jerrybramlett

https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/...6f358ad5c.html

The continuing stoooooooooory of legal bullshit over an old race car.

65hihp

Such a hideous eyesore. I wouldn't want to give 2.5 dollars for it. Well, maybe I would.

If it had the slightest resemblance to a 1960 Corvette would be one thing. But this abomination?
Whomever is responsible for what was done to this car should be strung up.
Course, probably someone back around 1970 told whoever owned it "hey, its your car, you do what makes YOU happy!"
"all that really matters is what makes YOU happy, right now!" "Who cares what some unknown owner in the future thinks"
Well, here we are, in that future.

BamaZR1

Should have known K.McKay would be involved.....

AZDoug

I really don't see the point in why some people think this car is so valuable. It was raced once, it was heavily modified/hacked up/butchered, by the time it is restored to its original appearance, NO body panel, except maybe the floor pan and firewall will be original. Look at the dash. I highly doubt it has the original engine or trans. There are thousands of 1960 Corvettes in the world. At some point in the future everybody will say LeMans? What? Who cares? Sort of like I am saying now, that race happened before my time of recall, and means nothing to me.

Doug

desertpilgrim

Sorry, Doug, but your sense of "history" is equivalent to that of a pet rock.

Dan Hampton

Reminds me of this story when I acquired my "15 minutes of fame" (probably more like 15 seconds). This story is better than the posted story, imho.

https://autoweek.com/article/car-new...decades-hiding

The start up after three decades.

emccomas

However ugly the car may be now, however many modifications have been done to it for the race, and especially since the race; one simple fact in inescapable...this IS one of the three cars that raced at LeMans in 1960, and helped put Corvette on the world map as a world class sports car.

Ex-race cars command a premium because of the rarity of the cars, AND the contribution they made to the brand and the name Corvette.

I had the extreme pleasure to do a small bit of work on the only 1962 Corvette to have raced at LeMans, and I can tell you that was a real thrill for me.

Ex-race cars are not for everyone, but they are definitely worth enough to enough people to keep the market and the demand high.

Dan Hampton

In the sixties that distinction went to Ford (Shelby) and Ferrari. Corvette did an admirable job in the late 50s and through '62 in SCCA and a lot of Club racing, but they never distinguished themselves internationally in any sense. Potential was always there but without Factory support, it was a non starter. The Grand Sports gave all of us a shot in the arm at Nassua in '63 with John Mecum's team, but for the most part, Shelby owned the tracks domestically and internationally through most of the 60s---ironically with ex-Corvette drivers (Johnson, Bondurant, MacDonald).

Rick Gower

Hi Ed,
I agree with you on old race cars and their contribution. Just to add, there was another corvette raced at Leman's in 1960. It was campaigned by the Camoradi team. Many years ago it was located and restored to it's former racing glory. A beautiful car with incredible history. Below is a link to a You Tube video on the Camoradi USA Team corvette racing at Sebring and Leman's.


Best regards,
Rick

scotty t

I live 3 miles from that dealership and pass it almost daily. About a year ago I felt a strange urge to pull in to the lot. I bought a used truck, it was probably the Vette that drew me in!
He had a 66 (I believe) that had a big sign next to it proclaiming it to be Zora's test mule or something, I couldn't find anything online about it though.

Tyler Townsley

scotty t

The only info I could find regarding that car was from the the people you mentioned. Any Idea l where I could find anything else? I searched here and the internet using the all the key words I could think of and the car's VIN

emccomas

Great post Rick, and thank you. If I am not mistaken, one of the people that has posted in this thread is (or was) the owner of the #4 Camoradi Corvette that raced at LeMans.

Old race cars never die, they get reborn into vintage racers and objects of past affection.

Tyler Townsley

Unfortunately I can not give you any pointers as the information is not in the digital media and without the owners coming forward it will not become known any time soon.

Tyler

desertpilgrim

Google a combination of "58053", "Zora", "lightweight", "1965", "1966" and "L88" and you'll get something. You can also buy the book on a variety of topics from "Tachometer Press", ie, Ken Kayser.

scotty t

That's basically the search I've done, all that comes up is what the current owners have on their sign board next to the car.