Aug 15th, Bonhams will auction some cars at the Quail, from Vic Edelbrock's cool collection... and damn, there is not a better time to snap up the Smokey Yunick/Don Yenko Camaro that's Edelbrock has owned for 32 years

The Z06 Bondurant split window 63 is also coming up for grabs, and so are the Brizio Deuce, and the 32 Hi Boy

https://www.oldcarsweekly.com/bonhamscars-offering-up-impressive-vic-edelbrock-jr-collection

small town newspaper ad gets a 63 split window out of storage, and back on the road after 44 years of hibernation/neglect

As Todd Evans explained, "I was browsing a little-known local newspaper that serves the High Desert areas of California and the Lake Havasu, Arizona, area on a Sunday evening when I ran across the ad. 'CAR COLLECTION FOR SALE: 1963 Corvette cpe, 4 sp, SCCA race car w/spares.' That was it, a small text ad with no pictures in a little newspaper. The ad had a few other cars listed, a trailer, and two motorhomes that I didn't even pay attention to. However, it did have a phone number, which, in today's online advertising world, where people refuse to even talk to you unless it is via text or email, was like gold to me.

https://www.motortrend.com/features/1963-chevy-corvette-race-car-barn-find/

the golden age of the SCCA races, when the Yenko racing team was fielding split window Vettes

 

https://forum.chronomag.cz/profile/21738-vintagelover/content/?type=forums_topic_post

Bob Bondurant got a speeding ticket

 in Hollywood in 1963 while delivering the Edelbrock #64 Z06 Corvette tanker from the St. Louis plant to the Riverside Raceway.

when figuring how significant a car is by the owners and drivers, Junior Johnson and Mickey Thompson add a lot of value. Add the debut of the Mystery Motor, and it's historic significance is nearly monumental, then factor in that it's a Z06 '63 split window Vette

The Mystery Motor was the first Chevy big block... there was an initial run of 50

Mickey Thompson had prepped two 1963 Z06 Corvettes with Mystery Motors. No. 3 driven by Junior Johnson and Bill Krause, and No. 4 driven by Rex White and Mickey Thompson himself.

Full story at http://www.hotrod.com/features/1509-mickey-thompson-z06-mystery-motor-stingray/

For comparison, see the other '63 Mickey Thompson Corvette http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2014/05/the-63-vette-mickey-thompson-raced-as.html

1963 Split windew, Z06 race car, with a movie credit, and Elvis drove it. That's a hell of a resume

 

'63 split window race Corvette

It sure pays to keep looking for that car you want, you might just find it. 

Good photography I happened across on the HAMB

1950's car advertising photos were elegant

from http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=428585&page=927

The last La Mesa cruise night of the summer of 2009

A look around at the small main drag that everyone cruises

The bikers always line up on this street

I found it cool that this VW doesn't have a back window

1929 Cord

These two Caddys are always in front of Sanfilippos

1956 Empi sportster before fiberglass

The Sanfilippos Stude has a happy driver

There were about 4 split window vettes

Terrific color

I noticed the fender skirts on this Galaxie and didn't recall ever seeing them before