The first kit to be offered is … The Greenwood Story.
This Greenwood GTO Corvette underwent a total restoration in 2004 by by Naber’s Motors and Ayers Paint & Body in Houston, Texas. History of John Greenwood racing and custom street Corvettes.
1981 Greenwood Corvette GTO 1G1AY8763BS427355 – did not sell for $20,000 350 CI 5.7L engine with Turbocharger. It also has a radical Daytona body style. The second GTO is one of only two Greenwood turbocharged cars to have a four-speed transmission (the other is 1981 Daytona #001, which resides in the National Corvette Museum).
1 of 2 Greenwood GTO Corvettes produced in 1981. Included in the invitation-only display of rare Corvettes will be a black 1981 Corvette Greenwood GTO owned by Ken Lingenfelter which is housed in his immense collection. Just over 4,000 miles. Now, Tim and Joe Greenwood, sons of John Greenwood, have set up their own business to develop and sell Corvette aerodynamic aids. In an era when the Corvette was at its lowest, two brothers from Detroit named John and Burt Greenwood sought to take on the racing world with the Chevrolet’s sports car, and managed to alter Corvette race car design for the better in the process. One of the show’s features this year is a tribute to late Corvette racer John Greenwood.
Modified engine and suspension with the addition of Turbo and racing suspension as modified by Greenwood. Sales of C4, C5, C6 Corvette aerobody kits. Underneath the hood of this tuner is a L82 turbo engine. That inevitably led to the building of street editions, including this Corvette-based 1977 Greenwood GT. 1977 Chevrolet Corvette IMSA “SuperVette” View high resolution photos “The most powerful and brutal racing Corvette ever designed.” One of only 2 tube frame Corvette chassis built Designed by Bob Riley, chassis built by Charlie Selix and Gary Pratt (later Pratt and Miller) Aluminum big-block V8 engine with 750+ horsepower Concours-level restoration by Canepa to […]
The 2016 Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance takes place this weekend in Amelia Island, Florida.
Unfortunately, the second GTO was wrecked not long after it was delivered. Black paint with Red interior. Greenwood Corvette Registry GTO#002 John Greenwood’s name will be forever associated with Corvette. His Red, White and Blue wide body racers inspired a series of road-going Corvettes produced between 1975 and 1981, including this audacious 1981 GTO, one of only two built by Greenwood. John Greenwood was a guy who liked going fast.