The car was handbuilt from the ground up.

With Callaway already there, Rippie got the idea he wanted to go run LeMans. Here's some of the inside history no one has. How do I know? I was the only one Rippie allowed in with a camera...

Low funding and poor management plagued the LeMans effort. The first real test was an actual race at Sebring.

The car saw little track time but looked really nice in the paddock!!

What time the car did get on the track was shortlived...

What time the car did get on the track was shortlived...

Team USA ZR1 was exempted from pre-qualifying because the French wanted the Corvettes back to LeMans.

It was an unbelieveable effort but Ripie somehow got the car, the parts and the crew over to the big race.

And do you all remember the little talk we just had about over heating an LT5?

This was the result of a modified cooling system and no test time!