Phildaupho Posted November 7, 2023 Share Posted November 7, 2023 (edited) This model was built for a group build on this forum to closely resemble how the 005 Corvette Grand Sport raced at Sebring 1964 by the Jim Hall – Roger Penske team. When Chevrolet withdrew factory support of the Grand Sports, 005 was sent to Jim Hall for the 1964 season. Jim Hall was busy preparing his Chaparral’s for the upcoming racing season so he sent the car to Roger Penske’s facilities for race preparation. [Due to a regulation change the Chaparrals were not eligible to race at Sebring in ‘64.] The 005 qualified sixth overall and actually lead the first lap of Sebring ’64. Five hours in a half shaft broke which the team replaced with one commandeered from a Corvette in the parking lot. After a lengthy repair 005 finished 18th. The 005 was distinctive from the other two Grand Sports entered in that for most of the weekend the hood louvers were taped over and it had two differential oil coolers mounted on the rear deck. Missing from the 005 Grand Sport were the horizontal chrome bars on the front fender vents and the grill up front. The front turn signals were either non-existent or set deeper than the other Grand Sports. I am very happy to have this project completed as it definitely was a struggle which I chronicled in WIP posts [link below]. There is a lot to like about this kit but some of it just does not go together very well without modifications and manipulation Edited November 7, 2023 by Phildaupho 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim B Posted November 8, 2023 Share Posted November 8, 2023 Great looking Corvette. Well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yeah Nah Posted November 8, 2023 Share Posted November 8, 2023 Lot of effort and work but turned out great Phil! Thanks for the back story of the real thing too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
absmiami Posted November 8, 2023 Share Posted November 8, 2023 Well done - now that you’ve reached the finish line i must remind myself that my self imposed deadline is the March Sebring 12 hours race - so ive got some serious catching up to do … Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Chernosky Posted November 8, 2023 Share Posted November 8, 2023 A very nice job Phil. Great back story too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted November 8, 2023 Share Posted November 8, 2023 Very nice!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierre Rivard Posted November 8, 2023 Share Posted November 8, 2023 It looks very very nice Phil. You've made the kit tires work, which I was not able to. You have paid attention to the specifics of this car at that race (oil coolers, hood louvers etc) which beautifully captures a moment in history. Congratulations on mastering this difficult kit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phildaupho Posted November 8, 2023 Author Share Posted November 8, 2023 18 hours ago, Jim B said: Great looking Corvette. Well done. Thanks Jim 15 hours ago, Yeah Nah said: Lot of effort and work but turned out great Phil! Thanks for the back story of the real thing too. Thanks Garry - I am looking forward to reading the back stories on other Sebring models built 15 hours ago, absmiami said: Well done - now that you’ve reached the finish line i must remind myself that my self imposed deadline is the March Sebring 12 hours race - so ive got some serious catching up to do … Thanks Andrew - I am looking forward to seeing your updates 6 hours ago, Rich Chernosky said: A very nice job Phil. Great back story too. Thanks Rich - I bought the Grand Sport book shortly after buying the kit so many years ago but only read it in detail while building the model 5 hours ago, ChrisR said: Very nice!! Thanks Chris 5 hours ago, Pierre Rivard said: It looks very very nice Phil. You've made the kit tires work, which I was not able to. You have paid attention to the specifics of this car at that race (oil coolers, hood louvers etc) which beautifully captures a moment in history. Congratulations on mastering this difficult kit. Thanks Pierre - Your WIP on your Grand Sport was a huge help to me. Thanks everyone for your much appreciated comments - I could not resist posing the Grand Sport with two other Jim Hall cars I have built models of. The 2D was self converted from the Daytona spec kit and the Trans-Am was converted from the split bumper kit. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted November 12, 2023 Share Posted November 12, 2023 Very nice Corvette! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoffman Posted November 14, 2023 Share Posted November 14, 2023 Phil, I'm late to the party. You finished it!! Awesome. The model turned out great. Very authentic, excellent attention to detail. Fixing the ride height......that one item makes a huge difference! You should be proud. Well done! PS: Love the group shot. I've seen the Camaro in person several times at the Coronado Island road races in San Diego. I got to pour over it up close in the pits. You nailed it! Great collection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phildaupho Posted November 14, 2023 Author Share Posted November 14, 2023 On 11/12/2023 at 4:51 AM, PappyD340 said: Very nice Corvette! Thanks Larry 24 minutes ago, Hoffman said: Phil, I'm late to the party. You finished it!! Awesome. The model turned out great. Very authentic, excellent attention to detail. Fixing the ride height......that one item makes a huge difference! You should be proud. Well done! PS: Love the group shot. I've seen the Camaro in person several times at the Coronado Island road races in San Diego. I got to pour over it up close in the pits. You nailed it! Great collection. Thanks Tim - I too have seen the Camaro a couple of times at Laguna Seca. Also saw the D2 there and managed to pose the model with the real car and afterwards Jim Hall signed the bottom of the model. I took another group shot of the Grand Sport posed with three other C2 Stingray Coupes - Don Steves/Dave MacDonald, Big John Mazmanian, Washburn/Edelbrock. The fastback C2 Corvette is one of my all time favorite cars. There are at least a couple more racing replicas I want to build. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1959scudetto Posted November 15, 2023 Share Posted November 15, 2023 Excellent build, Phil - this model looks aggressive and shows the untamed force of the original - even more so when standing beside its siblings which look harmless in comparison. I also like very much your group shots - excellent work in turning the Daytona version of the 2 D into the Nürburgring winning car of '66. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gramps46 Posted November 16, 2023 Share Posted November 16, 2023 As always Phil you captured the look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted December 6, 2023 Share Posted December 6, 2023 outstanding! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phildaupho Posted December 15, 2023 Author Share Posted December 15, 2023 On 11/15/2023 at 12:22 PM, 1959scudetto said: Excellent build, Phil - this model looks aggressive and shows the untamed force of the original - even more so when standing beside its siblings which look harmless in comparison. I also like very much your group shots - excellent work in turning the Daytona version of the 2 D into the Nürburgring winning car of '66. On 11/16/2023 at 8:15 AM, Gramps46 said: As always Phil you captured the look. On 12/5/2023 at 7:15 PM, slusher said: outstanding! Thanks everyone. I really appreciate your comments. I have moved on to try and finish one more white race car before Christmas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afx Posted December 15, 2023 Share Posted December 15, 2023 Turned out great Phil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ismaelg Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 Great job on 005! The famous "half-shaft from the parking lot" story. Love it! Thanks, Ismael Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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