Chevrolet Corvette C2 "Sting Ray" group GT (1963)
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C2 registry
Facts

Specifications

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Click here and here and here for 327 street version
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Homologation number: GT 80 (327), GT 150 (327), 187 (396), 523 (427)
Homologation start: 8/10/1962, 14/1/1964, 2/2/1965, 1/2/1966

Analytical specifications and drawings

V8 (90o) cylinder
5354cc capacity
OHV with 2 valves per cylinder
Natural aspiration with GM-Rochester mechanical fuel injection
Power output, 360 HP @ 6000 rpm, 1964: 375 HP
Torque, 352 ft lbs (476 Nm) @ 4000

Grand Sport
Chevrolet Small Block 377. Click here
105.537 x 88.39 mm
6186 cc
550 hp (410 kW) @ 6400 rpm
aluminium alloy block and head
steel crankshaft with 5 main bearings 67.3 mm diameter, big end bearing diameter 53.34 mm
steel connecting rod distance center to center 144.78 mm
side camshaft with overhead vavles (OHV) located between the two banks, 2 valves/cyl - 8 valves total
aspiration, natural with 4 x Weber side-draft carburetors

Borg-Warner T10, 4 speed gearbox
final drive, 3.70/1, RPO G81 rear axle with limited slip rear differential
Wheel alignment
fuel tank, 36gal


Results in WSCC

Season races for GT 1.0+
Car entry, chassis number Car number/ result
Dayt Sebring Targa Florio Spa Nurb Cons uma Ross feld Le Man Wies baden d' Auve rgne Freiburg Tourist Trophy Ollon Inter Europa TdF Bridgeh
Team 3h 12h 500km 1000km Hill climb Hill climb 24h rally Hill climb Hill climb 500km
Ed Cantrell #1, dnf
Mickey Thompson #3, dnf #2, in entry list
Mickey Thompson #4, eng ine
Mickey Thompson #3T, spare car
Mickey Thompson #4T, spare car
Dixie Motor #5, 6th #6, 17th
Dixie Motor #6, dnf
Alan Green #7, dnf #7, OTL #1, in entry list
Dick Lang #8, dns
Grady Davis, 30837S102227 #10, dnf #1, gear box #1, in entry list #11, dnf
Grady Davis, 30837S102244 #11, 3rd #2, 25th
Johnson Chevrolet Co #12, dns #3, 16th
Ralph Salyer #9, dnf #4, eng ine
Nickey Chevrolet Co #17, dnf #5, eng ine
Siegfried Zwimpfer #120, 37th
Allan Wylie/ Gerry Georgi #16, 13th
Jack Moore #81, 13th
Total points
13
13
Statistics
Starts/finishes 23/8 12/2 7/3 1/1 3/2
Drivers Team entries and car number
Mickey Thompson
Doug Hooper 3, 3T
Bill Krause 4, 4T 2
Dixie Motor
Johnny Allen 5 6
Jef Stevens 6 6
Alan Green
Jerry Grant 7 7 1
Don Campbell 7 1
Grady Davis
Dick Thompson 11 1, 2 2
Ed Lowther 2
Duncan Black 2
M. R. J. Wyllie 2
Don Yenko 10 1, 2 11
Ralph Salyer
Ralph Salyer 9 4
Roy Kumnick 4
Johnson Chevrolet Co
Delmo Johnson 12 3
Dave Morgan 3
Nickey Chevrolet Co
Bob Johnson 17
A. J. Foyt 5
Jim Hurtubise 5

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Grand Sport Prototype
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Grand Sport Prototype
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Rear suspension

Drawings

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Chassis

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