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Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport - Duntov's Cobra terror

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Created on May 9, 2011

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Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport (1963) - from this perspective, opponents usually saw the Corvette soon after it appeared in the rear-view mirror during the catch-up race

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Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport (1963) - Michiel Campagne brakes the big Corvette into the Sachskurve at the second round of the NK HTGT

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Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport (1963) - Michiel Campagne on his magnificent race to catch up in the first race, which took him from the back of the field to third place

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Corvette Grand Sport 1963 (Michiel Campagne also impresses in the second round of the NK HTGT - second place behind the unbeatable GT 40)

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Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport (1963) - with this much power, you can go sideways almost as fast as forwards

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Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport (1963) - on the road at the first round of the NK HTGT with spirited use of the throttle and counter-steering

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Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport (1963) - Michiel Campagne on his fast Corvette in the first round of the NK HTGT at the Hockenheim Historics 2011

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Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport (1963) - Michiel Campagne started from the back of the grid and still finished third in the first race

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Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport (1963) - Michiel Campagne finishes second in the second round of the NK HTGT

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Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport (1963) - Inteieur des Continuation Cars

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Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport (1963) - the powerful eight-cylinder engine of the Continuation Grand Sport

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Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport (1963) - Rear suspension of the Grand Sport

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Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport (1963) - massive widening on the GS-003 to accommodate the large wheels and lightweight construction wherever you look

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Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport (1963) - the powerful and brutal rear end of the Grand Sport

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Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport (1963) - GS-003 at full acceleration - courage was required here

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Chevrolet Corvette Gran Sport (1964) - in Sebring 1964, at the 12h race the Corvette of Penske and Hall has an additional oil cooler at the rear

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Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport (1963) - historical photos of various chassis numbers

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Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport (1963) - Michiel Campagne bremst die grosse Corvette in die Sachskurve beim zweiten Lauf der NK HTGT

Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport (1963) - Michiel Campagne auf seiner grandiosen Aufholjagd im ersten Lauf, die ihn von ganz hinten bis auf den dritten Rang brachte

Corvette Grand Sport 1963 (Michiel Campagne überzeugt auch im zweiten Lauf der NK HTGT - zweiter Platz hinter dem unschlagbaren GT 40)

Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport (1963) - bei soviel Kraft geht es seitwärts fast so schnell wie vorwärts

Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport (1963) - mit beherztem Gaseinsatz und Gegensteuer unterwegs beim ersten Lauf der NK HTGT

Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport (1963) - Michiel Campagne auf seiner schnellen Corvette im ersten Lauf der NK HTGT an den Hockenheim Historics 2011

Summary

The Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport would have written racing history differently if it had been able to live up to its potential in the 1960s. However, due to the GM bosses' ban on racing, it celebrated a shadowy existence. Only 5 were built. Due to their rarity, new incarnations of the old specifications are constantly being created, such as the Tachyon Grand Sport from Holland shown in this article.

This article contains the following chapters

Five original Corvette Grand Sport
Some successes on the racetracks
Extremely valuable
Grand Sport Continuation

Estimated reading time: 3min

Preview (beginning of the article)

Since their successful racing start in 1962, the AC Cobra had been the benchmark in American racing. The Chevrolet Corvette hardly stood a chance due to its extra weight of around 450 kg. Zora Arkus-Duntov set about finding a remedy. By producing at least 100 vehicles, he wanted to comply with FIA regulations and put a GT on wheels that could even beat the prototypes, whose displacement was limited to 3 liters. Duntov calculated that the vehicle would have to weigh a maximum of 820 kg, have 600 hp and be equipped with disc brakes all round. The car had to look like the normal Corvette C2, which meant aerodynamic disadvantages compared to the prototypes.

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Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport (1963) - Michiel Campagne bremst die grosse Corvette in die Sachskurve beim zweiten Lauf der NK HTGT

Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport (1963) - Michiel Campagne auf seiner grandiosen Aufholjagd im ersten Lauf, die ihn von ganz hinten bis auf den dritten Rang brachte

Corvette Grand Sport 1963 (Michiel Campagne überzeugt auch im zweiten Lauf der NK HTGT - zweiter Platz hinter dem unschlagbaren GT 40)

Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport (1963) - bei soviel Kraft geht es seitwärts fast so schnell wie vorwärts

Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport (1963) - mit beherztem Gaseinsatz und Gegensteuer unterwegs beim ersten Lauf der NK HTGT

Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport (1963) - Michiel Campagne auf seiner schnellen Corvette im ersten Lauf der NK HTGT an den Hockenheim Historics 2011

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