Chevrolet Corvette · 1963

Z06

The 1963 special performance equipment: a racing package with fuel injection, special brakes and suspension and, at first, a 36.5-gallon tank.

The story

The Z06 cost $1,818.45 and was at first for the coupe only. A revised package, $1,293.35 on GM's price schedule of June 1963 ($1,293.95 in the Black Book), dropped the knock-off wheels and the big tank and could be ordered on a convertible.12

How to spot a Z06

Big tank

The package as first offered included a 36.5-gallon tank (GM's price schedule; 36 gallons in the Black Book), and the revised package dropped it. The Black Book counts 63 cars with the big tank.123

Production by year

How many Z06s were built each model year.

1963
199
As a table, with notes
YearBuiltNote
196319914one source199, the Black Book's count; Wikipedia has the same figure, so it is one source.

Engines

Chevrolet's regular production option (RPO) code from GM's own option and engine lists; «Std.» is the standard engine. The 1963–67 VIN carries no engine code.

YearsCodeEngineRated
1963L84327 cu in V8, fuel injection360 hp25

Sources

  1. 1963 Corvette: production, numbers, facts, options and colors Corvette Black Book (Michael Bruce Associates), reprinted in GM's 1963 kit · read 2026-10-11
  2. 1963 Chevrolet Corvette – Vehicle Information Kit General Motors (GM Heritage Archive) · read 2026-10-11
  3. 1963 Corvette Fact Sheet Over-Drive Magazine · read 2026-10-11
  4. Chevrolet Corvette (C2) Wikipedia · read 2026-10-11
  5. 1963 Corvette HowStuffWorks (Consumer Guide Automotive) · read 2026-10-11

Year by year

The Z06 in each model year.

1963Chevrolet CorvetteThe first Sting Ray: an all-new body and chassis, the first Corvette coupe with its split rear window, hidden headlamps, and 21,513 built.21,513 built