Believed to be one of two "LightWeight" cars built by the Duntov Motor Company prior to the GM-sanctioned production in 2009 of the official Corvette Grand Sport Continuation cars The Certificate of Origin for #1246340 dates it at 17th December 2007 Powered by the ubiquitous 350ci V8 producing around 425bhp Renowned lightweight engineering including chassis, suspension and aerodynamic bodywork Finished in the traditional American Racing colours of Ermine White and Guardsman Blue Only covered 334 miles.

Not UK-registered but supplied on a NOVA Known as Mr Corvette, Zora Arkus-Duntov is credited as saving the Corvette after General Motors nearly killed it off due to poor sales against the arrival of the Ford Thunderbird in 1955.

Carroll Shelby also credited the success of his sixties Cobra race program to GM’s short-sighted lack of support for the 1963 Corvette Grand Sport race program that Duntov had masterminded.

The project was regarded as too risky for the conservative GM managem...