Showing posts with label Corvette. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Corvette. Show all posts

Wednesday, May 14, 2025

1963 Hot Wheels Corvette Grand Sport 1:64











La versión Grand Sport por su parte, proviene de un proyecto de Zora Arkus-Duntov, ingeniero en jefe del Corvette, preocupado por lo que Ford estaba haciendo con el Shelby Cobra. En 1962 inició un programa para producir una versión aligerada del modelo C2 basada en un prototipo del nuevo Corvette 1963. El programa de Duntov planeaba la fabricación de 125 unidades del Corvette Grand Sport, con el fin de hacerlos elegibles para las carreras internacionales de Gran Turismo de la FIA, pero cuando los altos ejecutivos de General Motors se enteraron del proyecto secreto de Duntov, el programa fue detenido y solamente fueron construidas cinco unidades, mismos que han sobrevivido hasta el presente y forman parte de colecciones privadas. Este desarrollo en particular, se encuentra entre los más codiciados y cotizados modelos de Corvette jamás construidos.
Los cinco coches participaron en pruebas importantes como Daytona y Sebring, siendo conducidos por afamados pilotos de esos tiempos, tales como Roger Penske, Jim Hall, Dick Thompson y Don Yenko entre otros. Dick Thompson fue el primer piloto en ganar una carrera en el Grand Sport, ganando en 1963 la carrera en Watkins para autos deportivos de la SCCA con el Grand Sport 004.
El Corvette Grand Sport fue utilizado en competición desde 1963 hasta 1965 y empleó diferentes motores, pero el motor de fábrica más utilizado fue el de 377 plg³ (6,2 L), el cual utilizaba un bloque pequeño y estaba construido totalmente en aluminio, alimentado por cuatro carburadores Weber, entregando 550 HP (558 CV; 410 kW) a las 6400 rpm.​ Los paneles de la carrocería y puertas se hicieron de fibra de vidrio para reducir el peso y el chasis se construyó a base de tubos de acero ligero. También se hicieron 50000 réplicas de 290 HP (294 CV; 216 kW).
El Corvette Grand Sport de 1963 fue creado con materiales ligeros y la potencia de un V8 de bloque pequeño de 377 plg³ (6,2 L). Se crearon cinco prototipos, los cuales todavía existen.

Monday, October 28, 2024

1979 Chevrolet Corvette (C3) Motormax 1:24












The Chevrolet Corvette (C3) is the third generation of the Corvette sports car that was produced from 1967 until 1982 by Chevrolet for the 1968 to 1982 model years. Engines and chassis components were mostly carried over from the previous generation, but the body and interior were new. It set new sales records with 53,807 produced for the 1979 model year. The C3 is the third generation of the Chevrolet Corvette, and marks the second time the Corvette would carry the Stingray name, though only for the 1969–76 model years. This time it was a single word as opposed to Sting Ray as used for the 1963–67 C2 generation. The name would then be retired until 2014 when it returned with the release of the C7.
The most expensive Corvette C3 to sell in history was a 1969 L88 Lightweight, one of only four lightweight L88s to be produced. It was sold by Barrett-Jackson in January 2014 for $2,860,000 (£1,728,941).
The Corvette C3 was patterned after the Mako Shark II designed by Larry Shinoda. Executed under Bill Mitchell's direction, the Mako II had been initiated in early 1964. Once the mid-engined format was abandoned, the Shinoda/Mitchell car was sent to Chevrolet Styling under David Holls, where Harry Haga's studio adapted it for production on the existing Stingray chassis. The resulting lower half of the car was much like the Mako II, except for the softer contours. The concept car's name was later changed to Manta Ray. The C3 also adopted the "sugar scoop" roof treatment with vertical back window from the mid-engined concept models designed by the Duntov group. It was intended from the beginning that the rear window and that portion of the roof above the seats to be removable.

Friday, July 7, 2023

2014 Chevrolet Corvette C7 Z06 Hot Wheels 1:64










The Chevrolet Corvette (C7) is the seventh generation of the Corvette sports car manufactured by American automobile manufacturer Chevrolet. It was introduced for the 2014 model year as the first to bear the Corvette Stingray name since 1976. The first C7 Corvettes were delivered in the third quarter of 2013. For the 2015 model year, a performance version of the Corvette called the Z06 was introduced at the North American International Auto Show. The Z06 comes with a 6.2 L (376 cu in) supercharged and intercooled LT4 V8 engine with Rotocast A356T6 aluminum cylinder heads and a 1.7-liter Eaton R1740 TVS Supercharger, which generates 650 hp (659 PS; 485 kW) at 6,400 rpm and 650 lb⋅ft (881 N⋅m) at 3,600 rpm of torque, giving the Z06 a top speed of 185 mph (298 km/h). The Z06 is available with a Tremec seven-speed manual with rev-matching technology or a Hydramatic 8L90 eight-speed automatic transmission with paddle shifters.

Tuesday, December 21, 2021

2005 Chevrolet Corvette C6 Maisto 1:18











2005 Chevrolet Corvette C6 Maisto 1:18
The Chevrolet Corvette (C6) is the sixth generation of the Corvette sports car that was produced by Chevrolet division of General Motors for the 2005 to 2013 model years. It is the first Corvette with exposed headlamps since the 1962 model. Production variants include the Z06, ZR1, Grand Sport, and 427 Convertible. Racing variants include the C6.R, an American Le Mans Series GT1 championship and 24 Hours of Le Mans GTE-Pro winner.

Sunday, February 28, 2021

2001 Corvette Z06 Specter Werkes Group 5 Maisto 1:18


El 2001 Corvette Z06 Specter Werkes Group 5 de la marca Maisto en escala 1:18.
The Group 6 Specter Werkes Corvette had a complement of exterior upgrades including a lower front chin spoiler, rocker panels, rear fascia extensions and rear spoiler. The hood was modified to act as a functional heat extractor and provide additional air to the engine. It not only aided in performance, but enhanced the look of the vehicle. Under the hood was a Matrix 1 engine package that featured upgraded cams, heads, and long tube headers. Power was rated at just over 500 horsepower.
Braking was handed by Shop Tech fourteen inch brakes.