The most "significant" Chevrolet performance car.

[LS6 RAT]

Interesting that you consider the L-88 a package. It was not bundled as such. When ordering the L-88 option, there were of course some mandated options but they were priced individually.
The ZR2 package, available to the '71 LS-6 engine was a package. The list price was $1749.00 and included the MA6, K66, V01, J56, F41 etc, along with restriction of options that couldn't be ordered, just like on the L-88. However the above options were NOT available separately on other models, which is not the case with the L-88 years. Those options were available separately and could have been ordered with other engine options.
So as to a "racing package" you would need to give the nod to the LS-6 ZR2 Corvette of 1971.

[ANDY M]

Wagonman, please fill in your profile. It is insulting to say on a public forum that you stand in front of your car, but yet you won't reveal your name to us.
Not all of us here are as well informed as you would think us to be.
I applaud you posting a defense of what you built or had built for you, but you make me question your sincerity when you hide behind a screen name.

[wagonman]

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Wagonman, please fill in your profile. It is insulting to say on a public forum that you stand in front of your car, but yet you won't reveal your name to us.
Not all of us here are as well informed as you would think us to be.

I applaud you posting a defense of what you built or had built for you, but you make me question your sincerity when you hide behind a screen name.

[/ QUOTE ]


ok i will add to my profile......thank you....as far as putting my name...i dont think so...i try not to put it on any public forum.....but if anyone pm's me.i will give them my name and number and we can chat on the phone...

as a matter of fact....650-537-3125....is my cell......

thanks guy's

[Verne_Frantz]

I'm a little confused by the list of RPOs such as K66, J56, F41, etc that were bundled with the ZR2 package, but were not available on other Vettes. Why were they RPOs then, rather than just additional "special equipment"?

In any case, here is my list:

RPO Z-11 Impala features

* The 427cid engine itself: special crank, rods, pistons, heads, cast push rod guides, intake, valvecovers, water pump, air cleaner, oil pan, balancer, flywheel, hollow fuel pump rod, fuel lines and filter, plus misc. fittings, brackets & springs
* Special suspension, including Corvette Z-06 brake backing plates with unique metallic linings, unique coil springs & ball joints
* Special roller type rear axle bearings, retainers and studs
* No body sound deadener
* Cowl induction
* 15x5.5” wheels
* 4.11 positraction rear axle
* Aluminum body components, including hood, hood lock support, front fenders, front and rear bumpers & brackets, front splash shield, grille brackets, fan shroud, battery tray
* No other options available
* Only 50 of them were built just to satisfy NHRA’s requirement for Super Stock.

None of the above was standard equipment with any other 409 car. And the only items above that were optional on other models are the 15x5.5 wheels and the 4.11 posi.

Verne

[SmallHurst]

I have no dog in this hunt, so I am going to let go on what I think.

Personally, you have to look at what started everything before anything else can develop. You have to include some cars not mentioned such as the original Corvette. True, this was not a barn burner, but it was a platform that could be built upon. The '55 shoebox with the smallblock. It was the everyday car that put the chev smallbolock on the map. The 409 Impala, a big car with grace and speed. The Z16 chevelle, the '67 Z/28, the ZL-1 camero, and the LS-6 Chevelle and Corvette. All of these cars are without a doubt very important cars. Dealer cars are a a different bag of chips.

For me, the most 'significant' Chevy is the one in someones garage that they would rather part with their first born than that car. If it was not for the passion that is ignited within on these cars, then Chevy, Ford, Mopar would not have developed the car for the 'enthusiast'.

Oh, by the way!

[LS6 RAT]

Verne,

During the 1968 and 1969 Corvette model years those RPO items were available as separate ordered options on L-36, L-68 & L71 as well.

However in 1971 those were what made up the ZR2 package and are listed on the Corvette Order Copy sheets as ECL codes. They weren't even listed on any ordering form as separate items or referred to as RPO items. They were however spelled out in GM's verbage as to what the ZR2 package consisted of.

[king_midas]

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