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23/10/2016 11:31 am
PICS: Corvette GTP's for Harvey
In order of the real car's appearance, left to right
Corner 5 kit, Alezan Kit, Alezan kit. All were built back in the 1980's. Corner 5 is white-metal, Alezan are resin.
I was in the pits at Columbus as a photographer when the Goodwrench (Hendricks) car appeared with the Lotus active suspension installed. Van der Merwe made his first pit stop, kept the engine running as always, and when the jacks lifted the car the computer said, "Uh Oh-- too much suspension travel" and sucked the wheels up into the wells. Mechanics couldn't get the wheels off. Frantic pounding on the door, which driver finally opened, probably thinking the car was on fire. A scene that would have done the 1950's Ferrari team proud! First and last race for the active suspension. Good memories!
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24/10/2016 3:16 pm
Thanks for posting Wayne! I think I remember the Alezans, but not the Corner 5.
Alex Gabbard, a local auto author and car nut, wrote a book on the Corvette GTP a few years ago. My wife got me an autographed copy, then later I saw him at a book signing in Oak Ridge. On display was the real car, resplendent in the black/silver Goodwrench trim. At the time a local car collector owned it.
Alex was at Cars n' Coffee this past weekend, and told a group of us how he just had a barn find - an original Sunbeam Tiger. Besides Tigers, he has a replica Bud Moore TransAm Cougar.
25/10/2016 3:50 am
Ohh, that hurts, Harvey. I had an early 260 (Mk.1)
Tiger and drove it 53000 miles in 2.5 years, then traded it for one of the last 289 tigers that I drove for 8 more years.
Corner 5 was a Canadian company-- I don't think George was part of it bit he sold/promoted them.
Wayne
25/10/2016 3:23 pm
Maxwell?