1963 Mongoose Grandsport
The owner says "I’ve wanted a Grand Sport, of which only five exist for years. The last one to go up for sale was a no sale at $7.5 million. I wasn’t going to get a loan to bid on an original. This car was built by Mongoose Motorsports of Ravina, Ohio in 2006/2007 for a customer who didn’t realize he was buying a barely street legal race car. He sold it after 500 miles to a car dealer in Mt Zion Illinois. I found it there several years ago with only 3800 miles on it. It was on a kit car web site, even though it’s not a kit car (I don’t think he really wanted to sell the car, but was showing his wife that he was attempting to sell it). It has an Illinois VIN number. It was the car I was looking for. After several years of calling to inquire about the car, things worked out and I was able to purchase the car. It’s body is exactly as A J FOYT’s car with Mecom Racing at Sebring and Daytona in '64 and '65. The last they were used the cars had a 427 NASCAR mystery motor with 500 hp, so this has a ZZ502 cu in crate motor with 502 hp, but has a Tremac 6 spd and Dana 44 rear. Its tube frame is like the original but just a little thicker tubing is used. Mongoose makes the body, molding the fiberglass quite a bit thinner than the original '63 Corvette. At about 2600 lbs total weight, you do have to pay attention. With very little spare parts to choose from Mongoose uses C-4 and C-5 suspension parts, including brakes, which required the 17 inch replica wheels to fit the larger brakes inside the wheels. I take the car to shows and for track days, using another set of wheels with Hoosier road race slicks. This car was part of a display at Corvette tribute weekend inside of the Simeone Museum here in Philadelphia last October. I hear the museum is going to clean up the original Winterstein car that they displayed along side my replica. It was an honor to be part of the Corvette racing tribute. "
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