1963 Gulf One Z06 Corvette – “The $1.113 Million Sting Ray”
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Click here for Part One on the 1962 Gulf One
Million Dollar Classic Corvette Racers – Intro to Part Two.
By the end of the first generation of live-axle Corvettes, Chevrolet’s fiberglass sports car had become a solid competitor in sports car racing. Race cars, for all their glory, often times are quickly forgotten as a result of faster, more modern, more outrageous race cars. Corvettes are just the same. When the C2 ‘63 Z06 Corvette Sting Ray racers were unleashed, there was a mad dash to the new independent suspension car. The Fuelie Sting Rays yielded to the big-block Vettes, and the adventure just rolled on.
62 and 63 Gulf One Racers
Two of the winningest Corvette racers faded into racing history in the process – the ‘62 Gulf One Corvette and the ‘63 Gulf One Z06 Sting Ray. Continue reading “Part 2-Million Dollar Gulf One Corvette Racers”
