1963 z06 Corvette: A Diamond In The Rough

“SOVREN 2009 Pacific Northwest Historics” by Ham Hock is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

In 1963 corvette released 15 of the z06 to a small amount of pre-approved race car drivers. Two months later Corvette released the z06 to the public, a total of 21,513 of the 1963 z06 corvettes were produced. The 1963 z06 also known as the corvette c2 was a race ready automobile. This car reached 60 mph in 5.9 seconds and had 360 hp. Though impressive that is, the feature I want to point out on this car is actually the rear window. The 1963 model of this car had a spilt back window the first corvette out there to have such a feature. The Corvette z06 is also named a stingray a popular series of corvette. The z06 is one of the rarest American cars to ever be on the road. In 1963 this car cost $4,252. Today they cost up to $1,100,000.