Year of the Z

[Bill M.]

Eric you hit it out of the park with your article in the Restorer. Thanks Bill

[Bruce G.]

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Eric you hit it out of the park with your article in the Restorer. Thanks Bill

I agree. Chief mechanic for the Alan Green Z06 Larry Webb still alive and well working on our older Corvettes. Here are pics of him working on my '63. Bruce

[Michael J.]

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63MCACN.jpgI certainly enjoy my late '63 Z06, in the last batch, and only amateur raced, but what a great car.....the article was the best.

[Vinnie P.]

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The car in the article will be in Melbourne at the Florida Regional and Retired Corvette Plant Manager, Tom Hill, will be doing a special presentation slide show on the car...

Vinnie

[Joseph S.]

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Bruce, While I was researching the Alan Green 66 Corvette Racer Larry Webb, Gary Gove (Driver) and Bud Weiser (Mechanic) were all a great help with information and stories. I was shocked how great all their memories were 50 Years later! All were wonderful people and more than happy to spend hours on the phone with me.

[Bruce G.]

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Joe - Larry is still giving tutorial classes on F/I, distributors, tune-up tips , etc at local NW NCRS chapter events. Started working at Alan Green in '57 and owned first F/I '57 sent west to race at SIR. As you mentioned he seems to have total recall and has a treasure trove of early Corvette racing history. Truly one of the last remaining true historians.............blessed to know him. Bruce

[Michael V.]

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Here is a picture of a smiling Larry Webb next to a 1963 fuelie coupe he ordered as a demo for Jerry Grant, Allan Green race car driver, as a daily driver. It was one of three 1963 Corvette coupes that Alan Green supplied to Jerry Grant to daily drive that year. Larry ordered it his way, fuel injection, 4 speed, 4:56 posi, no radio, power metallic brakes. Larry reminded me in late 1962 there were not any freeways in the Seattle area so 4:56s were ok.

[Tim G.]

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That's a great picture, Michael.