'69 L88 pics from Australia
06-17-2007, 02:35 AM
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'69 L88 pics from Australia
Hi Guys, just popped over from the C1/2 forum (I have a '65 327/300 coupe & '67 424/435 convertible) to show you these neat pics of my mate's L88. He's had the car 10yrs and has the P.O.P, tank sticker & window sticker and full owner history - the car was successfully raced in Asia (India, Malaysia) in the 70's & 80's hence the fender flares (which look gr8 IMO). Enjoy, Best Regards, Gary (Perth, Australia)
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06-17-2007, 08:00 AM
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Nice-Sweet--Brings back memorys from when I restored a 1968 L-88 vert.in 1988 for Bloomington Thunder 88 that tried to get most of the L-88s back together for the event.
Thats the engine in my avitar.
Thats the engine in my avitar.
06-17-2007, 09:31 AM
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06-17-2007, 10:13 AM
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And it goes like a bat outa hell running on Avgas (+110 octane) and sounds insane !! VERY scary car - 'good-scary'
Makes my '67 L71 tri-power seam very tame in comparison
06-17-2007, 10:46 AM
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I vividly remember growing up around this car! My father was friends with the previous owner. I recall being at the Australian National Corvette Convention of 92 and Steve carrying the car on his tilt-tray truck to a football field for a show day. he let the tray down, rolled the car down slowly and once on the ground he jumped in started the MONSTER up! It was the loudest, most aggressive car i had ever heard. Oh i remember it like yesterday and I was only 7!!!!!
As far back as i can remember that car lingers in my memory. And i could not for the life of me (even if i wanted too!!!) find a better car to do just that!
As far back as i can remember that car lingers in my memory. And i could not for the life of me (even if i wanted too!!!) find a better car to do just that!
06-17-2007, 01:20 PM
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Now think on this...everything is the same if we go there except the wheel is on the right,,AND......you would have to shift with the LEFT hand.
06-17-2007, 01:34 PM
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St. Jude Donor '07
Shifting with your left hand is an interesting experience...
06-17-2007, 11:18 PM
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You Guys!
The pedal arrangement is the same as LHD with the clutch on the left.
There were several places in Australia where LHD cars could remain LHD when imported. The car in question spent a lot of it's life in Canberra which is the nation's capital. LHD vehicles were allowed for the foreign embassies. the Northern Territory also allowed US service staff to bring in LHD vehicles when working at US bases there.
Several years ago the laws were "standardised" across the country allowing LHD for vehicles over 30 years and under some circumstances 25 years (Club permit scheme). Classic cars no longer had to be converted.
There are at least 2 69 L88's in Australia. I first saw the silver one in 1989 at the Sydney Corvette Convention. A Fathom green Coupe was imported several years ago and sits in a private collection.
I also know of a 68 roadster which raced in singapore but has no documentation to prove it's lineage.
The pedal arrangement is the same as LHD with the clutch on the left.
There were several places in Australia where LHD cars could remain LHD when imported. The car in question spent a lot of it's life in Canberra which is the nation's capital. LHD vehicles were allowed for the foreign embassies. the Northern Territory also allowed US service staff to bring in LHD vehicles when working at US bases there.
Several years ago the laws were "standardised" across the country allowing LHD for vehicles over 30 years and under some circumstances 25 years (Club permit scheme). Classic cars no longer had to be converted.
There are at least 2 69 L88's in Australia. I first saw the silver one in 1989 at the Sydney Corvette Convention. A Fathom green Coupe was imported several years ago and sits in a private collection.
I also know of a 68 roadster which raced in singapore but has no documentation to prove it's lineage.
06-18-2007, 03:31 PM
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"Other than the fender flares, side pipes and a few other small bits-n-pieces the car is very original"
I hate to point it out, but the sidepipes definitly look original GM and the flares appear to have the correct GM shape. Look inside the flares with a bright light to see if there are part numbers in them, and I'll bet the sidepipes are GM as well. Very few L-88's have the correct pipes and flares. In my mind they should be on the car.
Can you PM me the last 5 digits of the vin?
JOE
I hate to point it out, but the sidepipes definitly look original GM and the flares appear to have the correct GM shape. Look inside the flares with a bright light to see if there are part numbers in them, and I'll bet the sidepipes are GM as well. Very few L-88's have the correct pipes and flares. In my mind they should be on the car.
Can you PM me the last 5 digits of the vin?
JOE
06-22-2007, 07:30 AM
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I vividly remember growing up around this car! My father was friends with the previous owner. I recall being at the Australian National Corvette Convention of 92 and Steve carrying the car on his tilt-tray truck to a football field for a show day. he let the tray down, rolled the car down slowly and once on the ground he jumped in started the MONSTER up! It was the loudest, most aggressive car i had ever heard. Oh i remember it like yesterday and I was only 7!!!!!
As far back as i can remember that car lingers in my memory. And i could not for the life of me (even if i wanted too!!!) find a better car to do just that!
As far back as i can remember that car lingers in my memory. And i could not for the life of me (even if i wanted too!!!) find a better car to do just that!
"Other than the fender flares, side pipes and a few other small bits-n-pieces the car is very original"
I hate to point it out, but the sidepipes definitly look original GM and the flares appear to have the correct GM shape. Look inside the flares with a bright light to see if there are part numbers in them, and I'll bet the sidepipes are GM as well. Very few L-88's have the correct pipes and flares. In my mind they should be on the car.
Can you PM me the last 5 digits of the vin?
JOE
I hate to point it out, but the sidepipes definitly look original GM and the flares appear to have the correct GM shape. Look inside the flares with a bright light to see if there are part numbers in them, and I'll bet the sidepipes are GM as well. Very few L-88's have the correct pipes and flares. In my mind they should be on the car.
Can you PM me the last 5 digits of the vin?
JOE
I'll pass your compliments to the owner and see if I can dig-up some more pics and race history detail. When he "showed" the car during the Gold Coast NCRS meet & National Convention he'd made up a neat display board with the tank & window stickers, and several pics from some of it's race appearances - very nostalgic.
Hopefully you can get him to post the pics of the car in its race days.
