@Jamie - First, trains aren't everywhere. In Krellin's defense, not every city has light rail and the rural areas aren't always connected by Amtrack or one of the other passenger systems. Not saying his brassiness was warranted, but getting around greater Cincy without a car would be very painful. All the Northern Kentucky busses run routes to and from downtown, so you'd have to hop a bus, take it downtown, transfer to another and take it back out where you wanted to go. And the busses don't exactly stop everywhere. Most are expresses from "Park and Rides" where you *surprise* park your car. Also, grocery shopping and busses don't mix as they have a limit of what you can carry on your lap and under your seat. You can't take up multiple seats. Cars really are a necessity in some parts of America.
Re: The Grandsport. Yes, as of 2002 all 5 were still in existence. No, I didn't get to drive the 5 million dollar plus car. Jim put it up for auction in 2009 and it had a high bid of 4.9 million, but didn't meet his reserve.
Do a google search for Jim Jaeger 1963 Corvette Grand Sport 002 or some combination thereof and you can see more on this car and learn all about chassis 002's history and restoration.
Jim is a member of the Cincinnati Corvette Club and we had our major anniversary parties at his place (the old Kroger Estate in Indian Hill) where he also has a number of Ferraris and other Corvettes and even an older F1 Ferrari. (mid-90s I think).
Jim Jaeger's company, Cincinnati Microwave, basically invented and perfected the radar detector. As the owner, he obviously became super rich when it IPO'd. He's a great guy, opening up the estate to a bunch of us club members and footing the bill for the anniversary party every 5 years. One of these days I'll have to publish the pictures from the '02 party (the club's 45th birthday and a celebration of the 50th birthday for Corvette as the 2003 came out the same month as our party).
This page coveres a good bit of the history of the GS and Chassis 002 in particular.
http://www.conceptcarz.com/vehicle/z15202/Chevrolet-Corvette-Grand-Sport-Lightweight.aspx
Here is an excerpt...
Brock Yates observed, 'Ever since the spring of 1963 … the Corvette Grand Sport has established itself as one of the most fascinating enigmas in motor racing annals…. Periodically one of the five Grand Sports appeared … raced around at shocking speeds, and then plunged back into mysterious seclusion.' Jerry Burton in his biography of Zora Arkus-Duntov put it this way, 'The Grand Sport may not have earned Duntov any political gold stars on the Fourteenth Floor, but what he did achieve constituted an indelible contribution to Corvette's racing pedigree,' and to the dreams and aspirations of American road racing fans.
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