New '62 Corvette Gulf Stone Oil Race Auto Originally Bought From The Yenko Dealership As Well As Raced Past Times Dick Thompson, The Famous Corvette Racing Dentist, Sold For 1.65 I One K Thousand Inwards 2015

In fourteen races, the Gulf Oil ’62 Corvette finished showtime inwards shape 12 times including wins at Daytona in addition to Sebring in addition to captured the 1962 A-Production Championship.

Following the halt of the 1962 season, the Corvette returned to Yenko Chevrolet in addition to was purchased past times Tony Denman, who continued to drive the car. It returned to Daytona for the 250-mile race, also every bit the iii Hours of Daytona, placing sixth in addition to 22nd overall, respectively, which translated to a 2d inwards shape on both occasions.

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In 1963 was converted to street specifications in addition to sold at the halt of the flavor in addition to and hence the Corvette was driven every bit a street car, repainted green, in addition to and hence red, in addition to and hence passed through only 4 owners earlier beingness purchased past times a Corvette expert, who establish the machine beingness used every bit a daily driver past times a college pupil who was completely unaware of its racing history.

Although a discover of the car’s racing components were missing, Ernst was able to rail downwards the missing parts through Denman, who had kept the components inwards his parents’ garage earlier selling them inwards 1979. Ernst was able to purchase the missing parts dorsum inwards May 1985, reuniting the Corvette with its master copy engine block, cylinder heads, exhaust manifold, Yenko heavy-duty suspension, Stewart Warner gauges, in addition to ringlet bar, with other master copy components.