{"id":494773,"date":"2015-09-03T12:39:49","date_gmt":"2015-09-03T19:39:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=16477"},"modified":"2024-03-06T02:15:12","modified_gmt":"2024-03-06T02:15:12","slug":"corvette-legend-dick-guldstrand-passes-away","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/corvette-legend-dick-guldstrand-passes-away\/","title":{"rendered":"Corvette Legend Dick Guldstrand Passes Away"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_538617\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-538617\" style=\"width: 1080px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/D2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-538617 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/D2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/D2.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/D2-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/D2-1024x664.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/D2-100x65.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/D2-770x499.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/D2-293x190.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-538617\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dick Guldstrand takes a victory lap after his A Production win at Pomona in 1963. (Photo: Allen Kuhn, vintage-sportscar-photos.com)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Sad news this morning as it was announced by the Guldstrand family that Corvette racing legend Dick Guldstrand has passed away at the age of 88.<br \/>\nDuring the 1950s, Guldstrand majored in Engineering at UCLA and began his racing career in Midget and Sprint cars in Southern California. By 1957, Guldstrand became enamored with the Chevrolet Corvette and began campaigning one in West Coast road races. Success quickly followed with Pacific Coast Championships in 1964, 1964 and 1965, as well as Guldstrand being named \u201cDriver of the Year\u201d by the Cal Club in 1964.<br \/>\nGuldstrand would go on to win the GT division at the 1966 24 Hours of Daytona, as well as a trio of Trans-Am wins by 1968.<br \/>\nFurther, in 1968, Guldstrand opened his eponymous race shop Guldstrand Engineering, which since then has become synonymous with Corvettes and high performance.<br \/>\nLook for a more exhaustive tribute to Guldstrand\u2019s career and impact in the November issue of <em>Vintage Racecar<\/em>. In the meantime, our thoughts and condolences go out to Guldstrand\u2019s family and the large group of enthusiasts whose life he touched.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sad news this morning as it was announced by the Guldstrand family that Corvette racing legend Dick Guldstrand has passed away at the age of 88. During the 1950s, Guldstrand majored in Engineering at UCLA and began his racing career in Midget and Sprint cars in Southern California. By 1957, Guldstrand became enamored with the Chevrolet Corvette and began campaigning one in West Coast road races. 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