69 Corvette L-88
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Looks like the real deal but pricey. These are so hard to assess value wise. $250,000 seems more like it, but, ultimately it's worth what someone is willing to pay. Amazing how a car with 15,000 original miles needed a complete restoration.
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Well, I think it's a bit high... 
Since I don't have the kind of money for such an expensive "toy" museum piece [which, if used for any other purpose, would be insane 
], I would choose to put a 540, F.I. Dart-block engine in my C3 and upgrade the suspension, drivetrain, and tires for around $10-12K. It would have more HP than the L-88, much better street 'manners', and I could actually drive it and have fun...rather than just look at it and wonder...... 
But, if you've got the bucks and the museum to store it, why not??
Since I don't have the kind of money for such an expensive "toy" museum piece [which, if used for any other purpose, would be insane ], I would choose to put a 540, F.I. Dart-block engine in my C3 and upgrade the suspension, drivetrain, and tires for around $10-12K. It would have more HP than the L-88, much better street 'manners', and I could actually drive it and have fun...rather than just look at it and wonder...... But, if you've got the bucks and the museum to store it, why not??
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That is probably the market price for a L88,BUT with a bad economy and it being Fathom Green,although i like the color,it is probably not going to sell at that price anytime soon.This 69 L88 has been on for sale and on ebay for awhile,but i think if it were Red it would sell.Two years ago a red 69 L88 vert sold for over 400k and all original blue 69 L88 vert sold for 500k.The REAL no nonsense L88's have big price tags.
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For the money a guy could have a 1958, a 63 split window fuelie, a 70 LT-1, and a new Z06 with some change left over to build a garage mahal to keep them in. Rare, fast and beautiful, it is unfortunate it will likely never be driven again.
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I heard on the news today some hedge fund manager made billions last year. He also paid $441 million for a painting. I guess it all depends on your perspective. When you are at the bottom looking up, everything is overpriced.
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It could need a complete restoration if that 15k miles done a quarter mile at a time or another track. I don't know if the restoration was really necessary, but there's probably a good return on the dollar for restoring a genuine L88 car.
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Well, I think it's a bit high... Since I don't have the kind of money for such an expensive "toy" museum piece [which, if used for any other purpose, would be insane ], I would choose to put a 540, F.I. Dart-block engine in my C3 and upgrade the suspension, drivetrain, and tires for around $10-12K. It would have more HP than the L-88, much better street 'manners', and I could actually drive it and have fun...rather than just look at it and wonder......
But, if you've got the bucks and the museum to store it, why not??
Since I don't have the kind of money for such an expensive "toy" museum piece [which, if used for any other purpose, would be insane ], I would choose to put a 540, F.I. Dart-block engine in my C3 and upgrade the suspension, drivetrain, and tires for around $10-12K. It would have more HP than the L-88, much better street 'manners', and I could actually drive it and have fun...rather than just look at it and wonder...... But, if you've got the bucks and the museum to store it, why not??
I would do the same, but I think I would drop in a built LSX engine
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Well, I think it's a bit high... Since I don't have the kind of money for such an expensive "toy" museum piece [which, if used for any other purpose, would be insane ], I would choose to put a 540, F.I. Dart-block engine in my C3 and upgrade the suspension, drivetrain, and tires for around $10-12K. It would have more HP than the L-88, much better street 'manners', and I could actually drive it and have fun...rather than just look at it and wonder......
But, if you've got the bucks and the museum to store it, why not??
Since I don't have the kind of money for such an expensive "toy" museum piece [which, if used for any other purpose, would be insane ], I would choose to put a 540, F.I. Dart-block engine in my C3 and upgrade the suspension, drivetrain, and tires for around $10-12K. It would have more HP than the L-88, much better street 'manners', and I could actually drive it and have fun...rather than just look at it and wonder...... But, if you've got the bucks and the museum to store it, why not??
$350k is a lot of money to pay for an oversized paperweight.
