Grand Sport Corvette- Ahead of its time and Ultimately Scrapped

[Steve Shauger]

This car was the brainchild of Zora Duntov who found a loophole (no displacement limit) in the GT class. It was game-on, and Zora Duntov put together a design team comprised of the best of the best, with the goal of winning at Le Mans. Unfortunately, after submitting paperwork to the FIA in early 1963, for car recognition, they were immediately withdrawn after GM corporate banned all racing programs. These cars were sparingly raced but never fully developed or prepared. One can only imagine the impact and history of success they might have achieved.....

As a youngster I will never forget walking along Rt. 252 with my dad to our fishing spot near the Springton Reservoir dam and hearing and seeing one of Penske's Grand Sports drive by with sound and speed, I hadn't ever heard before.