Tankers, C2s with N03 option
I am interested in knowing more about these cars, but not much to go on out there. I can see how many had the N03 option each C2 year, but I am wondering what engines came with the cars. I have heard all '63s were Z06s, thus fuelies, but not much info on the other years, anyone know? Thanks.
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Not all 63 N03 cars were Z06 cars. The N03 had no restrictions when it came to the engine option. -
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I had heard that might be the case, but that most '63s at least, were Z06s too. But, if even a C2 with a 250 HP engine could have ordered a big tank, it makes it pretty hard to figure out if there is any majority engine rule for them. Maybe there isn't.Big Tanks In the High Mountains of New MexicoComment
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If your looking for a break down of how many N03 cars had what engine there isn't any way of knowing. From what I read after 63 most if not all of the racers did not like the big tank for racing. With that in mind I can't see to many 64-66 cars ordered with a big tank to go racing. I don't include 67 becouse both are known. Others will chime in who know more then meComment
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The story I read one of the 67 tanker car is it was ordered by sales woman who traveled a lot. I'm sure that holds true for some of the tankers. I too find the tanker mystic interesting. Such a very small production of carsComment
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Right, big value difference between a SHP engine car ordered for racing and a 250 HP Powerglide for a traveling salesman. I just wonder why so few have surfaced either way.Big Tanks In the High Mountains of New MexicoComment
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I don't think the value diffreance would be too much with such low numbers to pick from. I don't know if there is a registry for N03 cars or notComment
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Some real strange option combos out there. My early '65 was delivered to Fletcher Jones Chev in Phoenix AZ, first owner lived up in the mountains at Flagstaff. It has air conditioning, solid lifter L76 and 4.11 posi (must'a been for those long climbs). The weird part is the first owner didn't order the car. I figure that the dealer must not have known what the big tank entailed in terms of lost luggage space, no rear carpet, loud (... did I say loud ?).
My N03 car is on the right in my avatar.Comment
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That's interesting, so you think the dealer just ordered a car spec that was equipped like that?Big Tanks In the High Mountains of New MexicoComment
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It was probably ordered for another person who reneged/couldn't get financing/died. One of the rarest of the rare does not get ordered for
"dealer stock" - not if one wishes to keep their job.Comment
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N-03 and P-48 were "unbundled" from the Z-06 option circa January 1963. P-48 was listed as a standalone option from the beginning of the model year, but it was never released.
I considered buying N-03 when I ordered my SWC from Alan Green Chevrolet (Seattle) in February, but when I looked at Green's early Z-06 I realized that it consumed most of the luggage space, so I dropped the idea. (I did initially specify P-48, but dropped that, too, when I was informed that the order would be placed on hold due to P-48's non-released status, and there was no estimated release date.)
As stated, after release of the "second iteration" Z-06 Special Performance Equipment Package, N-03 was an unrestricted standalone option on the Coupe, so it could be ordered with any engine or transmission with any other available option, and this remained the case through the end of the '67 model year.
Chevrolet production records that were obtained by NCRS and are the primary source for the NCRS Specification Guides show total option quantities, but there were no records of option combinations, or specific quantities for the 837 and 867 models.
The big tank was aimed primarily at racers who participated in long distance events such as Sebring. Most SCCA Regional and National races were short duration sprints, 20-30 minutes duration, about 50 miles, so the standard 20-gallon tank had sufficient capacity to run in these events without refueling.
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Another reason the N03 was un-bundled was because the Z06 option was available on the convertible.
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