Penske's G Sport Roadster Vette At Sebring, 1966


Only ii Corvette Grand Sport Roadsters were built also Roger Penske bought both of them.

Chassis 001 was picked upward from the GM manufactory also prepared for the 1966 Sebring 12 Hour event. Prepared by times Traco also upgraded with a 427 ci "Daytona Mystery Motor" topped by times a single Holley carb.

To minimize 4th dimension spent inwards the pits an air jack/oil/water organisation was added to the Penske Roadster. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 set of iii valves on the right fender allows compressed air, rock fossil oil also H2O to move delivered apace also easily. If not driven carefully, the Penske Roadster could real option its front end destination tires upward off the pose downwards during acceleration, also thus a large front end destination spoiler was added to struggle get upward under acceleration also at speed.

Driven by times a duad of Dicks, Guldstrand also Thompson, it made its racing debut racing against Ford GT40s, Ferraris, Chaparrals also Porsches. The rival was ii years more than advanced, precisely naught could proceed upward with the Grand Sport inwards a request line. A.J. Foyt, driving a GT40 Mk II at Sebring that year, was heard to say: "What's inwards that damn dinosaur? It went by times me like I was stopped!"


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