Roadster and the other a 427. After all, in 1962 the Z06 arrived just at the time of the Shelby creation with Ford power.
The Z06's history is long, as detailed in a 24-page “Technical Notes And Program Review” of the 1963 A Production Racing Sting Ray #614, assembled in 1963-65 by Washburn Chevrolet in Santa Barbara, California. This is where Vic spotted the car in 1985 in the back of Bob Joehnck’s shop. This is the same Bob Joehnck who saw an opportunity in 1964 to develop an intake for the small-block Chevy. Vic’s initial response was “No, the factory already makes a manifold.” He changed his mind a week later and the C-4B manifold became another turning point for the Edelbrock Equipment Company.
In 1962, Shelly Washburn, owner of Washburn Chevrolet, bought this Z06 Corvette and set up a racing team with Joehnck as manager and Bob