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Chevrolet Corvette C7 Grand Sport Red with White Stripes AUTOart 1:18

Chevrolet Corvette C7 Grand Sport Red with White Stripes AUTOart 1:18 71274 Composite
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AUTOart's 1:18 Chevrolet Corvette C7 Grand Sport reproduces the 2017 model in red with white racing stripes, a composite build pairing a metal body with detailed resin and plastic parts. The doors and bonnet open to expose the LS3 V8 and cabin trim, while the Grand Sport's wide-body stance and aggressive aero pieces are all present. A strong choice for a modern Corvette shelf, and one that nods to the 1963 Grand Sport racing lightweights in name if not construction.
Chevrolet Corvette C7 Grand Sport Red with White Stripes AUTOart 1:18
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Car Brand
Chevrolet
Model Manufacturer
AUTOart
Scale
1:18
Material
Composite
Model Condition
Used Model
SKU
71274
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About the Chevrolet Corvette C7 Grand Sport Red with White Stripes AUTOart 1:18

TL;DR: AUTOart's 1:18 Chevrolet Corvette C7 Grand Sport reproduces the 2017 model in red with white stripes, a composite build combining a metal body with detailed resin and plastic parts. The bonnet opens to expose the LS3 V8, and the Grand Sport's wide-body stance and aero package are faithfully captured. A wide-arch centrepiece for a modern Corvette shelf.

Grand Sport is a name Chevrolet does not use lightly, and AUTOart treats the composite construction with matching seriousness. The metal body carries the weight collectors expect from this manufacturer's upper-tier work, while resin and plastic detailing handles the wide fender flares, splitter and aero pieces that a single casting process could not manage alone.

AUTOart's Composite Build for the Wide-Body Grand Sport

Metal Body, Resin Detail

Composite construction pairs a die-cast metal shell with separately moulded resin and plastic components, a combination that plays directly to the Grand Sport's demands. The wide fender flares, front splitter and rear diffuser carry sharper edges than a single metal casting could hold, while the core body retains the heft and dimensional stability diecast is known for. The bonnet opens on this piece, exposing the LS3 V8 with ancillary detail picked out rather than moulded flat, and the hinge holds a display angle rather than dropping shut on its own. That is a meaningful upgrade over pure diecast for a car whose visual identity depends on sharply defined bodywork rather than smooth, rounded panels.

Stripe Registration and Panel Fit

White racing stripes over red paint are unforgiving of poor registration, and any waver along the centreline is immediately obvious at this scale. AUTOart keeps the stripe edges crisp and evenly spaced across the bonnet, roof and boot lid, tracking the body's contours without bleeding into the red beneath. Panel gaps around the opening bonnet stay tight and consistent, evidence of careful fitting on a composite build where multiple materials have to meet at a single shut line. It is the kind of finishing work that separates AUTOart's composite tier from mass-market diecast interpretations of the same car.

The Grand Sport Name and the C7's Wide-Body Chassis

A Badge With Racing Roots

Grand Sport first appeared in 1963 on a small run of lightweight Corvette racers built to challenge European rivals on circuits, and Chevrolet has revived the name periodically since to mark performance-focused special editions. On the C7, the Grand Sport borrowed the wider bodywork and aerodynamic aids from the range-topping Z06 while pairing them with the naturally aspirated LS3 V8 rather than a supercharged engine, a combination aimed at track capability without the Z06's heat management complications. That racing lineage gives the modern badge genuine weight rather than treating it as a marketing trim level, and AUTOart's decision to model this variant specifically reflects its standing among Corvette enthusiasts.

Positioning Within the C7 Range

Produced through the mid-to-late 2010s, the C7 generation modernised the Corvette's styling and interior quality dramatically over the C6, and the Grand Sport sat as a genuine middle ground between the base Stingray and the more extreme Z06. The wide track and aggressive stance photograph particularly well in this red and white combination, a livery choice that echoes period American racing colours without copying a specific historic car. British Corvette enthusiasts, a smaller but dedicated community, tend to prize wide-body variants like this one precisely because they read as distinctly American on a shelf of European metal.

Placing the Grand Sport on a Modern Corvette Shelf

At 1:18, the Grand Sport's wide-body stance gives it a slightly broader footprint than a standard C7, worth checking against shelf depth before committing to a full range display. It sits naturally between a base Stingray and a Z06 for anyone tracing the C7's model hierarchy, and the composite build's opening bonnet makes it a piece worth handling rather than leaving permanently closed behind glass. Against pure diecast alternatives of the same car, the composite construction costs a little more but delivers sharper aero detail that matters specifically on a wide-body variant like this. For a UK collector building an American sports car section, this red and white Grand Sport is a confident, detailed anchor piece.

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