1996 CHEVROLET CORVETTE GRAND SPORT CONVERTIBLE
5.7L V-8 ENGINE - 330 HORSEPOWER
6-SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION
ADMIRAL BLUE EXTERIOR WITH ARTIC WHITE CENTER STRIPE
RED/BLACK LEATHER INTERIOR
VIN NUMBER: 1G1YY3255T5600289
TITLE IN TRANSIT

2,397 MILE TIME CAPSULE, TITLE READS EXEMPT DUE TO AGE
THIS GS, NO. 289 IS REFERRED TO IN TRADE PUBLICATIONS AS THE "GRAND DAD OF ALL GRAND SPORTS"
1 OF ONLY 1000 CORVETTE GRAND SPORTS PRODUCED
1 OF ONLY 190 CONVERTIBLES
1 OF ONLY 53 CONVERTIBLES WITH A RED INTERIOR
CERTIFIED AS 1 OF ONLY 2 BY THE OFFICIAL GRAND SPORT REGISTRY
ONE OF ONLY TWO WITH THIS RPO COMBINATION:
SPARE TIRE DELETE, RUN-FLAT TIRES, DUAL POWER SPORT BUCKET SEATS, ADJUSTABLE F45 SPORT TUNED SUSPENSION, DELCO GOLD MUSIC SYSTEM AND ELECTRONIC CLIMATE CONTROL
NO. 289 HAS EARNED THE HIGHEST AWARDS FROM ALL MAJOR NATIONAL CORVETTE JUDGING ORGANIZATIONS
(NCRS, BLOOMINGTON GOLD, MCACN)
GS NO. 289 WAS FEATURED IN THE CORVETTE SPECIAL EDITIONS BOOK
DISPLAYED BY INVITATION AT THE NCRS GALLERY AT CORVETTES AT CARLISLE
DISPLAYED AT THE CHARLOTTE GOLD COLLECTION DISPLAY AT HENDRICK MOTORSPORTS COMPLEX
DISPLAYED AT THE 5-CAR SPECIAL DISPLAY OF GRAND SPORTS AT CORVETTES AT CARLISLE ON ITS 25TH ANNIV.
USED BY NCRS TO TRAIN JUDGES AT THE ADVANCED JUDGING SCHOOLS TO REPRESENT WHAT THE 96 GS LOOKED LIKE WHEN LEAVING THE PRODUCTION LINE
FUEL COVER SIGNED BY THE TWO 1996 GRAND SPORT ENGINEERS - DAVID HILL (7/20/16), JOHN HEINRICY (8/26/21)
DISPLAY BANNER, 96 GS SPORT CAR COVER, BUILD SHEET AND WINDOW STICKER INCLUDED
AS-IS

AWARDS:

BLOOMINGTON GOLD CORVETTES USA
* 2017 BLOOMINGTON GOLD BENCHMARK
* 2017 BLOOMINGTON GOLD SURVIVOR
* 2017 GOLD CERTIFICATION
* 2014 GOLD CERTIFICATION

NATIONAL CORVETTE RESTORERS SOCIETY
* 2019 FIVE-STAR CROSSED FLAGS AWARD AT GREENVILLE, SC NATIONAL
* 2017 FOUR-STAR CROSSED FLAGS AWARD AT SAN ANTONIO, TX NATIONAL
* 2016 DAVID HILL AWARD, AND TOP FLIGHT AWARD AT WARWICK, RI NATIONAL
* 2016 NORTH CENTRAL REGIONAL PERFORMANCE VERIFICATION AWARD
* 2015 WISCONSIN MIDWEST REGIONAL TOP FLIGHT AWARD

MUSCLE CAR AND CORVETTE NATIONALS
* 2015 CONCOURS GOLD AWARD
* 2015 TRIPPLE DIAMOND AWARD

NATIONAL COUNCIL OF CORVETTE CLUBS
* 2017 WI REGIONAL FIRST PLACE CONCOURS PREPARED AWARD
* 2017 WI FIRST PLACE PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD
* 2017 WI REGIONAL DEALER'S CHOICE AWARD

MID AMERICA MOTORWORKS
* 2016 CORVETTE FUNFEST CLEBRITY CHOICE WINNER

DISPLAYS/GALLERIES
* 2021 GRAND SPORT DISPLAY AT CORVETTES AT CARLISLE - 1 OF 5 CARS DISPLAYED
* 2019 CHARLOTTE GOLD COLLECTION: TRIBUTE TO JIM PERKINS AT HENDRICK MOTORSPORTS COMPLEX, CHARLOTTE, NC, 1 OF 14 CARS IN SPECIAL DISPLAY
* 2019 DAVID HILL DISPLAY AT NCRS NATIONAL CONVENTION, GREENVILLE, SC
* 2019 NCRS FL CHAPTER ADVANCED JUDGING SCHOOL, CROSSED FLAGS DISPLAY
* 2018 NCRS GALLERY AT CORVETTES AT CARLISLE
* 2018 NCRS WI CHAPTER ADVANCED JUDGING SCHOOL, CROSSED FLAGS DISPLAY
* 2018 FEATURED IN CORVETTE SPECIAL EDITIONS, PUBLISHED BY CAR TECH INC., KEITH CORNETT AUTHOR
* 2017 DAVID HILL DISPLAY AT NCRS NATIONAL CONVENTION, SAN ANTONIO TX
* 2016 / 2021 FUEL COVER SIGNED BY THE TWO 1996 GRAND SPORT ENGINEERS - DAVID HILL (7/20/16), JOHN HEINRICY (8/26/21)