| Tanker Collection
This 1963 is selling as part of a collection of 4 Corvettes
This car is #1 of 4
This collection of 4 cars is offered exclusively from the Joe Verrillo Collection
L84 327/360HP Fuel Injection Engine
Z06 Special Performance Equipment
P48 Cast Aluminum Knock-Off Wheels
N03 36 1/2 Gallon Fuel Tank
T-10 4 Speed Transmission
G81 Positraction Rear Axle
U65 Signal Seeking Radio
2023 NCRS Northeast Chapter Top Flight Award
2024 NCRS Marlborough Regional Meet Top Flight Award
2024 Bloomington Gold Certified Bloomington Illinois
2024 Bloomington Gold Special Collection by Invitation
2024 Corvette And Muscle Car Nationals Gold Concourse Award
2024 Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals Triple Diamond Award
Part Of The Joe Verrillo Tanker Collection
This 1963 Corvette Z06 Tanker was delivered new to Dexter Chevrolet of Detroit, Michigan. Finished in Sebring Silver with a dark blue interior, it was equipped with 6.70x15 black sidewall tires, a U65 AM Signal Seek Radio, the N03 36-gallon fuel tank, 2-bar cast aluminum knock-off wheels, and the Z06 Special High-Performance Package. This package included metallic power brakes with a dual-reservoir master cylinder, heavy-duty stabilizers, heavy-duty shocks and springs, a Positraction rear axle, a 4-speed manual transmission, and a 360-horsepower fuel-injected engine.
Only 63 Corvettes in the 1963 model year are believed to have been built 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. Known for the slogan The Big Dealer On The Big Road, it was also recognized 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. It is also documented in 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 added larger brakes with elephant ear cooling ducts, internal cooling fins, and metallic brake pads.
Being that this Corvette was ordered just down the street from Zora?s home base in Detroit, it?s clear someone had inside information about this factory race car and placed their order with racing in mind.
This Z06 eventually made its way to Florida, where its restoration began. A collector from Bakersfield, California, purchased the Corvette in under restoration condition, and it was completed to Concours condition under his ownership.
Joe Verrillo of Verrillo Motor Car later purchased the fully restored car and entered it into the NCRS judging system, where it received a 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 took the Z06 to the Bloomington Gold Show, where it earned a Bloomington Gold Award. Joe will go on to achieve a Gold Concours Award at MCACN and ultimately earn the coveted Triple Diamond Award. |
