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What ever happened to the red with black chairs 67 L-88 coupe with 36 tank that was advertised on the bay several years ago........................OR is THAT the car you are referring to? I think that car was in PA............but not sure.
Rex
I remember the car but I don't remember where it wound up.
That was a great thread! I copied it and still have it in my mail folder.
The seller posted scans of what he claimed were original service repair receipts when the 4-speed broke. He claimed they were the original sheets and were dated late 1967. I looked up several of the part numbers and all weren't available until around 1969, two years after the fake repair.
I don't know what happened to the car.
I think the original dealer was D L Anderson.
Below is the scan of the fake repair order from a dealer. I blew it up so I could read the part numbers. None of those numbers were available in 1967.
The service operatio numbers to the left of the description were wrong too. The repair times were froma 1969 warranty schedule. I know about these things because that's part of what I did in 1969 for Chevrolet.
This is the WHITE car I viewed this past September in Elkhart Lake Wisconsin. It resides in West Bend WI.
Is that supposed to be a real oe? I don't know the story on that car.
It was on that certain auction site several years ago....................drew a LOT of attention AND much discussion. I think it was even "discussed" here on this forum. I'll try to find the VIN.................I have it somewhere, probably hid it from myself. I'm gettin good at that.
Our good friend Derek (TCwasracingCA) was nice enough to post this a while back showing all of the real L88 cars.
As for the red on red roadster at the Pavilion, I believe that was Danny Mershon's car, sure looks like a car that Bob Auxier built and was certainly advertised for sale within the last few years as an accurate replica, and it is a beautiful car. I don't see any red on red roadsters with white stinger in the pictures that Derek had put together.
Our good friend Derek (TCwasracingCA) was nice enough to post this a while back showing all of the real L88 cars.
As for the red on red roadster at the Pavilion, I believe that was Danny Mershon's car, sure looks like a car that Bob Auxier built and was certainly advertised for sale within the last few years as an accurate replica, and it is a beautiful car. I don't see any red on red roadsters with white stinger in the pictures that Derek had put together.
For years and every book published it always list 20 cars produced. Why does he list 22
OK, it is good to see the thread go off to other L88 and L88 clone/tribute/copy/whatever cars.
Let me be clear. Other than the tag, at no time did the owner ever say it was a real L88. After looking at it a couple of times as I walked back and forth, and he was alone, I asked him "Is it real?" although I already knew the answer.
"No." was the first word out of his mouth, "But let me tell you its story." was next. And it was an interesting story. He has had it several years, I forgot how long he said. the guy before him built it, and I can't remember if that guy bought it new or bought it intact as an original 435 hp or what now. But he ran across someone who had some of the top engine parts that wanted to trade for the tripower and so he did. He bought the factory L88 hood from Chevrolet and put it on, and did some other things. I don't know if the engine was bumped to L88 specs or retains 435 hp components. He may have said and I forgot already.
But the car was the previous owner's baby. He had no intentions of selling and it was what he wanted. Then a few years back, something changed, he decided to sell, and the current owner said he couldn't pass it up.
And he gets much of the advantage without any of the disadvantage of having a $3 million car. It looks like one, most think it is one, it runs like one (well, depends on 11:1 or 12.5:1 and cam - me), and he can drive it to events like this and talk to a lot of people about it. Try that with a real L88.
The guy is a real nice guy and is doing nothing to deceive anyone and doesn't deserved to be picked apart online.
So nothing in this was meant to be critical. My other thread already went on how annoyed I was when a guy began to pick mine apart. I am not picking this one apart. It is a beautiful car, it probably runs great, and there isn't one person in this thread who would refuse to drive it given the chance or refuse to own it if someone offered it to them at a steal.
It was meant just to show off the car as something you don't normally see. Yes, there are some give-aways as to it not being an original L88. But this is CF. If you want to be an NCRS blood-in-your-veins person, go off to the NCRS Tech Board. Over here, people restore, drive, customize, and resto-mod cars. They are still a resemblance of 1975.
If you want to gripe about not having original 1967 air in the tires, then leave this thread.
(My computer picked a heck of a time to go wacky and not let me on.)
OK, it is good to see the thread go off to other L88 and L88 clone/tribute/copy/whatever cars.
Let me be clear. Other than the tag, at no time did the owner ever say it was a real L88. After looking at it a couple of times as I walked back and forth, and he was alone, I asked him "Is it real?" although I already knew the answer.
"No." was the first word out of his mouth, "But let me tell you its story." was next. And it was an interesting story. He has had it several years, I forgot how long he said. the guy before him built it, and I can't remember if that guy bought it new or bought it intact as an original 435 hp or what now. But he ran across someone who had some of the top engine parts that wanted to trade for the tripower and so he did. He bought the factory L88 hood from Chevrolet and put it on, and did some other things. I don't know if the engine was bumped to L88 specs or retains 435 hp components. He may have said and I forgot already.
But the car was the previous owner's baby. He had no intentions of selling and it was what he wanted. Then a few years back, something changed, he decided to sell, and the current owner said he couldn't pass it up.
And he gets much of the advantage without any of the disadvantage of having a $3 million car. It looks like one, most think it is one, it runs like one (well, depends on 11:1 or 12.5:1 and cam - me), and he can drive it to events like this and talk to a lot of people about it. Try that with a real L88.
The guy is a real nice guy and is doing nothing to deceive anyone and doesn't deserved to be picked apart online.
So nothing in this was meant to be critical. My other thread already went on how annoyed I was when a guy began to pick mine apart. I am not picking this one apart. It is a beautiful car, it probably runs great, and there isn't one person in this thread who would refuse to drive it given the chance or refuse to own it if someone offered it to them at a steal.
It was meant just to show off the car as something you don't normally see. Yes, there are some give-aways as to it not being an original L88. But this is CF. If you want to be an NCRS blood-in-your-veins person, go off to the NCRS Tech Board. Over here, people restore, drive, customize, and resto-mod cars. They are still a resemblance of 1975.
If you want to gripe about not having original 1967 air in the tires, then leave this thread.
(My computer picked a heck of a time to go wacky and not let me on.)
(soapbox off)
Well said Doc.....................and I LIKE his car.
04-05-2017, 09:59 PM
