{"id":499814,"date":"2022-04-26T14:19:18","date_gmt":"2022-04-26T21:19:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=132639"},"modified":"2024-12-02T19:51:17","modified_gmt":"2024-12-02T19:51:17","slug":"the-perfect-american-sports-car-1963-corvette-grand-sport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/the-perfect-american-sports-car-1963-corvette-grand-sport\/","title":{"rendered":"The Perfect American Sports Car – 1963 Corvette Grand Sport"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"\"<\/a>Sometimes a slogan doesn’t mean very much. Take for example Exxon\u2019s \u201cHappy Motoring\u201d or Pontiac\u2019s \u201cWe Are Driving Excitement\u201d \u2013 given the ever-increasing price of gas and the recent demise of an entire GM brand, these slogans may ring hollow in many ears. However, at Philadelphia\u2019s Simeone Foundation Museum, home of a car collection that was personally selected over the course of 50 years by a man passionate about sports racers; their tag line – \u201cCelebrating the Spirit of Competition\u201d \u2013 tells you just everything you need to know about what\u2019s inside.<\/p>\n

Birth of the Grand Sport<\/h4>\n

While love for Corvettes may be one of America\u2019 strongest automotive passions, the marque\u2019s real \u201cFaithful\u201d lose their bearings when it comes to the Grand Sports \u2013 especially the original few built in secret in 1962 by Corvette chief engineer, Zora Arkus-Duntov. To the un-initiated, it may be difficult to explain this crazy attraction for racecars that never really won anything important. Even Doctor Simeone, current owner of #002 – the most original of the original Grand Sports – struggled with his decision to buy a car that lacks a serious competition history. But this love for the breed exists and there are none better than our subject GS002 Corvette.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n