Vehicle Description
This 1963 Corvette Coupe is a professionally-built
re-creation/Resto-mod of the Zora Duntov Grand Sport. Only 5
original factory Grand Sports were built. Titled as a 1963 Corvette
with the original GM VIN plate intact. Built on a dimensionally
correct 4" tube chassis finished to the original Grand Sport
engineering specifications, modified only in the areas necessary to
adapt the lightweight alloy late model Corvette front and rear
suspension and drivetrain. It is equipped with power disc brakes
with drilled and slotted rotors, coilover front independent
monoleaf rear suspension, an GM/Lingenfelter alloy LS6 engine with
polished aluminum dress, GM 6-speed manual transmission, power
windows, power rack & pinion steering, alloy wheels, Ididit
steering column, Vintage Air, and a stainless steel fuel tank. This
is indeed an original 1963 Corvette Coupe modified to appear as the
original Grand Sport in specific detail. It utilizes the complete
original bird-cage support structure of the factory-built
production vehicle. Changes to the body are significant. Most
readily visible are the very distinct Grand Sport Daytona hood and
body flairs, but it also features rear quarter air-exit slots and
multiple holes in the rear fascia to facilitate air exit, and such
minor details as the addition of the brake fluid door on the
driver's-side front fender, relocation of the fuel filler for the
custom stainless-steel fuel tank situated behind the seats to the
passenger-side sail panel immediately behind the door, redesign of
the door handles to include a sunken area on each door, and large
rear functional brake cooling air intakes located on each side of
the rear deck. In addition, there is a small trunk and a Plexiglas
rear window with no split which served two purposes for the Grand
Sport: it is lighter and it increased rear visibility for the
driver. Each of these body features were an integral part of the
original Grand Sport Corvette.
