1963 Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray Z06 Coupe
- Engine
- Fuel-injected V8, 360 bhp, four-speed manual
- Colour
- Daytona Blue over Saddle leather
A 1963 Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray Z06 coupe, one of only 199 built with the Special Performance Equipment package and one of three known in Daytona Blue over Saddle Leather. Ordered new by an Indiana racer, it competed actively at tracks across the Great Lakes region through four successive owners before a 1974 SCCA accident ended its racing career. Subsequently subject to a factory-correct full restoration, the car has earned multiple concours awards including Bloomington Gold, NCRS Top Flight, and MCACN Triple Diamond recognition.
Ownership
- —Auction saleSold US$423,000
- 1963-03-06 →Factory deliverySteven Hullfull documentation
Indiana-based first owner who purchased the car new through a local dealership specifically for track use; signed a declaration with the state motor vehicle bureau confirming it would not be driven on public roads.
- → 1974Second through fifth owners (Indiana/Great Lakes region racing participants)partial documentation
A succession of four owners after Hull continued campaigning the car at regional tracks; each signed the same road-use exemption statement. Active racing ended following a crash at a 1974 SCCA event.
- Date unknownAcquisition unknownPrior owner who commissioned restorationpartial documentation
Engaged Nabors Brothers of Houston, Texas to perform a factory-correct full restoration beginning in 2012; the car subsequently collected multiple concours awards under this ownership.
Competition
- 1974SCCASCCA event — Britton, Michigan (retirement crash)DNF — accident
Racing career concluded after a wreck at this event; the car was subsequently retired from competition.
- 2013Bloomington Gold CertificationNational Corvette Certification Board Bloomington Gold certified
One of three certification/concours honors that together earned the Triple Diamond award in 2016.
- 2013Santa Fe ConcorsoClass award
- 2014Hilton Head Island Concours d'ElegancePalmetto Award
- 2015NCRS Top Flight AwardTop Flight Award
Awarded by the National Corvette Restorers Society; one of the three honors recognized by the Triple Diamond.
- 2016Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals ConcoursConcours Gold
Third qualifying honor; together with the two prior awards, led to the Triple Diamond recognition in November 2016.
- 2016-11-01Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals Triple DiamondTriple Diamond award
Cumulative recognition acknowledging the car's three prior certification and concours honors.
- 2017Atlanta Concours d'EleganceBest in Class
- —SCCASCCA racing — Great Lakes region (Mid-Ohio)
Car competed at Mid-Ohio as part of an active regional racing program spanning the first four owners, roughly from new through 1974.
- —SCCASCCA racing — Great Lakes region (Waterford Hills)
Waterford Hills circuit was among the regional venues used during the car's extended racing career.
- —SCCASCCA racing — Great Lakes region (Nelson Ledges)
Nelson Ledges was among the regional venues used during the car's extended racing career.
Maintenance & restoration
- 2012RestorationNabors Brothers
A thorough, ground-up restoration to original factory specification was undertaken, returning the car to its correct Daytona Blue exterior and Saddle Leather interior. Period-correct two-bar Kelsey Hayes knock-off wheels were fitted as part of the work.
Workshop located in Houston, Texas. Photographic documentation of the restoration accompanies the car.
- 2018Engine rebuildPerformance Specialties
The numbers-matching V-8 engine was fully rebuilt, after which the car was reported to have covered only approximately 20 miles following dynamometer break-in.
Workshop located in Birmingham, Alabama. Invoice on file.
- 2019MechanicalJack Podell
The Rochester fuel-injection unit was overhauled by a recognised specialist in this system.
Specialist based in South Bend, Indiana. Invoice on file.
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