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DISPLAY SET: 64 Corvette Grand Sport/Hummer H1 w/Corvette Racing Transporter

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Original price was: $220.00.Current price is: $132.00.

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Vehicle Make : Hummer
Features : Limited Edition, Special Edition
Customized : Yes
Character Family : Collector
UPC : Does Not Apply
Model : Corvette/Hummer/Car Hauler
Vehicle Type : Race Car/Military/Trailer
Series : Special Display Set
Recommended Age Range : Collector
Theme : Competition
Vehicle Year : 1964
Age Level : 17 Years & Up
Country/Region of Manufacture : China
Year of Manufacture : 2001
Color : Yellow
Autographed : No
Material : Diecast
Gender : Boys & Girls
Scale : 18
Brand : Yat Ming/Masito/GMP
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Display Set Including: 1964 Corvette Grand Sport #10 Roger Penske Chevrolet, Hummer H1 and Corvette Racing Transporter with Shop Set. All 1/18th. scale Die Cast. Shop Set includes Arc Welder, Fully Automatic Battery Charger, Battery, 4 Drawer Tool Cabinet, 7 Drawer Tool Cabinet on Wheels, Air Compressor, Oxygen/ Acetylene Torch, Engine Stand with Engine Block. Transporter comes with Certificate of Authenticity to be number 1933 of the total production quantity of 3000 sets produced. Grand Sport and Transporter are new with box’s, Hummer box was damaged and will not be shipped. Items will be carefully packaged and insured. Zora Arkus-Duntov, the father of the Corvette, pushed GM executives to create a new vehicle that could compete with the Cobra. The resulting design was dubbed the Grand Sport. It was similar in design to a Corvette Coupe but clothed in fiberglass. Disc brakes replaced the drums. Weight was further reduced with the adoption of a ladder frame with oval tubes. Power was initially planned to come from an aluminum version of the 327 small-block V8.¹ Eventually a series of different engines would be fitted in many cars including the experimental, ‘porcupine’ 427 with an aluminum-block and DOHC valve train. The first three coupes were fitted with more dependable cast-iron 327s that were upgraded with 58mm side-draft Webers later in the season. The Grand Sport did get an opportunity to challenge the Cobras at the 1963 Nassau Speed Week. An aluminum eight-cylinder engine capable of producing nearly 500 horsepower was installed into the mouth of the corvette. By the end of the race, the Grand Sport had proven their point and completely conquered the Cobras. The Grand Sports were prepared for the 1964 Daytona and Sebring races. These tracks are extremely fast and vehicles with aerodynamic bodies have a better advantage. To capitalize, two of the vehicles were transformed to convertibles. Unfortunately, GM halted the project and the Grand Sports were not raced. The cars were sold to privateers where they were campaigned at various racing circuits. One of the famous privateers was Roger Penske #10 who defended the Nassau GT Victory with a repeat in 1964.

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