Dave MacDonald's 1963 00 Corvette Stingray fully restored at Amelia

2007 Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance. Jim & Nancy Jaeger brought Dave MacDonald's old 1963 Z06 Stingray.

Racingicons.com did an amazing job restoring Dave's famous 00 Stingray back to its original race-heritage. This is the first
1963 Z06 ever produced and now looks exactly how it did back on October 13th, 1962 when Dave MacDonald & Bill Thomas
(Cheetah creator) race-prepped the car for it's debut outing at Riverside Raceway. The race was a highly anticipated showdown
between America's two most iconic sports cars - the new Chevrolet Stingray and Carroll Shelby's Ford Cobra, also making its
debut. MacDonald and Cobra driver Billy Krause put on a wild show in the first hour of the race, exchanging the lead several
times as they pulled far away from the rest of the field. Both cars however bowed out with rear end failures. Photo Dave Wendt

The first ever '63 Z06 Stingray (VIN #684) heads to Amelia Island in 2007. Photo Dave Wendt

Dave MacDonald's wife Sherry MacDonald standing behind Dave's old #00 Stingray racer - VIN #684. This is the first-ever
'63 Z06 made and it has been beautifully restored and race trimmed in 1962 Dave MacDonald blue/white #00 livery.

Sherry MacDonald back behind the wheel of the #00 Stingray at Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance.

Sherry was in the same seat back in 1962 when she and Dave picked the car up at the GM plant in St. Louis.

Photo courtresy Conceptcarz.com

Sherry enjoying event festivities with Jeanie Ash.

Ditto with Bob Ash.

Sherry gives #684 a perfect 10

Car owner Jim Jaeger & Sherry MacDonald pose for pictures inside this very significant '63 Z06 split-window Stingray.

Next to Dave's #00 Stingray is another car owned by Jim & Nancy Jaeger - a Ferrari 312PB

More cars from Jim & Nancy's amazing collection. A 1938 Bugatti Type 57 and a 1962 Ferrari 330 LM

And another ... one of only five original Corvette Grand Sports!

Also on display at this event was Shelby King Cobra CM/3/63. This was Bob Holbert's King Cobra but Dave MacDonald
drove it once - a victory at the May 10, 1964 USRRC Championships at Kent Washington. This was Dave's last race before
his death 3 weeks later in the Indy 500.

CM/3/63 sold at auction that weekend for $935,000. Update: CM/3/63 sold again on 1/18/14 at Barrett-Jackson for $1.5M

Sherry MacDonald join Jim & Nancy Jaeger for the event dinner at the Ritz Carlton

Sherry MacDonald with Peter Brock - designer of the original 1964 Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe!

Peter Brock back at Amelia Island in 2013. Corvette was the featured marque in '13 and you can see the #00 Z06 Stingray in
the background. Peter was on hand receiving well deserved recognition for his role in designing the Stingray.

Jim Jaeger transporting his stunningly beautiful 1963 Stingray to the Amelia Concours. Sweet! Photo Conceptcarz.com

#684 positioned next to one of Mickey Thompson's original Sting Rays. Photo by Don Stephens courtesy ConceptCarz.com

Dave MacDonald's #00 Z06 Stingray at Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance in 2013. Owned by Jim & Nancy Jaeger

Jim & Nancy Jaeger's '63 Stingray - the first-ever Z06 Ray - VIN #684 at Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance in 2013.

A bevy of Corvettes at Amelia 2013, including the blue & white #684 Ray, raced by Dave MacDonald at Riverside 1962.

Mickey Thompson's 1963 Z06 Stingray. Not the car that won the 1962 3hr Enduro with Doug Hooper driving, but it is one
of the first batch of six Z06 Stingrays - all six Rays were delivered to prominant Corvette racers. Photo courtesy of Vette

Other cars at the event. Photo courtesy of Vette

The 1963 Stingray Dick Lang raced back in the day. Photo courtesy of Conceptcarz.com

Aerial view of Amelia Island

Original window sticker for the car. $5K for the first ever 1963 Z06 split-window Corvette Stingray? Wow

Below: Illustration of Dave's vintage #00 1963 Z06 split-window Stingray by artist Scott Teeters.

Dave's Z06 included in another stunning illustration by Mr Teeters - The Dave MacDonald Corvette Stamp Collection.

Gran Turismo Legends video game has Dave driving the 00 Stingray

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