1 of 2 Original 1969 ZL1 Corvette Blocks

[Tracker1]

Original 1969 Corvette ZL1 Motor

"I recently got ahold of the previous owner whom I bought the block from in Oklahoma. The current history on this block according to him was that a relative of his (brother I think) was an avid collector of older Corvettes and also very much into road racing back in the late 60's and early 70's. His relative purchased a new 1969 Corvette with this aluminum ZL1 engine in it. This engine was not added later, but came directly from the factory. He told me there were two 1969 Vettes sold with this engine, one yellow and one white. 1 of the 2 is owned by a collector in Seattle, Washington and we don't know the whereabouts of the #2 car.

On another note, he stated for a fact that this engine was NOT an over the counter engine/crate engine as it has a real stamped number on the deck surface (98693-B). If it was a crate engine or over the counter engine, he said it would defintely have the CEXXXX number stamped into it."
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[Alss]

I was under the impression that were only 2 built and both of the 69 ZL-1 corvettes were known..one was found in Fla??, by police in a drug raid (DEA)??..and was sold at auction to a collector..the other was Reggies jacksons..and it was lost in the fire that burned down his one of his warehouse's..now there are 3??..I smell fish

[Mike]

The white one has been in Kevin Suydam's collection for a number of years. I thought there was a rumor of an orange one which would make three....but I can't be certain. The yellow one was in a collection in Florida and I'm not sure if it still is?

[Tracker1]

This, the 3rd car, has been discussed on this site before:

http://www.corvettefever.com/feature...zl1/index.html

[Tracker1]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Alss</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I was under the impression that were only 2 built and both of the 69 ZL-1 corvettes were known..one was found in Fla??, by police in a drug raid (DEA)??..and was sold at auction to a collector..the other was Reggies jacksons..and it was lost in the fire that burned down his one of his warehouse's..now there are 3??..I smell fish </div></div>

I don't believe Reggie Jackson ever had a ZL1 Corvette? Camaros yes, Vette no?

[Pulnaway]

The yellow car was sold throught Hechler Chevrolet here in richmond Va....was owned by Zip Corvette and sold to a guy who turned out to be a drug dealer in Fla. The car was seized and sold to the current owner.. a Corvette dealer in Fla. My understanding is the original motor is in the car.