John Greenwood Le Mans Race Car Stars & Stripes 1969 Chevrolet Corvette L88 | Fusion Motor Company

Описание: Yoel meets with Kevin Mackay, owner of Corvette Repair Inc and builder/restorer of this one of a kind BF Goodrich L88/ZL1 Greenwood race car. The #49 Stars and Stripes Corvette is known for its performance at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, where it set a GT speed record of 215 mph on the Mulsanne straight during qualifying. Additionally, during the same race season, it completed the Daytona 24 Hour and 12 Hours of Sebring – completing this trifecta is rare and notable.

Kevin shares his story of how he found the car originally, and the process of acquiring and rebuilding the vehicle, keeping it accurate and honoring the original build. He decided to replace the rear clip on the car and display the original rear clip to show the authenticity.

Kevin also consulted with John Greenwood who suggested that he install a ZL1 engine into the car because the car was primarily driven with a ZL1 engine during the 1972 and 1973 racing seasons. Rick Baldick (the original engine builder for John Greenwood) and A.I. Wood (the original fabricator for John Greenwood) flew in to see the #49.

They both got under the car and inside the engine bay. They were like little boys reliving their youth. Occasionally, Woody would exclaim “I cannot believe it. I recognize my old welds on this car. No one welds in the unique style as I do. This is amazing!” Woody and Rick worked for John Greenwood until May of 1972, which is the approximate same time that Greenwood began making the switch to ZL1 engines. Accordingly, when Woody and Rick saw the #49 with a ZL1 installed they built an original 1969 L88 race-prepped engine for the car just like they would have prior to the spring of 1972. This extra engine is included on a display engine stand.

Show awards for the Greenwood racer include Best in Class at the Quail Motorsport '08 event, center display for the Corvette Racing Legends event at the Petersen Museum in '08, the Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance, part of the Bloomington Gold Special Collection Grand Finale in '09, NCRS American Heritage Award in '09, center display at the National Corvette Museum for the Corvette Hall of Fame in '09, and most recently invited to celebrate Corvette's first Lemans win at the Laguna ALMS race in '10. After the 73 Season, the car was sold to “Fast” Phil Currin who continued to campaign the car and securing numerous top 5 finishes.

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