1966 CHEVROLET CORVETTE RACE CAR

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This 1966 Chevrolet Corvette is a late-production L79-powered convertible and was rebuilt as a B-Production racer in the late 1960s with custom fabrication and bodywork. It was campaigned in IMSA and SCCA events by Web Brownlee of B&B Corvettes until 1973, predominantly at Central and Northern California venues such as Laguna Seca and Sears Point. It competed in SSCA and IMSA events against drivers like Hurley Haywood, Bob Bondurant and Dick Barbour. Period racing modifications included a

lowering of the body onto the welded and gusseted frame, and a fully stressed roll cage spanning the cockpit and engine bay. Additional modifications overtime included rear-wheel flares, deletion of bumpers and headlights, an electrical system cutoff switch, hood pins and fender-mounted bullet mirrors. It’s sitting on American Racing Torq Thrust D wheels wrapped in Goodyear Blue Streak race rubber. Tow hooks were recently installed to the front and rear, as were covers for the front turn signals. The interior features a new cover that has been fitted on the Kirkey racing seats, and RaceQuip harnesses are mounted to the padded roll bar. Inside it’s equipped with a newer Hurst shifter and vintage-style Corvette steering wheel, track-oriented instruments and switchgears that are a mix of period and newer pieces. A period race wheel is also included in the sale. It's powered by a rebuilt and balanced 327ci V8 with a overbore, forged pistons, Carrillo connecting rods, a steel crankshaft, upgraded rings and bearings, solid lifters, True Roller timing chain valves and a 12:1 compression ratio. Exhaust flows via polished 4-into-1 headers winding out to full-length side pipes. Fuel is supplied by a Holley electric pump drawing from a JAZ fuel cell. Cooling is provided by a thicker radiator core from a 427ci engine. Other fresh drivetrain parts include a BorgWarner T10 4-speed manual transmission with a 10.4 diaphragm clutch assembly and a 4.11 posi-traction rear end. This race car’s chassis weight is 2,670 pounds when empty, and a 2014 service included an oil change and remediation of small issues discovered during a general inspection. **NOT STREET LEGAL** **TITLE IN TRANSIT**