RUF Auto Centre is pleased to present this amazing piece of racing and Corvette history, a very rare Greenwood Corvette “Customer Car.” This car is a throwback to the days when thundering V8s battled the likes of the mighty Porsche 935, Porsche 924 Carrera, BMW M1 and others both at home and abroad.

This car (Customer Car #012) has a documented history from the one IMSA race in which it competed (Lime Rock, 8/82) and its victories at Walter Mitty Challenge (4/90) and the 1990 Duryea Hill Climb in Reading, PA as well as a documented ownership history.

On This Car:

• Greenwood Modified Stock Frame And Chassis
• Removable Eight Piece Body with Zues fasteners
• Quick Pin Door Hinges
• Lexan Rear Spoiler
• 427 Aluminum Block 1’ Set back 4” Set down
• Weaver Four Stage Dual Filter 28 Quart Dry Sump System
• Harrison Oil Cooler
• Kinsler Lucas Timed Injection System with Kinsler High Pressure Manual And Electric Starting Pump,  Dual Carter Electric Feed Pumps
• Dual Electronic Ignition Boxes with Switch, Alternator
• Borg Warner Super T-10, Iron case, Hurst Shifter
• Stock Type Differential with Absco Electrical Pump, Harrison Cooler
• Roller bearing Stock Based Front Suspension
• Manual Steering, Removable Steering Wheel
• Five Link, Double A Arm Rear Suspension With coil Over Springs
• Koni Shocks
• Dual Master Cylinders with Balance Bar and Remote Reservoir
• Hurst/Airheart Disc Brakes, Ducted In Front
• 12” Cross Drilled Rotors, Aluminum Hats, Alignment Cones Bolt In 5/8” Studs
• Aluminum Double Insulated Interior Panels, Rear Windowed Rear Firewall
• Fiberglass Inner Door Panels
• Removable Tunnel, Removable Driveshaft Safety Tube
• Removable Zues Fastened Dash With Circuit Breakers
• Stewart Warner Gauges, Moroso Mechanical Tach, US Oil Pressure Guage
• Windshield Wiper
• Complete Inner Fender Quick Release Splash Panels
• 32 Gallon ATL Fuel System With Drybreak
• Halon Fire Suppression System
• All Aero Equipped Hoses
• Fireproof Electrical Wiring
• Window Net
• Simpson Four Inch Six Point Restraint System

From GreenwoodCorvettets.com, written by Wayne Ellwood:

“So what’s the story behind chassis #12?

Well, it's a standard all-aluminum block, running 478 cubic inches with magnesium based Kinsler fuel injection putting out 730 HP, 630 ft/lb, and redlining at 6400 RPM. It's a wide body with 15 inch diameter Jongbloed racing wheels, 12" wide in front and 15" wide in rear. Dave has added some extra finishing touches in the form of custom-built bracketry and heat shielding but it's hard to improve on the original product. The one modification that was really super critical was lowering the floor so Dave could fit his (very tall) frame into the car. I was invited to sit in it and see how it felt. Who knows; I couldn't see over the dash! It was a very attractive dash... where are my seat cushions???

The car is notable in several other respects. It was built in an era when the tube frame cars left little room for the older full frame cars to compete. As a result a lot of cars were modified to run the lower GTO classes. This required the engine to be set back in its forward position (1" setback was allowed) and place a limit on some of the other modifications racers liked to employ. Emory Donaldson, the builder of the needle-bearing steering arm and A-arm pieces, was hired to do this work. This wasn’t as easy as it sounds, either. For example, when the engine was moved back to its legally mandated position, it interfered with the steering rack. This required Emory to build a tubular heim-jointed steering rod arrangement that passes under the oil pan.

The frame and cage, in Greenwood tradition, are masterpieces of design and construction. Very safe. The radiator is a brass item with an aluminum cover.

How does it drive now? Well, even with all the good stuff that was put into them by Greenwood, these monsters still require a gentle hand. With that much power, pieces just bend and snap. Dave went through three or four transmissions before he learned how much care and maintenance can be required. The transmissions are built by the very reputable Tex Racing Transmissions in Tennessee but they were breaking anyway. Inquiries soon revealed that Tex Racing changes the cluster gears with every 6 hours of use; Dave wasn't changing them at all.

Apart from the many lessons Dave has learned about the big leagues, he is still enjoying the car. The heat, the noise and the great thumping engine are just part of the rush. Outside the cars may be clearly a product of another era, but inside they light up the soul.”

A large binder contains technical information, news clippings, magazine articles, race results, bills of sale between owners, pictures and correspondence between the original owner and John Greenwood.

This car, one of four non-factory wide bodies, is considered to be the most attainable of all the wide bodies cars Greenwood produced. With pricing of the other Greenwoods ranging from $750,000 to $450,000, the asking price of this car makes it the great value in comparison.

Please to not hesitate to call for more information regarding this legend of motorsports history.

Spencer Heitman (214) 269-1579