1966 CHEVROLET CORVETTE RACE CAR

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. 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. Its 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 2670 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**

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