Above - By using my "Greder" collection of Vitesse 1:43 scale diecast models, I have attempted to give a feel for the magnitude of Henry's accomplishment.
Corvette C3 Racing History
by David Palmeter
The Incredible Henri (Henry) Greder Le Mans Corvette Story
During the late '60s and early '70s, Henri Greder was the mainstay of Corvette's racing programs at the Le Mans 24 hour race. Henri Greder not only ran one car 6 consecutive years at Le Mans, he was involved in two cars that accomplished that unprecedented feat. Overall, he ran 8 consecutive years in Corvettes.
Above - By using my "Greder" collection of Vitesse
1:43 scale diecast models, I have attempted to give a feel for the magnitude of
Henry's accomplishment.
Above - The 6 liveries in the front row represent
1968 Corvette Chassis 194378-S-410300 as it ran at Le Mans from 1968 to 1973.
Henry Greder drove it in 1968 and 1969 then sold it to J-C. Aubriet who drove it
from 1970 to 1973.
Also Above - The 6 liveries in the back row represent 1969 Corvette Chassis
Number 194679-S-706401
as driven by Henry Greder at Le Mans from 1970 to 1975.
Above - The #3 and #4 Filipinetti cars at Le Mans 1968 and
the 1969 entry by Henry Greder (#3 renumbered to #1).
Above - Greder at Le Mans 1968 in 1968
Corvette Chassis 194378-S-410300
Above - Greder at Le Mans 1969 in 1968
Corvette Chassis 194378-S-410300
Above - Greder at Le Mans 1969 in 1968
Corvette Chassis 194378-S-410300
- Le Mans start departure
Above - Greder at Le Mans 1970 in 1969
Corvette Chassis Number 194679-S-706401
Above - Greder at Le Mans 1975 - The 6th
consecutive Le Mans appearance of 1969
Corvette Chassis Number 194679-S-706401
The Jim Garner AIR Car
Above - 1968 Garner's AIR cars being prepared for the 1968 24 Hours of Daytona
Return to Corvette Racing Index
Page Last Updated: Thursday, December 24, 2009