Apparently, this one has been sitting in a wrecking yard since the 70s:
https://www.motorious.com/articles/news/junked-1963-corvette-zo6/
https://www.motorious.com/articles/news/junked-1963-corvette-zo6/
1963 Corvette Z06 Rescued...
1971-Chevelle
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Apparently, this one has been sitting in a wrecking yard since the 70s:
https://www.motorious.com/articles/news/junked-1963-corvette-zo6/
https://www.motorious.com/articles/news/junked-1963-corvette-zo6/
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That or a L88 '67 would be a toss up for the most desirable vette EVER.....imo.
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You mean the two '69 ZL1's. There were several more than two '69 L88's built.
I don't believe that itsat in a yard all those years without the extremely rare split window trim being sold/bought or stolen. Repro 63 Split Window Trim
Says it was placed there around 1971? And its obviously been modified, and wrecked... Basically worthless back then...
Not sure on the Corvettes and how to verify if its a true Z06 or not, but even in the late 90's, you could find 63 split windows in the mid-to-high teens (projects, but better condition than this one)... I still kick myself for not picking up a project 63 back then; out of college and working, not married yet, and I was looking at a couple locally... One was running/driving with a strong 454, but the owner wanted $15k... That was more than I had on hand, and I was also working on my '66 Chevelle convertible... The other one I looks at had the wheels wells enlarged (just like the subject car here), but no engine/trans... I think it was around $13k...
Then the prices just took off... Still looking for any decent project C2, but even those are ridiculously high (IMO)...
I'm sure the yard owner knew it was there or it would have been crushed years ago. It was probably stolen and hidden and then the right person got old and died so they could 'find it' again. None of these barn finds are lost. They are just hidden so people will stop asking to buy it.
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Not every story is nefarious... I have a '69 SS396 Chevelle that has been sitting unfinished for 25 years. Just like a million other guys with unfinished project cars collecting dust in the back corner of the garage, life, kids, budget, and other projects keep taking priority. Maybe some day I'll restore it, maybe my kids will... maybe they'll sell it when I'm gone and someone can "find" it.
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If the parts are still on the car there are several things that are indicators, all of which could have been installed later. Available at any Chevrolet dealer parts counter.
I know where there is a 63 Z06 with racing history, complete as raced last in late 1970s. Still owned by the same guy parked in his shop, will not sell. One of two that Delmo Johnson bought new and raced.
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We extracted a real Z16 from a salvage yard in Oklahoma last year. 
It had been there since 1974. It's rough, but it's alive!
It had been there since 1974. It's rough, but it's alive!
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Jeff,We extracted a real Z16 from a salvage yard in Oklahoma last year.
Where did you find it and what color is it?
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Any chance that was the one that pictures were shared here about 15+ years ago with a '68 Impala SS427 (missing hood, but still had the fender-gills) parked next to it?We extracted a real Z16 from a salvage yard in Oklahoma last year.
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