1967 Chevrolet Corvette Racecar Offered At Russo And Steele Monterey Event
1967 CHEVROLET CORVETTE RACECAR OFFERED AT RUSSO AND STEELE MONTEREY EVENT
Monterey, CA - This competition winning 1967 Corvette Racecar is for sale at Russo and Steele’s auction block in Monterey, CA this August 14th-16th, 2008.
Corvette chief engineer Zora Arkus-Duntov came up with a lightweight version of the C2. However, the plans never came about and only five were built. They were driven by historic drivers such as Roger Penske, A. J. Foyt, Jim Hall, and Dick Guldstrand among others. Dick Thompson was the only driver to drive the Grand Sport to victory. He won a Sports Car Club of America race at Watkins Glen. Today there are only five left, cars 001-005 all held by private owners. They are among the most coveted and valuable Corvettes ever built.
Finished in the American flag colors of red, white and blue, this unique competition-bred 1967 Corvette coupe on offer here is the legendary “Sally” made nationally famous in vintage racing circles by the late long-time owner Steve Prewitt. Converted to racing livery in its first year as confirmed by the rollbar log-book stamping on the rollbar, logbooks dating back to 1972 confirm this car as a veteram of national-level SCCA competition. Later, as a documented SVRA medallion car from 1990 to 2000, Sally took her class victory, if not the overall win in 90% of races run up until her last outing in the summer of 2007. Still truly in race-ready condition with a sole event on a fresh and comprehensively-built 427 sporting vintage-legal L88 heads and a dual-plane intake as well as a comprehensive suspension, brake and differential refreshing.
Also on offer at the Monterey auction event are a range from the highly elusive, legendary, and the highest quality of collector automobiles that Russo and Steele has become known to provide at its auction events. Please visit www.russoandsteele.com to view a variety of featured consignments.
Russo and Steele Collector Automobiles is one of the nation’s premier collector car auctions; specializing in European sports cars, American muscle cars, hot rods and customs Three auctions are staged each year with the signature auction taking place in Scottsdale, Arizona every January,Monterey, California in August and South Florida in March. Additional information is available at www.russoandsteele.com.
