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Originally Posted by Power Surge
How do you think the Grand Sports would have compared to the Comp 427 cars?
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Well, a preproduction Corvette L88 beat all the 427s at Sebring in 1966. The GS had problems though. The GS had a 427 motor as well, and on paper is probably the faster car.
The SB Cobra Daytonas beat 2 GSs as well.
The 427s also beat the Vettes for USRRC for '65, '66' and
67. The Vettes got back in the saddle again in '68, but the Vettes were still being developed and the Cobras were just about done at that point (except maybe Sam Feinstein and CSX3009). The L88 Corvettes were just awesome monsters, and once they no longer had front end lift problems of the C2 Corvettes...
Overall, I think that the GS could have been a world beater, but I think Shelby would have been a half step ahead with the better aerodynamics on the coupes (and Brock would have finished development on the 427 Super Coupe). Ferrari and Porsche would have been lost in Duntovs and Shelbys dust.
The GT40s (and Lola) ended it for Shelby, and GM ended it for GM (what else should we expect???
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Just some speculation based on some history.
Steve