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Originally Posted by Tigger
This was my Uncle's dealership. He moved from Cleveland to Anderson, SC in the late 60's/early 70's. His slogan was "the dealership with the big heart!".
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Do you know if he sponsored a 1963 Corvette N06 big tanker race car that his dealership sold in cleveland . If so driver name and details were raced etc
Check out the picture on the Jim Connell Chevrolet Z06 Corvette - looks like airflow for racing
IMPORTANT CAR APPEARS TO BE SPECIAL RACE READY YENKO+BUSHNELL TYPE BODY CONVERSION WHEN NEW . AIR SLOTS ON BACL AND ON SIDE FENDERS ETC
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 !!!!
best wishes and thsanks for any info
Bill Keogh
NCRS member #1610
E mail:
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