Description
EXOTO
1966 Corvette Grand Sport Prnske Roadster
#10 Sebring 12hrs
Drivers : Gulstrand/Thompson
Pre-Race Livery
1:18 scale
New in Box, unopened
Original owner purchased July 2004
Exoto #RLG18033
VERY RARE/retired
"This Exoto Precision Model is retired and no longer being manufactured.
Dollar Values reflect current estimates on secondary markets."
EXOTO website estimates the secondary market value for this car is $1895.00
You can check this on Exotos website
This model is NOT currently available by Exoto
About the actual vehicle :
Only two Grand Sport Roadsters were ever built and Roger Penske bought both of them. Chassis 001 was picked up from the GM factory and prepared for the 1966 Sebring 12 Hour event. Upgraded with a 427 ci "Daytona Mystery Motor" race-tuned by Traco and topped by a single Holley carburetor, the Roadster was rebuilt in the interest of durability and detuned to only 500 bhp!
Dick Guldstrand was charged with the task of overseeing preparation of the Grand Sport Roadster for Sebring -- quite a challenge given that the car had not seen the light of day in two years! To minimize time spent in the pits an air jack/oil/water system was added to the Penske Roadster. A set of three valves on the right fender allows compressed air, oil and water to be delivered quickly and easily.
At Sebring the team was housed at the Webster Garages which meant that the Roadster, in the hands of Dick Guldstrand and Dick Thompson, could join the circuit on the Warehouse Straight instead of the usual entrance during practice. Neither driver could resist the opportunity to join the track and immediately out-drag any competitor down the Straight in a furious display of power!
In 1966, advertising on race cars was in it's infancy and race organizers enforced advertising rules religiously. The appearance of "Roger Penske Chevrolet" in bright yellow letters was deemed to be an infraction of the rules. As a result, the Penske name was only seen during practice for the Sebring race.
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