Nassau Blue ExteriorWhite/Blue Interior w/ Leather Seats<br data-end="62" data-start="59" />Air Conditioning<br data-end="81" data-start="78" />Power Steering<br data-end="98" data-start="95" />Power Brakes<br data-end="113" data-start="110" />Disc Brake Delete<br data-end="133" data-start="130" />Kelsey Knock-Off Aluminum Wheels<br data-end="168" data-start="165" />7.75x15 Whitewall Tires<br data-end="194" data-is-only-node="" data-start="191" />Telescoping Steering Column<br data-end="224" data-start="221" />Teakwood Steering Wheel<br data-end="250" data-start="247" />Sold New at Newt Godfree Chevrolet, San Antonio, Texas<br data-end="307" data-start="304" />Built 12/14/1964<br data-end="326" data-start="323" />Owned & Cared For by Some Well-Known Corvette Collectors<br data-end="385" data-start="382" />Comprehensive Frame-Off Restoration<br data-end="423" data-start="420" />2015 Corvette & Muscle Car Nationals Legends Invitational<br data-end="483" data-start="480" />2022 NCRS Northeast Chapter Top Flight Award<br data-end="530" data-start="527" />2022 Bloomington Gold Certified, Charlotte, North Carolina<br data-end="591" data-start="588" />2024 NCRS Regional Marlborough, Mass. Top Flight Award<br data-end="648" data-start="645" />2024 Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals Gold Concours Award<br data-end="709" data-start="706" />2024 Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals Triple Diamond Award<br data-end="771" data-start="768" /><b>Part of the Joe Verrillo Tanker Collection
This 1965 Corvette Tanker was sold new at Newt Godfree Chevrolet of San Antonio, Texas. Finished in elegant Nassau Blue with a white leather interior, this car presents a striking and luxurious look.
What makes this Tanker particularly unique is the Disc Brake Delete option, which replaced the newly standard disc brakes for 1965 with the drum brakes of the previous model year.
This Tanker was also ordered with the following options:
L75 327/300 HP EngineM20 4-Speed Manual Transmission<br data-end="1315" data-start="1312" />G81 3.36 Rear Axle<br data-end="1336" data-start="1333" />C60 Four-Season Air Conditioning<br data-end="1371" data-start="1368" />J50 Power Brakes<br data-end="1390" data-start="1387" />A01 Tinted Glass<br data-end="1409" data-start="1406" />N36 Teakwood Steering Wheel<br data-end="1439" data-start="1436" />N36 Telescopic Steering Column<br data-end="1472" data-is-only-node="" data-start="1469" />N03 36-Gallon Fuel Tank<br data-end="1498" data-start="1495" />N11 Off-Road Exhaust System<br data-end="1528" data-start="1525" />P92 Cast Aluminum Knock-Off Wheels<br data-end="1565" data-start="1562" />7.75x15 Whitewall Tires<br data-end="1591" data-start="1588" />U69 AM/FM Radio<br data-end="1609" data-start="1606" />Z01 Convenience Package
It is said that two types of people typically ordered the N03 36-gallon fuel tank: the first were those looking to take the car directly from the dealership floor to the racetrack to compete in endurance racing; the second were traveling businessmen and women who wanted to look stylish while covering long distances without frequent fuel stops. We believe this Tanker was ordered by the latter.
With factory air conditioning, leather interior, teakwood steering wheel, power brakes, and power steering, this Corvette is one of the most elegantly optioned Tankers produced.
This Corvette was once part of the K.D. James Collection. K.D. was a well-known Corvette collector with a particular interest in N03 Big Tank carshe would chase them down across the country. Eventually, the Corvette ended up in the garage of Bob Gregory, a renowned Corvette restorer who often completed restorations for top collectors.
When K.D. expressed interest in selling the car in the early 2000s, Bob contacted his friend Bruce Smith, who already owned a 1966 red L79 N14 N03 Tanker and had a strong interest in Big Tank Corvettes. Bruce purchased the car in 2004 and undertook a complete, comprehensive restoration, working alongside his brother Scott Smith, Bob Gregory, and Dick Ferrando of D&A Corvette.
Dick, a highly experienced Corvette restorer and painter, refinished this Corvette in lacquera process that few modern painters can still execute to the level of excellence seen here.
After completion, Bruce entered the Tanker into the national Corvette judging circuit, where it earned numerous awards. Eventually, Bruce sold the car to Joe Verrillo of Verrillo Motor Car Co. in Clifton Park, NY.
Joe continued the legacy by entering the car into further judging events, earning the prestigious <b>NCRS Top Flight Award, Bloomington OEM Gold, and, most recently, a MCACN Gold Spinner and Triple Diamond Award.
