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10-15-2008, 03:51 AM
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Re: 1967 Corvette L71 435 Roadster -BG BENCHMARK CAR
Hi Mark,
You are welcome to visit my garage any time. Just let me know when and I will meet you there! I think you'd find a few cars you may like  Colin 
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10-15-2008, 04:18 AM
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Re: 1967 Corvette L71 435 Roadster -BG BENCHMARK CAR
Colin,
I know the car well, it is a great car. I love that original motor stamp it just screams real deal! Good luck with the sale.
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Corvette nut since I was a kid. 67 435s and L88s are my favorites
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10-15-2008, 05:25 AM
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Re: 1967 Corvette L71 435 Roadster -BG BENCHMARK C
-----Colin,,,Do you presently have a Griffith, maybe that gold one in the article??? I see you are at least interested in them. I had a 65 200 with the optional 350hp 289 dual quad engine. It was absolutely the fastest street car I ever owned. 1890 lbs. and 350 horsies. Do the math......Bill S
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10-15-2008, 06:54 AM
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Re: 1967 Corvette L71 435 Roadster -BG BENCHMARK C
Hi Bill,
Yes, indeed I do have a Griff. It is a 200 with the HiPo 289, single 4bbl (Autolite 4100 C3OF as I recall, the 600 cfm one) Bought it from the original owner, who bought it when he was 19 with the money he earned from racing Porsches on the east coast for Max Hoffman. I have his notes from when he compared it to a 289 Cobra at the time. The deciding factor was the Cobra weighed 2200 lbs with 271 hp and the Griff was 1500 lbs (published in literature) soaking wet and had the same HP and...was $300 less! He drove it for about 18 months and then parked it becase he said if he kept driving it he "would be dead" becuase he didn't trust that his abilities were high enough to control the Griff. Mind you, this was a kid who won a lot of races for Hoffmann, and driving for Max was the US equivalent of getting a spot on Enzo Ferraris team almost The little bugger is out getting the headliner replaced this week, I'll snap you some pictures soon. Cool little car, 10k miles from new, original Farina 8k horizontal tach just like a Cobra. Have any pics of yours? More importantly, have any pictures of you squeezed into it? That had to be a damn funny sight, like the Shriners rolling into town Colin
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10-15-2008, 04:58 PM
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Re: 1967 Corvette L71 435 Roadster -BG BENCHMARK C
That's a great 435 roadster Colin and red to boot! I believe only four '67 big blocks of any horsepower have ever received the Bloomington Benchmark award. A no brainer! Chris
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10-15-2008, 07:41 PM
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Re: 1967 Corvette L71 435 Roadster -BG BENCHMARK C
-----Colin,,,I do have a couple of pics and have put my hands on one. Ill find the second which is a bit better. Send me your address as my scanner is no longer functioning, and Ill snail em to you. I have a couple of other pics you may like that Ill include to make up for the quality of the Griffith pic which was taken in 1969/70. You will recognize the people........Bill S
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