Vehicle Description
During the 1950s and 1960s, the 24 hours of Le Mans was the
crucible of competition that manufacturers used to turn wins on the
track into sales in the showroom. In late 1962, Chevrolet chief
engineer Zora Arkus Duntov decided to build a production run of 125
purpose-built Corvette race cars with the ultimate goal of winning
the GT class at Le Mans. Duntov dubbed the project the
"Lightweight"; Chevrolet marketing later christened the cars "Grand
Sports." After a pilot run of five cars, GM management cancelled
the project and ordered the cars destroyed.
Zora hid the first two cars and sent serial numbers 003, 004 and
005 to Texan John Mecom. He sold those race cars to fellow Texans
Alan Sevadjian, Delmo Johnson and Jim Hall. In the last
International race of his career, Johnson drove Grand Sport #003 at
Sebring in 1965; Duntov provided the team the first racing big
block engine to leave the factory for that race.
You can own an authentic continuation version of the spectacular
Grand Sport race car, authorized and approved by General Motors.
Superformance CGS0043 rolling chassis is painted Admiral Blue with
the #2 Grand Sport paint scheme.
Options include:
• 17"x18" wheels with Nitto tires
• Polished Stainless Spinners
• Touring interior with double stitched leather tunnel, seats and
door panels
• Sport bucket seats
• Air conditioning
• Dynamat sound deadening
• Stainless side pipes
• Rear fender slats and rear air cutouts
• Rear differential cooler
• C6 corvette fuel pump fitted in tank
Rolling chassis available on MSO for $221,850.00 in Jupiter
Florida
