Vehicle Description
This 1963 Corvette Z06 Tanker was delivered new to Dexter Chevrolet
of Detroit Michigan. Finished in Sebring Silver with dark blue
interior 670x15 Black sidewall tires, U65 AM Signal Seek Radio, N03
36 � Gallon Fuel tank 2-Bar Cast Aluminum Knock-Off Aluminum Wheels
and the Z06 Special High Performance Package which included
Metallic Power Brakes wit Dual Reservoir Master Cylinder, Heavy
Duty Stabilizers, Heavy Duty Shocks and Springs, Posi traction Rear
Axle, 4-Speed Manual Transmission and a 360 Horsepower Fuel
Injected Engine. Only 63 corvettes in the 1963 model year are
believed to exist with the N03 Big Tank option and the Z06 Special
High-performance package. Dexter Chevrolet was a well known High
performance Chevrolet dealership located in the heart of Detroit
Michigan that went by the slogan "The Big Dealer On The Big Road"
they were also known as the only Chevrolet Dealer located on 8-mile
road . It is Verified by the NCRS Shipping Data Report that this
corvette was delivered new to Dexter Chevrolet as well as
documented on the C2 Corvette Registry that this Z06 is believed to
be a COPO car ordered with 2-Bar Cast Aluminum Knock Off Wheels.
The Z06 Special High-performance Package was a product of Chief
Engineer Zora Arkus-Duntov along with the high-performance engine
the Z06 package also added larger brakes with "elephant Ear"
Cooling Ducts and internal cooling fins and metallic brake pads.
Being that this corvette was ordered just down the street from
Zoras homebase of Detroit its clear someone ad inside information
about this factory racecar and placed their order with racing in
mind. This Z06 ended up making its way down to Florida where its
restoration began. A Collector out of Bakersfield California
purchased the Corvette in "Under Restoration Condition" and the
corvette was restored to Concours Condition under his ownership.
Joe Verrillo Of Verrillo Motor Car Purchased the car completed and
has taken this car through the Judging System Receiving an NCRS Top
Flight Award at the 2022 Northeast Chapter meet and a Regional Top
Flight Award at the 2024 Northeast Regional Meet in Marlboro
Massachusetts. He also went on the take the Z06 To the Bloomington
Gold Show to Receive a Bloomington Gold Award. He will go on to
achive a Gold Concours award the the MCACN and achieve the Coveted
"Triple Diamond Award".