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Dick Guldstrand
Better known as "Mr. Corvette," Dick
Guldstrand has spent the majority of his adult life
involved with developing, racing and promoting the
Chevrolet Corvette. In recognition of his hundreds of
contributions to the success of the Corvette, through
development engineering, performance on the race
track, assisting racers, organizing Corvette events
and promoting Corvette when ever and where ever he
couldDick Guldstrand was inducted into the Corvette Hall
of Fame at the Corvette National Museum in Bowling
Green, Kentucky in 1999. As
a Corvette racer, Dick won three consecutive Pacific
Coast Championships including the Southern
Pacific A/P Championship, won the GT Class at the Daytona
24 hour, set a GT track record at Le Mans and was the first professional driver for Roger
Penske driving Roger's Corvette Grand Sport at Sebring.
Dick developed, raced and won with Chevrolet Camaros
in the famous Trans-Am series, and developed Lola
Can-Am cars for James Garner. He also managed the race
team and raced in the series himself. His list of
significant racing successes goes on and on.
After opening his own business on the famed
"Thunder Alley" in Culver City, California
in 1968, Dick went full-time into the business of
developing race cars. His development expertise was
evident in the performance of the 1985 Corvette, a car
that set new track records at the Mid Ohio 24 hour
event and the 12 hour race at Willow Springs.
In the mid 1980s Guldstrand produced the GS80, a
special Corvette with performance and handling
equipment created by Guldstrand Engineering. It was
widely acclaimed by the press and enthusiasts for its
superior handling and overall performance. In the
'90s, Dick created the GS90, a ZR1 Corvette. The
beauty of the car along with its outstanding
performance made it a sought after vehicle and, like
the GS80 before it, was featured on the covers of
virtually every important automobile magazine
worldwide.
While Dick has retired from active
competition he does make spectacular appearances at
selected and premier vintage race events around the
world including the prestigious Goodwood Festival of
Speed in England and the Monterey Historics at Laguna
Seca, California. He has also served as technical
advisor for a number of TV shows including Tim Allen's
Home Improvement and Ed Asner's Thunder Alley.
Visitors to Dick's shop are likely to
meet any one of a number of notables from Arnold
Schwarzenegger to Nicholas Cage who are either there
to visit or to have him put his special touch on their
Chevy-powered cars.
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Corvette
Thunder - 50 years of Corvette Racing

The Guldstrand
50th Anniversary Signature Edition Corvette
Based off the
high-performance Z06 hardtop, features include:
A New Generation 427 V8 producing 500 hp at 5,600 RPM
and 520 ft-lbs. of torque at 4,700 RPM.
High-performance Z-rated Michelin Pilot Sport tires
mounted on Fikse wheels.
Suspension modifications consisting of Dick Guldstrand-engineered
front and rear stabilizer bars and heim-jointed links,
and high-performance Flowmaster exhaust.
Interior package with re-contoured sport seats,
embossed Guldstrand Anniversary logo and signature,
suede accents, and carbon fiber console.
Specific hood and body panels in Anniversary Gold and
Cobalt Blue paint by DuPont.
Special underhood trim including carbon fiber engine
and fuse box covers using Anniversary logo and 427
nomenclature.
Graphics package and treatment by former GM and
Corvette designer John Schinella.
Only 50 Guldstrand Signature Edition Corvettes will be
built. Each of these collectible cars have special
serialized ID numbers and Dick Guldstrand's personal
signature.
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