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 ...
A “Holy Grail” Chevrolet Corvette crossed the auction block this weekend, on March 20, 2021. And it lived up to the hype, as shown in the final figure when the hammer dropped. Last month, a 1967 ...
Too bad Indiana Jones isn’t looking for a new car, because the "Holy Grail" of Corvettes is coming up for auction. A one of a kind 1967 Chevrolet Corvette L88 is scheduled to cross the block at the ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
A one-of-a-kind 1967 Chevrolet Corvette L88 was sold at the Mecum Auctions event in Glendale, Ariz., for $2,695,000, which is a lot. But not that much. The Sunfire Yellow coupe is one of just 20 that ...
A rare 1967 L88 Chevrolet Corvette brought a record price for a production-model Vette at the Mecum Gold Rush Corvette Auction at the 31st Annual Bloomington Gold Corvette Show in late June. Buyer ...
The Chevy Corvette L88 was intended to be a competition car rather than daily transportation. Produced in limited numbers for the 1967, 1968, and 1969 model years, the L88’s 427 cubic-inch Big Block ...
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 ...
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 ...