C3 Race Car registry
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Tony DeLorenzo built this 1968 Corvette that his teammate Jerry Thompson drove in FIA endurance races at Daytona and Sebring and in SCCA Club races in the mid-west. The 2 Owens-Corning Corvettes are early examples of C3 race cars. They won more races than any other team from 1968 - 1971. The car was restored by Kevin Mackay and has had a number of owners. Now resides in Rick Hendrick Heritage Collection. More details http://registryofcorvetteracecars.com/ee/index.php/site/view_cars/326
Rebel paint job vs Greenwood's Stars & Stripes. Restored and in collection. $ 2.65 mm could be top price (value) for a C3 race car. More details
http://registryofcorvetteracecars.com/ee/index.php/site/view_cars/145
Built and first raced by John Carusso in SCCA BP. Moved up to IMSA with Phil Currin driving. Retired for many years before Harry Dinwiddie of Maryville TN pried it away from Jack Jones who used it for hillclimbs. Fully restored and available for sale. More info,
http://registryofcorvetteracecars.com/ee/index.php/site/view_cars/1188
Commissioned by Sam Mancuso for build by Greenwood. Raced only in 1975. Beautifully restored by Mike Sepe. Recently sold to Brad Briscoe of Seattle WA with plans to race in vintage. More info,
http://registryofcorvetteracecars.com/ee/index.php/site/view_cars/335
Lou D'Amico, a racer from Lynbrook NY (Long Island) raced this big block Corvette in SCCA AP and IMSA. He built this car from pieces at his shop. It never changed hands until Chris Springer from Los Gatos CA bought it around 2008 and restored it to perfection. More recently Jeff Mincheff from Portland OR acquired it for race and show. More info,
http://registryofcorvetteracecars.com/ee/index.php/site/view_cars/362
The first of 2 big block Corvettes built and owned by Lledon Blackwell in FL, Bill Bean, Wilbur Pickett and Tony DeLorenzo drove this car at various times. The car is extensively restored by Kevin Mackay for John Sloane, a collector from CT. More info,
http://registryofcorvetteracecars.com/ee/index.php/site/view_cars/818
John Greenwood from Detroit MI burst on the scene snatching the SCCA AP national championship from the Owens Corning team at the 1971 runoffs at Road Atlanta. He went on to FIA and IMSA endurance racing getting sponsorship from BFG radial tires. This coupe was restored for Chuck Ungurean, a collector from OH. It has since been sold. More info
http://registryofcorvetteracecars.com/ee/index.php/site/view_cars/135
This is the first of 2 big block roadster/hardtops built and raced by Frank "Skip" Panzarella from Long Island NY. It now appears as a coupe modeled by Marc Godfroy after one of the Corvettes raced by Henri Greder at Le Mans in 1971. The car has appeared at the Le Mans Classic and other vintage races in Europe. More info,
http://registryofcorvetteracecars.com/ee/index.php/site/view_cars/919
This is the first of 2 Corvettes built and raced by Milton "Babe" Headley from Paoli PA. It was restored and is now owned by Tom O'Brien, a collector based in VA. More info,
http://registryofcorvetteracecars.com/ee/index.php/site/view_cars/963
John Greenwood, working for the first time with designer/engineer Bob Riley and GM stylist Randy Wittine built the first wide body Corvette. He introduced it at Road Atlanta in mid-1974. It was restored by expert Lance Smith. It is kept in the US by a collector from Switzerland. More info,
http://registryofcorvetteracecars.com/ee/index.php/site/view_cars/147
John Greenwood built this car chassis 012 for sale to customers. It has recently seen action in the hands of a French team at major US vintage races like the Monterey Historics and the HSR Classic 24 at Daytona. More info
http://registryofcorvetteracecars.com/ee/index.php/site/view_cars/1169
Bob LaPane built this car on a frame bought from Cheve dealer in Arlington MA. Doug Bethke spied it, wanted to buy it and would not take "no" for an answer. Developed with trick trailing arms for better handling. GT1 Runoffs champ 1981 & 1982. Restored by the late Leon Hurd and donated to NCM in 1993. Sat for 20 years, not running until refurbished in 2012, thanks to initiative of then trustee Ivan Schrodt. More details,
http://registryofcorvetteracecars.com/ee/index.php/site/view_cars/907
Greenwood collaborated even more deeply with engineer/designer Bob Riley to create a tube frame chassis for better handling and a narrower body for better aerodynamics. Only 2 were built. John Paul Sr bought this one before moving on to a turbo Porsche 935. It is now in the collection awaiting further restoration by noted racer/classic car dealer/entrepreneur Bruce Canapa from Scotts Valley CA. More info
http://registryofcorvetteracecars.com/ee/index.php/site/view_cars/133
This car, pictured at an airfield in Addison TX, is the latest iteration of a 1968 big block that a group in the Pacific NW built to race in SCCA AP and Trans Am. It was turned into a tribute car for the late Delmo Johnson and was acquired by the Rick Hendrick Collection along with a C1 and C2 ZO6 Delmo raced back in the day. Known as the Hoffman Neighbor car, here is a series of photos how it looked and a link to the full history. http://registryofcorvetteracecars.com/ee/index.php/site/view_cars/857
Doug Bergen built this L88 big block roadster to be raced by his friend Bob Johnson. It was sold to Jim Greendyke and later on involved by Nick Engle in a wreck at Road Atlanta. Kevin Mackay built a new car with some of the original pieces and verified by paperwork. It was first shown at Carlisle in 2010. More details, http://registryofcorvetteracecars.com/ee/index.php/site/view_cars/1037