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Chevrolet Corvette C7 Grand Sport Red with White Stripes AUTOart 1:18

Chevrolet Corvette C7 Grand Sport Red with White Stripes AUTOart 1:18 71274 Composite
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AUTOart's 1:18 Chevrolet Corvette C7 Grand Sport combines Z06's wide-body aero with the naturally aspirated LT1 V8, finished in red with the factory white racing stripe. The composite build pairs a metal body with finely molded resin and plastic trim, and opening panels reveal genuine engine bay and cabin detail. A fitting nod to the Grand Sport name Chevrolet first earned with five hand-built 1963 racers.
Chevrolet Corvette C7 Grand Sport Red with White Stripes AUTOart 1:18
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Chevrolet
Manufacturer
AUTOart
Scale
1:18
Material
Composite
Model Condition
Used Model
SKU
71274
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About the Chevrolet Corvette C7 Grand Sport Red with White Stripes AUTOart 1:18

TL;DR: AUTOart's 1:18 Chevrolet Corvette C7 Grand Sport, composite-built in red with white stripes, pairs Z06's wide-body aero with the naturally aspirated LT1 V8. Opening panels expose the widened fenders and cabin trim, honoring a Grand Sport nameplate that traces back to Chevrolet's 1963 lightweight racers.

Grand Sport is not a trim level Chevrolet invented for the C7; it is a name earned by five hand-built 1963 lightweight racers that outran factory Corvettes on their own terms. AUTOart's composite build gives the modern revival the widebody stance Z06 aero demanded, married to a naturally aspirated engine that keeps the car's character distinct from its supercharged sibling.

AUTOart's Composite Build for the C7 Grand Sport

Metal Body, Fine Composite Parts

AUTOart markets this as a composite model, a construction category distinct from pure die-cast: a metal body carries the weight and structural integrity a Corvette this wide needs, while separately molded resin and plastic parts handle the fender vents, splitter edges, and cabin trim where fine detail matters more than mass. That combination lets the widebody Z06-derived fenders keep sharp creases and correct flare depth, details a single die-cast casting sometimes softens when the tooling has to satisfy structural strength and surface crispness at once. The red base coat carries the white racing stripe with clean, hard edges, no bleed where the colors meet, and the stripe's width and placement match the factory Grand Sport package rather than an approximated substitute.

Opening Panels Over Widened Fenders

Lift a panel and the LT1 engine bay and cabin trim are finished to the same standard as the exterior rather than left as an afterthought. That engineering effort is where composite construction earns its higher price over standard die-cast: opening features on a widebody car have to clear the flared fenders without binding, and AUTOart's tolerances hold that clearance cleanly, letting a raised panel settle with genuine resistance rather than flopping loose. Wheel fitment follows the Grand Sport's wider track correctly, filling the fender flares rather than sitting recessed the way undersized tooling often does on widebody subjects.

The Grand Sport Nameplate and Its 1963 Origin

From Five Racers to a Modern Revival

Chevrolet built five Grand Sport Corvettes in 1963, lightweight competition versions of the C2 intended to challenge Ford and Shelby on the track before corporate politics shut the program down after a handful of races. That short run gave the Grand Sport name a reputation disproportionate to its tiny production number, and Chevrolet has revived the badge sparingly since, reserving it for genuine performance variants rather than a cosmetic package. The C7 Grand Sport, introduced for 2017, earned the name by borrowing the Z06's wide-body chassis, cooling, and aerodynamics wholesale rather than applying a widebody kit for looks alone.

Naturally Aspirated Performance in a Widebody Shell

What separates the Grand Sport from the Z06 it borrows its body from is the engine: Chevrolet kept the naturally aspirated LT1 V8 rather than fitting the Z06's supercharged LT4, trading outright power for a chassis that many drivers found more usable at the limit thanks to reduced heat and more linear throttle response. That distinction matters to collectors assembling a C7 lineup, since the Grand Sport occupies a genuine middle ground between the base Stingray and the supercharged Z06, wide-body handling without the forced-induction complexity, a combination unique to this one variant and one that makes a strong case for the Grand Sport as the C7 generation's most balanced expression of the platform's engineering.

Collection Context

A Grand Sport earns its place on a shelf differently than a base Stingray or a track-focused Z06: it is the variant built for drivers who wanted the widebody presence without committing to forced induction, and that positioning makes it a natural companion piece to both. AUTOart's composite tier sits above mass-market die-cast, and the higher price buys genuine structural integrity paired with fine separately molded detail, a combination that rewards close inspection under display lighting. Set beside a standard C7 Stingray, the widened fenders make an immediate visual case for what the Grand Sport package actually changed, while the racing stripe ties the car back to a heritage most owners of the real thing know by name even if they never saw the 1963 originals.

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