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1964-66 Exoto Corvette Grand Sport Roadster

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1964, Wintersteen Prototype, Pre-Race Modification

When he learned of a second Roadster at GM, George Wintersteen jumped at the opportunity.
When he learned of a second Roadster at GM, George Wintersteen jumped at the opportunity.

In 1966, racing was becoming increasingly expensive and George Wintersteen was looking for an economical way to stay competitive. He and Roger Penske became friends; the timing could not have been better: Penske offered, "There's another one of these cars at GM." George jumped at the opportunity to buy chassis 002, which would come to be known as the Wintersteen Roadster.

Only two Roadsters were ever built, and both had been sold to Penske; chassis 002, however, had never left GM. Penkse arranged for George Wintersteen to personally pick up his new Roadster at the factory in Warren, Michigan. When he arrived, Wintersteen was met by Zora Arkus-Duntov, father of the Corvette, who delighted in showing off his collection of custom-made higher-performance vehicles.

Wintersteen would campaign the Roadster in the 1966 US Road Racing Championship despite stiff competition in the form of Lolas and McLarens that were becoming fast and reliable.


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1966 Watkins Glen USRRC, George Wintersteen, Wintersteen Roadster
1966 Sebring 12 Hours, Guldstrand/Thompson, Penske Roadster, Race-day livery
1966 Sebring 12 Hours, Guldstrand/Thompson, Penske Roadster, Race-day livery, Finish Line Plus
1966 Sebring 12 Hours, Guldstrand/Thompson, Penske Roadster, Pre-race livery
1966 Sebring 12 Hours, Guldstrand/Thompson, Penske Roadster, Practice livery, Finish Line Plus
1964, Chicago Hobby Show 1998 Presentation Model

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1964 Exoto Corvette Grand Sport Roadster in Standox Laguna Seca Sky
1964 Exoto Corvette Grand Sport Roadster in Standox Daytona Paradise
1964, Factory Roadster Prototype in Authentic Silver Metallic
1966 Watkins Glen USRRC, George Wintersteen, Wintersteen Roadster, Finish Line Plus
1964, Wintersteen Prototype, Pre-Race Modification
1964, Penske Prototype, Pre-Race Modification
1966 Watkins Glen USRRC, George Wintersteen, Wintersteen Roadster, Finish Line Plus
1966 Sebring 12 Hours, Guldstrand/Thompson, Penske Roadster, Finish Line Plus

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