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This looks like the car Patrick Nichols did a video on.
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I know what my 69 turns with an M21 and 3.31 gears at 72 mph. I know it's not a Z16, but 172? Ha. Not without some mods like has been mentioned.
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That story about Cliff Gotlobb was awesome. Wow, what a talented individual he must be/have been to have Chevrolet pull him in and take his ideas into production. Really cool.
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The story says that this car still has the 3.31 gears, and the engine looks completely stock, so I don't think there is enough power to push it to 172 MPH. That would be 7360 RPMs with a 26 inch tire. I may be wrong. Wouldn't be the first time, for sure. Anyway, it's a pretty awesome car and I'd love to have it.
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Cliff's old L88 was at MCACN in November
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Gottlob says, `I've been very lucky in picking the cars.' This ultra-rare Z-16 Chevelle hardtop is one of them that he has held onto. He believes he is the last original owner of a Z-16 to still have one of them. The Wichita Eagle

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That's a pretty cool story. He had a very impressive winning record with the L88.
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That's a pretty cool story. He had a very impressive winning record with the L88.
Outside of the Owens-Corning '68, I believe it is the "winning-est" L88 Corvette of them all.
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