Driven by Roger Penske (yes, that Roger Penske ) to 3rd place at the Nassau Speed Week.
Only 5 of these Grand Sports were built. The plan was to make more to sell to privateers, but GM management put a ban on racing. Substantially lighter than the production C2 & using a 485hp 377ci V8, it had performance to back up its looks.
This is the only true Exoto (the other 2 are Motorbox editions) in my collection. Exoto is the only manufacturer that makes the Coupe version of the brutally aggressive Corvette Grand Sport. Its an old model, based on a mold first released in 1999, so it has doglegs everywhere. That being said, the details otherwise are excellent. Absolutely love this model. I did lower the front, as it rides very high stock (not that it is incorrect, but looks more aggressive when its lower).
stock model:
lowered:
with Yat-Ming's GS Roadster (very impressive for $20)
Exoto 1963 Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport Coupe #50
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A very cool piece. Love the history here too.
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Wish they had one in Sunoco colours
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What did you have to do to lower the nose?
Nice comparison photos, too.
Nice comparison photos, too.
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Thanks, Jim.Oldtimer wrote:What did you have to do to lower the nose?
Nice comparison photos, too.
FLM had sent me instructions a while back...I basically just wedged a ziptie into the compressed suspension. It didn't work out as well for the rear.
The red part circled is the ziptie.
Did the GS Coupe race in Sunoco livery? I don't know that I've ever seen one...only the Roadster.StratosWRC wrote:Wish they had one in Sunoco colours
Exoto did the '66 Corvette racers in that livery.
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Yeah I saw that one. No idea if a Sunoco GS Coupe even existed!Gavin wrote:
Did the GS Coupe race in Sunoco livery? I don't know that I've ever seen one...only the Roadster.
Exoto did the '66 Corvette racers in that livery.