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Default Question regarding 1963 Corvette Z06 big tank car

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Dana I can help with someone that worked there in mid 60s.pm me. your in box is full. TONY
Do you remeber (1) if a person by name of Charles Vranich was the first owner of following car (2) if not do you remeber who was (3) did Jim Connell dealership or first owner race car and if so where (4) Did Jim Connell Chevrolet sponsor any race cars

The car in question is:

picture on the Jim Connell Chevrolet Z06 Corvette - looks like airflow for racing

1963 Z06 Tanker VIN 8672

30837S108672

Jim Connell Chevrolet, East Cleveland, Ohio - The Supercar Registry



Jim Connell Chevrolet, East Cleveland, Ohio - The Supercar Registry

Jim Connell Chevrolet, East Cleveland, Ohio Misc. Dealers
Picture taken in 1963

Sold new by:
Jim Connell Chevrolet, East Cleveland, Ohio
Dealer Code 93 in Zone 28, Production Date Feb. 12th, 1963

It was in the western PA. area for sometime. Shenango Valley 1963 - 1967

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1963 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 Tanker | S116 | Houston 2016 | Mecum Auctions



1963 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 Tanker | S116 | Houston 2016 | Mecum Auctions

1963 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 Tanker presented as Lot S116 at Houston, TX
Produced on February 12, 1963, and delivered to Jim Connell Chevrolet in East Cleveland, Ohio, the car’s provenance is supported by voluminous documentation that encompasses ownership history back to 1967, copies of previous titles, vintage photographs from the 1960s, Bloomington Gold and NCRS certificates and judging sheets, owner’s manual packet, NCRS Shipping Data Report, Eric Gill’s 1988 appraisal, Auto Ancestry historical research and the Z06 Prove-It Report by David Burroughs, the founder of Bloomington Gold.

https://www.proteamcorvette.com/Corv...5E-tanker.html

old new by:
Jim Connell Chevrolet, East Cleveland, Ohio
Dealer Code 93 in Zone 28, Production Date Feb. 12th, 1963

First Owners:
unknown
- Charles Vranich? Sharpsville, PA
- George R. Vranich? Brookfield, OH
- Jim Vranich? Sharon (Hermitage), PA
- Joe Kuehl (Kuhel)? per Bob Ruth

1967 to May 1970:
Alfred "Fred" Smith (age 71), 28 Cochran Drive, New Castle, PA 16105
724-652-6202, [email protected]

May to September 1970:
David James Hamilton (Age 65), Old Plank Rd, New Castle, PA 16105 (now LA Mesa, California)
619-861-2994, [email protected]
wrecked the car/ totaled by Navarro Insurance Agency


Was a radio delete car !!!!

Please let me know

William Keogh
NCRS member #1610
E mail: [email protected]
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