So what do you think the reserve was on this L-88

[MosportGreen66]

how do you put a price on a car that has 2300 miles - and the biggest - rarest corvette engine? with docs, in a one-year-only color?

[camarojoe]

I don't know...with white shoe polish on the windshield maybe? [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/dunno.gif[/img] [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

[hvychev]

Joe.......... [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

I personally think that the car would have looked better with a set of those GT Qualifier Tires.

[Chevy454]

Ummm...wouldn't the "biggest and rarest" Corvette engine have been the ZL-1?

[MotownMadman]

Rob, Details, details, details, [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]. Was thye ZL-1 option on the Covettes a regular RPO option that a customer chould read over and check the boz as easily lets say as a AM/FM radio? Or did it take a dealer who knew the correct side door to use at GM, and the correct window of opportunity in which to open it? If it was an RPO anyone could order for what reason can we surmise only two were built? Would the ZL-1 Vette be classified as a regular production car, or more along the lines of the first two ZL-1 Camaro's that supposedly passed to that great muscle car parking lot in the sky? Is it possible those two Corvettes were both prototype builds in which the project was cancelled?
Thanks,
Motown
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[COPO PETE]

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Rob, Details, details, details, [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]. Was thye ZL-1 option on the Covettes a regular RPO option that a customer chould read over and check the boz as easily lets say as a AM/FM radio? Or did it take a dealer who knew the correct side door to use at GM, and the correct window of opportunity in which to open it? If it was an RPO anyone could order for what reason can we surmise only two were built? Would the ZL-1 Vette be classified as a regular production car.
Thanks,
Motown
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I'd be really interested in reply's of this question!
Peter

[Chevy454]

It was my understanding that the ZL-1 in the Corvette was an RPO, as was the L-72...to get either of those engines in a Camaro, however required the Central Office's blessing. Whether this is right, I honestly don't know, but it sounds good! [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/dunno.gif[/img]

[JChlupsa]

Kevin, your just sitting back soaking in all the sunshine huh [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/beers.gif[/img]

Since you have a 69 ZL1 Vette how bout some info on what you know about the cars

[JoeC]

The ZL1 Covette was RPO. Although it was not advertised, the sales were limited mostly by price. Chevy was officially not into racing but they produced the raw material to qualify for racing. They made the cars to meet the rules of the racing organization. There was no minimum production number required for the complete ZL1 Corvette to compete in road racing but the engine had to be an option that was available. Many racers just bought the engine and upgraded their 68 or built a 69 Corvette race car and ran L88s and ZL1s at Daytona, Sebring, LeMans. etc. In 1970 Chevy built 25 ZR1 Corvettes LT1 M22 with other upgrades for racing. In 1971 there were 8 ZL1 and 8 ZL2 Corvettes built. (I think these numbers are right by memory)
For TransAm racing, there was a 1000 car minimum (Chevy got an exemption in 67) but then special parts were allowed if they had GM part numbers and were available over the counter. This is why Camaro had cross ram, JL8, cowl hood, spoilers, etc. available some as service items some RPO.
Drag racing had different set of rules to meet. In 1963 the Z-11 drag car was RPO and met NHRA 50 car minimum. In 68 the L78 TH400 Nova used COPO process to make 50 car NHRA min. In 69 COPO process was used again for drag cars to meet a 50 car minimum. In 1970 Chevy did last ditch effort to make a mass produced hi hp big block and went back to RPO to produce a 450hp Chevelle not available in Camaro Corvette or Nova.
NASCAR had their own set of crazy rules that they changed often. Some rules required 500 engines had to be built but could be used in other models then they were sold with. NASCAR rules created the wild aero cars. Even in 1986 and 87 Chevy had the SS Monte Aero Coupes special built at great cost in order to get a 5 mph top speed increase at Daytona and Talladaga.
Ok I'm rambling but point is, Chevy did whatever was required to get cars on the race track and into winners circle. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggthumpup.gif[/img]

[Charles]

WHITE WHITE YELLOW RED & GOLD? The first white ZL-1 started life as a 1968 Corvette roadster. It was a sort of prototype for the option, built by Chevrolet engineering. The second car was the white 1969 coupe with a serial number under 7000. It was customer ordered to be raced. The yellow coupe followed much later with a serial number over 29000. This car was ordered by a GM engineer at the engine plant. The red coupe is more of a question since it started out as just a 427. Chevy did not have 1970 cars to show the journalists for the July 1969 long lead press preview. To keep them happy they brought out some performance cars for testing. One of the cars was the red ZL-1 coupe with a M40 transmission. A dragstrip was created at "Black Lake" but the red coupe saw limited use because someone took out the top end timing lights early in the day! This car had 180 degree headers, mag wheels and slicks. The car was locked in drive so that the expensive engine would not go over the rev limit. None of the journalists bothered to ask what engine was in the red Corvette. The Gold ZL-1 roadster has been mentioned elsewhere. It is said to have paperwork and looked real according to an author who was researching a book. It remains a question mark.