1963 Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray Z06 N03 'Big Tank' Split-Window Coupe
- Engine
- 327 cu. in. V8 with Rochester fuel injection, 360 hp, four-speed manual
- Colour
- Riverside Red over black interior
A 1963 Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray split-window coupe, one of only 63 examples built with both the Z06 Special Performance Equipment Group and the N03 36.5-gallon endurance fuel tank. Finished in Riverside Red over black, it was delivered new through a New York dealership in April 1963. After passing through several owners, it received a meticulous nut-and-bolt restoration using near-entirely NOS parts, earning a string of major concours and NCRS awards. Believed to be among roughly 50 surviving Z06 Big Tank coupes.
Ownership
- —Auction saleEstimate US$500,000 – US$600,000
- 1963 → 1965Factory deliveryOriginal first ownerpartial documentation
Believed to have kept the car roughly two years before returning it to the selling dealer.
- 1963-04-01 → 1963Factory deliveryBF Chevrolet, Commack, New Yorkpartial documentation
Franchised dealer that sold the car new; NCRS Shipping Data Report confirms this as the selling dealership.
- 1965 →Private saleSecond ownerpartial documentation
Kept and drove the car regularly, reportedly through to the 1990s.
- → 2006Acquisition unknownThird ownerpartial documentation
Held the car between the second owner and the fourth; Andy Cannizzo was assisting this owner in sourcing Z06-specific components during the late 1990s.
- 2006 →Private saleAndy Cannizzofull documentation
New Jersey-based Corvette specialist widely known as 'Mr. 63'; personally confirmed authenticity before purchase and undertook a comprehensive factory-correct restoration using predominantly NOS components.
Competition
- 2012AACA National Show Series2012 AACA Senior National First PrizeFirst Prize
- 20132013 Corvettes at CarlisleChip's Choice award
- 20142014 Bloomington GoldGold certification
- 2016AACA National Show Series2016 AACA Grand National First PrizeFirst Prize
- —Hilton Head Concours d'EleganceClass award
- —Pinehurst Concours d'EleganceClass award
- —NCRSNCRS Top Flight certificationTop Flight (No. 41.3167.190)
- —Greenwich Concours d'EleganceClass award
- —Amelia Island Concours d'EleganceBest American Post-War Car
Maintenance & restoration
- 2006Restoration
Comprehensive nut-and-bolt restoration carried out to factory-correct standards, with nearly all new-old-stock parts used throughout.
Restoration was initiated and overseen by Andy Cannizzo following his acquisition of the car.
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