Corvette Report’s BREAKING NEWS from the week of 5-26-25
Corvette Report’s BREAKING NEWS from the week of 5-26-25 Official Dealer Slides from the 2026 Corvette Update We can see clearly now! The drip, drip,...
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Bill Tower’s 40th Anniversary of Grand Sport #005 Ownership Celebration – VIDEOS
Milestone dates only happen once. In September 2018 I was talking with former Corvette development engineers Bill Tower and said to him, “Bill, do you realize that this December it will be 40 years since you bought your Grand Sport?” Bill sputtered a little and said, “Oh man, now you’re really making me feel old!” I said, “Ain’t we all, Bill!” and we both had a good laugh. Then I said, “You should have a party, or something, Bill.”
Bill thought about it and contacted his friend, Steve Hurley, owner of Stingray Chevrolet (a GREAT name for a Chevy dealership!), and Steve said, “Let’s do it here at the dealership. The 25-foot Christmas tree will be up and we’ll make it great!”
1963 Grand Sport Corvette #005 Bench Racing With Bill Tower
Only five 1963 Corvette Grand Sport “Lightweight” race cars were ever built under the direction of Zora Arkus-Duntov. In this fascinating bench-racing conversation, Corvette engineer Bill Tower shares behind-the-scenes stories about Grand Sport #005 and the legendary Cobra-killer program that reshaped Corvette racing history.
