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1967 Chevrolet Corvette Big Tank

The Chevrolet Corvette Big Tank model that was manufactured in 1967 is one of the rarest cars. See below all about this model!

Designed for customers who wanted to compete with the C2 at Sebring and Daytona, the tank was initially part of the Z06 package. A Chevrolet it had already increased the tank from 61 to 76 liters for the C1, but the optional Chevrolet Corvette “Big Tank” had room for an impressive 36.5 gallons (138 liters).

Later, Chevrolet dropped the oversized tank from the Z06 package. Still, it remained an option for any coupe until 1967, when the C2 was discontinued to make way for the third generation Chevrolet Corvette.

Although desirable among pilots, the “Big Tank” option was not very popular. Only 63 Z06s were equipped with the option in 1963, and only 38 Corvette customers used it in 1964.

Production remained low in 1965, with only 41 built, but grew to 66 examples in 1966. For the final year of production of the C2 Corvette, only two customers opted for the “Big Tank” option.

All in all, these “Tanker” cars are very scarce and it would be hard to buy one and see one in the metal. Notably the 1967 version, which is the very definition of "rarer than hen's teeth".

Unless you're really lucky, this video showing the only white Chevrolet Corvette "Big Tank" built in 1967 (the other is red) will be your closest encounter with such a rare classic.

Despite being produced during the C2's final year, when Chevrolet offered 7.0-liter big-block mills rated at 390 and 435 horsepower, this "Big Tank" version rocks a 327-cubic-inch (5. 4 liters).

It might not be as potent at 350 horsepower, but the four-speed manual and 3.36 rear should make it a joke to drive. And I bet it would be a lot of fun to run too.

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But my favorite cool fact about this Corvette is that it is part of a collection that includes “Big Tank” cars from every model year. That's what I call a one-of-a-kind classic car garage!

Michael completed his collection in 2018 when he bought the car you see here at auction from Richard Cohen's collection. And it was anything but cheap at $ 418,000 (R$2,065,547) including the buyer's premium.

Altogether this 1 of 2 Chevrolet 1967 Corvette “Big Tank” is worth over half a million dollars today. Considering how classic car prices are rising and the fact that it's probably the rarest C2 on the market, it's likely to hit the $$ 1 million mark in just a few years.

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Source: Autoevolution

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