Re: 69 Corvette L-88 sells for $610,000
 

I couldn't agree more. I've promoted and attended a whole bunch of musclecar shows in the past but was absolutely floored by Mecum's Indy auction.

I wasn't that interested in the actual auction due to all the BS that goes on but the cars on site were tremendous. There were eight or ten that I'd never seen in person due to the rarity.

Anyone who's into performance cars needs to go to this auction at least once.

Re: 69 Corvette L-88 sells for $610,000
 

its the engine that kicked the 426 hemi and 427 fords asses is what it is!!

Re: 69 Corvette L-88 sells for $610,000
 

That's funny because the '69 427 L88 Corvette only came in at number #16 on this 50 fastest muscle cars list...and to bad they didn't include the '68 Hemi Darts & '68 Hemi Barracuda's with cross-ram race hemi's, or some of the other cars produced by Yenko or Baldwin Motion, etc...and yes the L88 was a race motor in a production car, and so were all the others...and yeah the 427 Cobra was a soccer moms car.

http://www.musclecarclub.com/musclec...s-50fast.shtml

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Re: 69 Corvette L-88 sells for $610,000
 

They should have tested a 4 speed one. And if gm had put 2x4s on it, there would be a l88 shoot out

Re: 69 Corvette L-88 sells for $610,000
 

. And if gm had put 2x4s on it, there would be a l88 shoot out[/QUOTE]
yes and if gm had put two fours on it ,it would have to be at lest 200 lbs heavier than the hemi darts and cudas just to make it fair you know.

Re: 69 Corvette L-88 sells for $610,000
 

yes and if gm had put two fours on it ,it would have to be at lest 200 lbs heavier than the hemi darts and cudas just to make it fair you know.[/QUOTE]

I don't care who you are, now that's funny ...

Re: 69 Corvette L-88 sells for $610,000
 

Thats alot of coin in todays market.But it was a bad motor scooter.