Barrett-Jackson starting at $75k and up
Brand New 63 Corvette Grand Sport Racing Interior
Who has this???
Pro-Comp gauges, liquid filledIdidit Steering Column with Cherry Wood Steering Wheel
Original adjustable bucket seats
4 point marosso harnesses (not yet installed)
No radio, AC or heat
Lexon front windshield, no wipers
Solid Cherry Steering Wheel
63 Corvette Grand Sport Motor
What can possibly be said?
Suspension
Demanding Racing requires great suspension
Full race suspension, tubular fully adjustable on each corner for ride height and spring tension.Corvette Brakes Racing Suspensions, There out of Fla.
Rear Oblique- Sexy
Shark like fins & nearly hand sculpted curves
Tires & Wheels
Massive, Shiny, Gorgeous Profile
Massive tires are BF Goodrich radial T/A 50 H EURO,Fronts are 245-50R15, Rears are 305-50R15,
Wheels are Cragar SS crome Mags.
Interior View
Utterly Brand New Corvette Interior
Fuel Cell & Rear Axle
Best of the Corvette Constrution
16 gallon fuel cellAluminum housing 373 Ratio
Rear Oblique
Mechanic's Break from assembly with Proud Uncle
Fabulous Body
Rare and Stunning- Engineering Classic
Made from Original Chevy molds with fiberglass 1/4" thick- this is NOT a kit. No cracks except at seam of the enclosed roll bar. Other than that the fiberglass is in perfect shape and the paint is near-perfect. No headlight covers. Corvette Hood Closeup
Really Look at those fins!
Even NASCAR Drools
Very Rare Collector's Car
At the Dream Cruise, NASCAR people were all over this one, looking, touching, drooling.There are fabulous cars at the Dream Cruise, but only ONE of these...Grand Sport Value
Sexy Rear End
Air Flow outlets for high speeds
The Famous Original
Covette Lover's Resources
- Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport Roadster - Ultimatecarpage.com - Images, Specifications and Information
- '63 Corvette Grand Sport Roadster
- Chronology of Chevrolet Corvettes (1963)
- Timeline of events tracing the history of General Motors' Chevrolet Corvette automobiles.
Suspension Close Up
Oh, just look!
Front Logo
Original 63 Corvette Logos are worth a fortune by themselves
Early Corvettes
Corvette Resources
- 1963 Grand Sport Corvette Press Article - Corvette Action Center
- Press article featuring historical information on the legendary Grand Sport Corvettes.
Six GS? im Champlin, 71, a retired employee of what was once called Plant Protection at GM's Milford Proving Grounds, says he destroyed the sixth Grand Sport, probably in late 1964 or early 1965. AUTOWEEK'S SEARCH FOR the rumored sixth Grand Sport Corvette has borne fruit yet again-in unexpected fashion.
When we suggested the existence of a sixth Grand Sport Corvette (AW, July 21), a howl went up from the keepers of conventional wisdom.
"Everyone knows there were only five," cried the faithful. - Corvette Grand Sport - Recreating a rare Corvette racer
- The Corvette Grand Sport: The Mongoose that's capable of eating a Cobra.
- Chevrolet Corvette information, specifications, history, and images. High Resolution, Wallpapers, Destop Images.
- Chevrolet Corvette information, pictures, wallpaper, statistics, and history. High Resolution, Wallpapers, Destop Images.
- SPEEDtv.com - Gallery
- 1963 CHEVROLET CORVETTE COUPE RONDINE CONCEPT CAR 1600000.00 0/5 Stars Login to rate this image Barrett Jackson Scottsdale Highlights
The one and only 1963 Chevrolet Corvette Rondine Edition. Built
A Winner Again! Boomer's Rock Group's Lens of the Week!
One of the Boomer's Favorites!
Well, what isn't to like about this fabulous Corvette, or ANY Corvette for that matter, especially to the Boomers who loved, bought, cherished and promoted them! Passenger Front Oblique
Other side of the hood
On a Test Drive
Too precious to take out in regular traffic...
Being a GOOD Sister...
I got him his OWN Peculiar Aristocratic Name:
His Peculiar Aristocratic Title is: Bishop Lord James the Furtive of Fiddlehope in the Marsh
Get your Peculiar Aristocratic Title
Rear Logo
Some people would sell their firstborn just for this!
Zora the Legend
Zora Arkus-Duntov: The Legend Behind Corvette (Chevrolet)
Amazon Price: $31.16 (as of 07/25/2008)
From Amazon: Zora's engineering gifts were remarkable, although not always fully appreciated at GM. Though he never stopped rebelling against the culture at GM, Zora remained tirelessly focused for over twenty years on improving the Corvette and making it a legitimate sports car capable of winning races. Burton's book brings us inside the walls of GM and inside the mind of this automotive engineering genius to understand the motivations behind this classic David and Goliath struggle.
Oblique
Proud Corvette owner & master mechanic
All dressed up and nowhere to go...
Take a Look at this Page
Tell us what you know!
Everyone has an opinion about the Delorean, and about John Delorean. Many people know a LOT! Tell us what you think!-
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John Z. Delorean, long admired for his great work in the automobile industry and his vision and designs of fabulous cars, excited everyone with his new venture: Delorean Motor Cars. The industry desperately needed his vision, though...
Fabulous Set
Corvette Engineering Limited Edition Boxed Set: Zora Arkus-Duntov: The Legend Behind Corvette; Corvette from the Inside
Amazon Price: $270.00 (as of 07/25/2008)
The History of Corvettes
Corvette Grand Sport (Motorbooks Classic)
Amazon Price: $21.02 (as of 07/25/2008)
Tour the tracks of the early sixties where the five Grand Sports made history. Drivers Dick Thompson, Roger Penske, A.J. Foyt, and others are captured in classic shots from Sebring, Nassau, Watkins Glen, Daytona, and Road America. See Shelby's initial reaction to the Grand Sport, plus nearly 300 photos of the cars, engines, chassis, drivers, and action at the track.
Corvette on Wikipedia
The Chevrolet Corvette is a sports car that has been manufactured by Chevrolet since 1953. Today it is built at a General Motors assembly plant in Bow...
Amazon Spotlight
Vintage American Road Racing Cars, 1950-1970
Amazon Price: $37.80 (as of 07/25/2008)
Review
SAH Journal - for the Society of Automotive Historians, October/November 2005 (circ.: unavailable)
"It's exceedingly difficult for me to understand how a book so wonderfully comprehensive can be so very entertaining. How could such a book crammed with hard facts and cold figures and exact measurements be such a magic-carpet ride back to the halcyon days of American road racing? I'll just answer my own question if you don't mind. 'Let Harold Pace and Mark Brinker loose to research and write Vintage American Road Racing Cars 1950-1970 and you have a real masterwork.'"
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Love the things you did with the car. I bet blue is your brother's favorite color? :) Posted May 26, 2008 |
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