![]() | One of 116 L88-powered Corvettes built in the final year of L88 production. The engine was a masterpiece of raw power, combining a reinforced cast-iron block with a forged rotating assembly, 12.5:1 compression and a free-breathing top end incorporating big-valve aluminum heads, a solid-lifter cam and a Holley 4-barrel carburetor on an aluminum intake manifold. |
![]() | It was officially rated at 430 HP at 5,200 RPM, but was more like 560 HP at 6,400 RPM. At a hefty additional price tag of $1,032.15, the L88 engine package weighed in at almost a quarter of the base Corvette price in 1969. |
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![]() | This example had an all-encompassing frame-off restoration totaling 5,100 hours. This spectacular machine was exactingly returned to its as-built state. It made $ 577k in 2016.![]() |