Yes you are looking at a Super RARE 1963 Corvette Z06 Tanker split
window coupe. This Corvette was purchased new right here in
Georgia. According to the NCRS shipping data report the car was
built 6/25/1963. The original delivery dealer was Dealer Code 313,
Zone 8. Name of dealership was MF Jones Chevrolet Dallas Georgia.
This Corvette was professionally frame off restored by Nabor Bros
Restoration in 2015 and since has achieved a NCRS Top Flight award
and has been Bloomington Gold Certified. Highlights of this factory
race ready Corvette Z06/N03
- 837 Corvette Coupe with Black trim
- 941 Sebring Silver exterior paint
- G81 Positraction rear axle 4.56.1 ratio
- J50 Power Brakes
- J65 Sintered Metallic Brakes
- L84 327ci, 360hp fuel injection engine
- M20 4-Speed Manual Transmission
- N03 36 Gallon Fuel Tank
- Z06 Special Performance Package
- Radio Delete
If you are in the market for a highly desired investment corvette
this is the one for you. 1 out of only 63 produced and 1 of 50
known to still exist. American Street Machines Inc is now excepting
bids to own this car. Please call with any questions. 770-427-VETT
The 1963 Corvette Z06/N03 When the original Corvette Sting Rays
debuted for the public, they came out swinging. Four of them were
entered in the Los Angeles Times Grand Prix support race for
production sports cars at Riverside International Raceway in
October 1962. Truly street-legal race cars, the Corvettes had been
driven to So-Cal from the assembly plant in St. Louis to break them
in and give their drivers some familiarity with the new model
before getting on track. As one might expect with racers, there
were various hijinks along the way. Escapades reportedly included
liberal interpretation of speed limits and some dodgy drafting
practice on open roads west of the Rockies. The fun continued after
arrival in the City of Angels, where Bob Bondurant, driving the
Washburn Chevrolet car, was admittedly late to the race shop after
detouring to West L.A. and dicing it up on Sunset Boulevard.
Afterwards it was discovered the glovebox contained a rightfully
earned speeding ticket. On race day at Riverside, Bill Krause, in
the lightweight new Cobra, at first outpaced the Corvettes.
Eventually, Doug Hooper and his Mickey Thompson-entered Corvette
Z06 outlasted the Shelby, which retired with mechanical problems to
hand the Sting Ray its magnificent first win. As a result, while
some cars toil for years to break out, the Sting Ray and Z06 gained
fame on their very first attempt. The one to have Following this
illustrious debut for the new model, those in the know recognized
the Z06 as the best production Corvette money could buy. Originally
offered for Sting Ray coupes at a price of $1,818.45, the Z06
"Special Performance Equipment" option was later dropped to
$1,293.95 and made available for convertibles - although just one
Z06 roadster is known to exist. Regardless, all Z06s were 1963
models. By 1964, the Z06 option was gone, never to return until
2001 as a unique C5 hard-top model. Among the Z06's race-focused
features were the fuel-injected, 360-hp L84 engine powering through
a close-ratio 4-speed gearbox and a Positraction differential.
While the Fuelie engine was available on any 1963 Corvette, the
Z06's special suspension and brakes were highly exclusive. These
track tools included heavy-duty coil springs and shocks - and an
extra-stiff front stabilizer bar. Stopping the car were large,
finned iron drum brakes with internal cooling fans and a modern
dual-circuit, vacuum-assisted master cylinder. Cooling ducts,
nowadays affectionately known as "elephant ears," directed air to
the front brakes, which were fitted with race-spec cerametallic
linings, a further upgrade from the more common optional sintered
linings. Rarest of the rare While all Z06s contained a full array
of components to form a true production race car, one additional
trick component would ultimately become available as a standalone
coupe option. The Z06's big fuel tank, which carried Regular
Production Option (RPO) N03, held 80% more fuel than the Corvette's
standard 20-gallon tank. That huge tank kept the car on the
racetrack longer between refueling stops, which is a valuable
competitive advantage. Initially priced at $202.30, the big tank
ironically survived as a coupe option right through the end of the
mid-year era in 1967. However, it was not a popular option, as just
210 big-tank coupes were delivered during the mid-year Sting Ray's
five-year run. No convertibles ever received the N03 big tank. All
of these factors make our subject Corvette, a one-year-only Z06
with the 36-gallon tank, really special. All told, just 199 Z06s
were built for 1963 (including that one reported convertible), and
not all of them had the vaunted big tank. Such cars are now known
as "Tankers," and they hold a very special and exclusive place in
the collector market.
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