When Chevrolet introduced the third generation of the Corvette in late 1960s, it carried over most underpinnings from the C2, but with some improvements, and also used the mighty 427 engine that ...
In 1969, the fastest Ferrari on sale was the 365 GTB/4 Daytona with a ridiculous top speed of 174 mph. Powered by a 4.4-liter ...
Harley Earl—the father of the Corvette—got his inspiration for the first of the breed when he lapped the Buick LeSabre concept around Watkins Glen racetrack on September 15, 1951. It’s perhaps no ...
The Chevy Corvette L88 was “Father of the Corvette” Zora Arkus Duntov‘s end-run around General Motors’ edict that they would not participate in competitive motorsports. That edict came after the ...
A pair of historically significant Corvettes are among the featured lots at a Mecum auction happening now in Kissimmee, Florida. Offered as a single lot, the pair are the first and last production L88 ...
Most barn finds we see today are usually mundane classics that aren't necessarily worth saving. However, rare vehicles still pop up from time to time. This 1969 Chevrolet Corvette is one of them.
Intended to be a maximum performance offering, the Chevy Corvette L88 was first introduced for the 1967 model year. The L88 was the brainchild of Zora Arkus-Duntov, the "Father of the Corvette," as a ...
The big Scottsdale auctions finished this past weekend, and the big Kahuna of the bunch Barrett-Jackson had a sale that just boggles the mind. When a 1967 Corvette coupe with the L88 motor rolled to ...
The late 1960s were the height of the muscle car wars. Automakers from Detroit were locked in a horsepower and torque battle, with each brand trying to outdo the other. For Chevrolet, this was an era ...
Khris is a Mechanical Engineer and a classic car aficionado, who adores his Jags, Alfas, and old-school American muscle cars. He keeps tabs on everything from super exotics like an old EB 110 to the ...
Chevy Corvettes have never been a budget-oriented car. Compared to other high-end performance cars of the same caliber, they are a relative bargain, but the Corvette is not an everyman car in the same ...
Legendary cars always come with notebooks full of documentation or reams of mythologizing. This 1969 Chevrolet Corvette ZL-1 is not only the former, it is one of only two such Corvettes built. For ...