Dave MacDonald, Bob Bondurant & Jerry Grant pick up their new 1963 split-window Corvette Stingrays in St Louis!
Chevrolet flew the drivers out to the factory for an in-person pick up, and they drove them back to the west coast.

Dave MacDonald, Bob Bondurant & Jerry Grant pick up their new 1963 split-window Corvette Stingrays in St Louis

First-ever! Chevrolet brass decided Dave would receive the historic first-ever 1963 Corvette StingRay

Dave MacDonald, Bob Bondurant & Jerry Grant pick up their new 1963 split-window Corvette Stingrays in St Louis

Dave MacDonald, Bob Bondurant & Jerry Grant pick up their new 1963 split-window Corvette Stingrays in St Louis

A young Bob Bondurant happily enters his Stingray

Dave MacDonald, Bob Bondurant & Jerry Grant pick up their new 1963 split-window Corvette Stingrays in St Louis

Dave MacDonald, Bob Bondurant & Jerry Grant pick up their new 1963 split-window Corvette Stingrays in St Louis

Road trip! The three sparkling new Vettes leave the Chevrolet factory in St. Louis and begin their journey out west.

Dave MacDonald, Bob Bondurant & Jerry Grant pick up their new 1963 split-window Corvette Stingrays in St Louis

On the road Dave takes a picture of Bob taking a picture of Dave

Dave MacDonald, Bob Bondurant & Jerry Grant pick up their new 1963 split-window Corvette Stingrays in St Louis

Dave loads the car after an overnight stay

Dave MacDonald, Bob Bondurant & Jerry Grant pick up their new 1963 split-window Corvette Stingrays in St Louis

The three drivers had less than two weeks to race prep the Vettes for their debut outing here at Riverside Raceway.
Below is Bondurant's #614, MacDonald's #00 and Grants #8. The red Shelby Cobra Roadster is next to Grant.

Dave MacDonald, Bob Bondurant & Jerry Grant pick up their new 1963 split-window Corvette Stingrays in St Louis

This is how Dave MacDonald's #00 Stingray looks today. Shown here vintage racing at Sears point

Dave MacDonald, Bob Bondurant & Jerry Grant pick up their new 1963 split-window Corvette Stingrays in St Louis

And this is Bob Bondurant's #614 Stingray doing some vintage racing at Monterey California

Dave MacDonald, Bob Bondurant & Jerry Grant pick up their new 1963 split-window Corvette Stingrays in St Louis

Original window sticker for the car Dave & Sherry picked up ... this is the first-ever 1963 Z06 Corvette Stingray.

Dave MacDonald, Bob Bondurant & Jerry Grant pick up their new 1963 split-window Corvette Stingrays in St Louis

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