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Hopefully some rich lottery winner will buy it and drive the cobwebs out of it :thumbs:

 

[QUOTE]Ya know, it's VERY cool. Definitely a dream Vette, BUT, how much fun can it be to own? All that money and you can't justify taking it to the track, on cruises, and it must be trailed to a show. I guarantee that engine produces ZERO horsepower while setting and being stared at. I more than appreciate the car. The only thing would be better would be having a ZL1. The problem's not with the car. It's with us and how we worship it. On the other hand I also appreciate the NCRS and their efforts. Some of these cars should be preserved, yet at the same time what the hell fun are they like that. Conversation pieces? Status statements. Blah. Now that I've had a plain jane Vette for almost eight months I'd rather own several plain janes of different generations that I could drive than one L88 and a trailer to pull it around on. Hell, for a FRACTION of the cost of that car I can make my '79 smoke it. If it's all about power and performance wouldn't that be the smarter route? I don't know. I guess I'm torn. Before owning my Vette, or any classic car, I thought originality and keeping the care "true" was the way to go, but now I own a beautiful non numbers matching award winning '79 and I can't imagine not being able or reluctant to driving the sheet out of it. Plus, researching, planning, dreaming and scheming on how to make this car even better and faster than what GM was forced to put out is a blast. To think of having a car that I'd have to put inferior original parts back on just to win a concours seems very unsatisfying at this point. You can probably tell I didn't have an opportunity to get this out of my system when I was a teen. Again, I appreciate the owners who preserve their cars as original. I feel it's important for original examples to exist, but now I don't envy them in any way shape or form. :rant:


:bs :bs If I bought that Vette, What's the problem with racing it (1/4 mile that is. NOT road racing where there are concrete walls). If something mechaniclly breaks it can be fixed with correct parts. I would drive to shows to certain extent. I would put some miles on that "bad boy". S**T let the next guy do another "frame off".. :cheers:


[Modified by lotahp, 3:09 PM 2/20/2004]

 

:withstupid: ....yup ! :yesnod: .....and as mentioned before - "DAYMN", that's a nice ride ! :thumbs:

 

:iagree: BUT only with the :bs part. 105K+ and you'd have it at the drag strip? :lolg: I'll believe it when I see it. If money was not an object, then why a street car, even if an L88, and not a real dragster for that much. What's it going to run? 12's? 11's? That's a lot of dough to go that slow. To do so would only be saying "I'm so loaded I can afford to risk and use a rare piece of automotive history at the track". Nobody like a show off. And if you were to tear the car apart and modify it to make it a dragster then it would no longer really be a true L88, and you would end up with the same car you could have had for $50K-$70K less if you would have modified a plain jane, again making you look like a show off for butchering a rare car to race just because you could. Nobody will appreciate that. Sadly that car and it's owner will receive that most appreciation when it's being moved around on a trailer and put on pedestal at shows.

By the way, there are concrete barriers at the drag strip too. I know a few people who've faced it looking back at them while on a run. If you smashed up an L88 FN 'round at the track you really feel like a horses rear.


[Modified by Corvette_fetish, 2:17 PM 2/20/2004]

 

...and fit a Daytona Kit on it,just to tease people :lol: :cheers:

 

For emissions...

 

There have been a number of excellent thoughts on this particular L88 from members of this forum. I'll weigh in with my own. I have what is, IMHO, one of the finest L88s in this country. I worked hard for a number of years, traded cars and finally ended up with my L88. I don't drive it and it is a 'static' display of Corvette history, although I am going to PV it in CLT in April (hopefully). I enjoy taking it to shows around the country and meeting other enthusiasts, inviting them to sit in it and make themselves at home as they look over that high domed hood. It is, I think, a very special part of Corvette history. I have, as a result of that car, met some of the nicest people and made some great friendships. To that end, I enjoy the car very much.

As for driving the hell out of a Corvette, I have another 69 that is specifically for driving. I like to say, 'all the numbers match, but, none match this car'. I am restoring it so I can aim at every pothole and when it gets filthy, I will wash it and start all over again.

I suppose we all have our own ideas about what should and shouldn't be done with a particular Corvette, but, in the end, do what you want and what pleases you. As for my L88, if you see me at a show this year, please stop by and say hello. We'll sit in mine, start it up, have a cup of coffee (or something else) and hopefully enjoy a significant piece of Corvette history.

Regards,

Mark Donnally

 

Mark, IMHO you do have one nice L-88. Saw it at both Hershey & Carlisle-Outstanding Car :thumbs:

 

Paul,

Thanx, I'll see you in CLT if you are planning on going.

Mark

 

I've seen that L88 apart. It is absolutely gorgeous, one of the best in the world. Whoever ends up with it is going to be very happy. Everything is correct 1969 L88... including the smog pump :thumbs:


[Modified by KingRat, 4:34 AM 2/21/2004]

 

I'd love it in my garage.
Thankfully there are folks out there looking after these "rare gems" so that one day;maybe, we might get to be the custodian of one for a while.
Like Boeing Driver stated..."do whatever pleases you".....
Regards
Wayne






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