Up for sale is this General Motors Licensed 1963 Grand Sport recreation. An exceptional opportunity to acquire DDGS039, a highly significant 1963 Corvette Grand Sport continuation car with documented D&D provenance and competition history. This is not an ordinary Grand Sport replica or modern reproduction. DDGS039 was commissioned through D&D, whose Grand Sport program became recognized among serious Corvette enthusiasts for recreating the engineering, appearance and driving experience of Chevrolet’s legendary 1963 Grand Sport. DDGS039 — A KNOWN CAR WITH HISTORY Completed in the 1990s, DDGS039 has an established identity and history within the D&D Grand Sport community. The car was constructed with direct D&D involvement and carries its individual DDGS039 chassis designation. Its distinctive Grand Sport configuration and white center stripe bordered in red further distinguish #039 from other Grand Sport continuation cars. Most importantly, DDGS039 is not simply a showpiece. The car has genuine competition history at Lime Rock Park, including a recorded lap-record achievement, giving #039 a pedigree that separates it from the overwhelming majority of Grand Sport continuation cars. DDGS039 •
THE GRAND SPORT LEGACY The Corvette Grand Sport was conceived by Zora Arkus-Duntov as Chevrolet’s answer to international sports-car competition. Chevrolet originally envisioned a production run of 125 Grand Sports, but the factory racing program was halted after only five original cars were constructed. Those five cars have subsequently become among the most important and valuable American competition automobiles ever created. During Monterey Car Week 2026, original 1963 Corvette Grand Sport #003, carrying significant period racing history, sold for an extraordinary $18,705,000. For the collector who understands the significance of the Grand Sport but cannot—or simply chooses not to—commit nearly $19 million to one of the five virtually unobtainable factory originals, DDGS039 presents an intriguing alternative. It provides the visceral Grand Sport experience together with D&D provenance, an established chassis identity, decades of history and meaningful competition heritage.
DDGS039 HIGHLIGHTS •
1963 Corvette Grand Sport continuation car •
Chassis DDGS039 •
Commissioned through D&D; • Completed in the 1990s •
Known and documented individual D&D; chassis •
Distinctive white center stripe with red edging •
Competition history at Lime Rock Park •
Lap-record achievement at Lime Rock •
Manual transmission •
Approximately 7,000 miles •
Previously sold at Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale •
Previously publicly offered at $349,000 before the recent $18.7 million Grand Sport sale
A SIGNIFICANT GRAND SPORT FOR THE SERIOUS COLLECTOR There will only ever be five original Chevrolet Grand Sports. With the recent $18.705 million sale of Grand Sport #003, ownership of an original has moved into an extraordinary level of the collector-car market. DDGS039 offers something substantially different from the countless Grand Sport recreations built over the years: an established D&D identity, period construction, known provenance and genuine competition history.
This car was built D&D Corvette for John Hinckley, a long time General Motors engineer, NCRS Corvette restorer and 200 level Master Judge, and inductee into the Corvette Hall of Fame. This car is # 39 of 124 built. It was built from the ground up with the frame being fabricated using the original blueprints from the 5 original 5 Grans Sports from 4-inch round tubes .125 inches thick 4130 chrome molly. It utilizes 1992 Corvette suspension and brakes with Aldan coil-over shocks. The engine is a 383 that was built by the Winston Cup Division of Jasper Performance Engines in Jasper, Ind. the specs of which are available by request. Power is delivered to the Dana 44 rear end via a NASCAR Spec Billet 6-speed and Centerforce clutch. It is also equipped with Vintage Air Conditioning and an Alpine stereo system. Most of the 124 of these GM licensed cars are in collections so they very rarely come up for sale so this is a rare opportunity. Any questions can be answered vie telephone or email.
