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Chevrolet Corvette C3 Gr. 4-5 – 1969
French registration title
Prepared racing car, including roll cage, sold without contrôle technique
The car we are presenting to you began its career in the hands of Belgian private driver Chris Tuerlinx, then a General Motors dealer. He entered it in the 1,000 kilometres of Monza in 1971 with the Trans-Europe Gulf Racing Team and finished 15th before racing in the 1,000 kilometres of Spa the following month. During the 1972 season, the Belgian driver entered his car again at Spa with the Euroil Racing Team, but failed to finish the race due to a mechanical problem.
The Corvette was then sold to Hans Deen, a Dutch driver who took the car from Group 4 to Group 5 with its gargantuan 7.5-litre V8 engine. The spectacular Corvette made its return to the racetrack in 1975 in the Dutch National Championship, with all rounds taking place at the Zandvoort circuit. At the time, it wore the colours of its main sponsor, ATCO (Atlantic Paper Company). After a learning season, Hans Deen finished the 1976 season in first place.
The following season was not as successful, and 1978 marked the end of the Dutch driver’s career. Our Corvette then became the property of Bas Van Vliet, who entered it in two rounds of the Benelux Championship.
1978 marked the first retirement of this model, whose career in official competitions lasted almost 10 years. During the 1980s, it was stored by a collector, before arriving in France in 1996 in a new private collection. In 2003, it was acquired by tuner Yvan Mahé (Equipe Europe), who decided that it needed to be restored before returning to the track. The restoration work was finally undertaken by a new owner in 2007.
In 2010, almost 30 years after its last official competition, the Corvette is back on track in the highly competitive CER Historic Championship at Le Castellet, alongside its rivals of yesteryear In 2011, it raced again at Paul Ricard, again in the CER, before being overhauled once again by the Still Racing team run by Eric Hélary. Between 2012 and 2015, its owner will spend almost €50,000 on a complete overhaul of the car’s mechanics.
The 7.0-litre V8 gives the car a unique history and top-class performance on the racetrack. It will be delivered with its original BBS rims, accompanied by an FIA PTH to be renewed and numerous documents and period photos. As it has not been driven much in recent years, it will require servicin.
French registration title
Prepared racing car, including roll cage, sold without contrôle technique
The car we are presenting to you began its career in the hands of Belgian private driver Chris Tuerlinx, then a General Motors dealer. He entered it in the 1,000 kilometres of Monza in 1971 with the Trans-Europe Gulf Racing Team and finished 15th before racing in the 1,000 kilometres of Spa the following month. During the 1972 season, the Belgian driver entered his car again at Spa with the Euroil Racing Team, but failed to finish the race due to a mechanical problem.
The Corvette was then sold to Hans Deen, a Dutch driver who took the car from Group 4 to Group 5 with its gargantuan 7.5-litre V8 engine. The spectacular Corvette made its return to the racetrack in 1975 in the Dutch National Championship, with all rounds taking place at the Zandvoort circuit. At the time, it wore the colours of its main sponsor, ATCO (Atlantic Paper Company). After a learning season, Hans Deen finished the 1976 season in first place.
The following season was not as successful, and 1978 marked the end of the Dutch driver’s career. Our Corvette then became the property of Bas Van Vliet, who entered it in two rounds of the Benelux Championship.
1978 marked the first retirement of this model, whose career in official competitions lasted almost 10 years. During the 1980s, it was stored by a collector, before arriving in France in 1996 in a new private collection. In 2003, it was acquired by tuner Yvan Mahé (Equipe Europe), who decided that it needed to be restored before returning to the track. The restoration work was finally undertaken by a new owner in 2007.
In 2010, almost 30 years after its last official competition, the Corvette is back on track in the highly competitive CER Historic Championship at Le Castellet, alongside its rivals of yesteryear In 2011, it raced again at Paul Ricard, again in the CER, before being overhauled once again by the Still Racing team run by Eric Hélary. Between 2012 and 2015, its owner will spend almost €50,000 on a complete overhaul of the car’s mechanics.
The 7.0-litre V8 gives the car a unique history and top-class performance on the racetrack. It will be delivered with its original BBS rims, accompanied by an FIA PTH to be renewed and numerous documents and period photos. As it has not been driven much in recent years, it will require servicin.