I started today to research the ownership history of the Z06. I have a copy of the last title with the owner from 1992 until 2016 when Tony purchased the car.
I spent some time Googling the last owner of record on the title, Jane T. from Mt. Arlington. I discovered a Stephen and Jane with the same last name from Mt. Arlington NJ, but also discovered they moved in 2015....I'll need to keep searching.
This blog is about a 1963 Split Window Corvette, Z06, that I restored at Tony's Corvette Shop in MD from Dec 2017 to Jun 2019. We restored the car to its original condition on the day it was born in June 1963. We know of only 5 Z06 cars with the Black/Red combination. The aim of this blog is to document the progress of restoration and to educate about 1963 Z06's. Questions/if you know of another Black/Red Z06 car, email me at chrismoore@gmail.com or call 415-939-6581.
Thursday, October 26, 2017
More details on the Z06 car from Tony
I spoke with Tony today regarding the Z06. He bought the car in 2016. The prior owner was Jane T. of Mount Arlington, NJ. The title was issued in 1992. Tony has a bunch of older
pictures of the car being restored. In the pictures, the car appears to be in black color, possibly blue. The pictures show it on jack stands with Z06
backing plates, and T-arms. There’s a picture of the car in a news article at
the Cozy Drive-In which is near Mt. Arlington NJ.
Z06 is written on the rear
bulkhead, under the radio, and on the passenger floor pan. These are the three places the Z06 writing is
known to be written. Has all three. Tony
said the Z06 markings were original based on the style of the writing.
There’s a picture of a guy, his wife
and son restoring and stripping the paint off the car.
Seats were reupholstered. Dash was
painted black. But you can see under
everything in the interior that it was red.
There’s red overspray under the back and the bulkhead. In 3 weeks, Tony plans to start pulling apart the
Z06 and will get a list of what’s needed.
Picture of the car in 1994, prior to restoration by the owner at that time. |
Picture in ~1994 when the family was working on the car, planning to paint silver blue. |
Picture in ~1994 under the carpet, clearly showing red paint on the floor boards. |
Picture under the passenger side floorboards with the Z06 F writing. |
Picture from ~1994 with the Z06 F writing behind the gas tank. |
Picture from ~1994 of the interior with red paint on the floor boards and black overspray under the headliner and rear windows. Windows were left in the car during this restoration. |
Finned Z06 brake drums from 1994 restoration. |
Z06 backing plates |
Z06 backing plates during restoration in 1994. |
Z06 brake cooling fans in 1994. |
Z06 brake drums |
Picture of the completed car ~1995 at the Cozy Drive-in on Route 46 in Netcong, New Jersey. |
Picture of the Z06 car once restoration was completed in ~1995. |
Saturday, October 21, 2017
Text received from Tony Avidesian
Tony texted me:
Chris
I am about 1 month from starting the restoration on the black red Z06 and want to talk to you before I begin
Call me
Thx Tony
We spoke. Tony decided he wanted to sell the car. He said he’s going to start restoring it in 30 days. Clean car, underside is clean, but need to go through it. It's a black/red Z06 car and he's aware of 1 other black/red Z06 that he restored. It's located in Florida. I expressed interest.
Chris
I am about 1 month from starting the restoration on the black red Z06 and want to talk to you before I begin
Call me
Thx Tony
We spoke. Tony decided he wanted to sell the car. He said he’s going to start restoring it in 30 days. Clean car, underside is clean, but need to go through it. It's a black/red Z06 car and he's aware of 1 other black/red Z06 that he restored. It's located in Florida. I expressed interest.
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