Nice L88 on Ebay
02-19-2004, 08:11 PM
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02-19-2004, 09:28 PM
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Re: Nice L88 on Ebay (Toy4Two)
why does it have a smog pump :confused: I thought L88 cars were ment to be race cars and they should not have them
02-19-2004, 09:40 PM
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Re: Nice L88 on Ebay (Nowhere Man)
Saw that car at Bloomington. The owner is a member of this Forum :yesnod: Talked to him for a good while out at Bloomington the day his car got judged. Rowdy Rat is also in one of the pics judging the engine compartment :thumbs: :cool:
02-20-2004, 12:24 AM
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Re: Nice L88 on Ebay (Nowhere Man)
why does it have a smog pump I thought L88 cars were ment to be race cars and they should not have them
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02-20-2004, 10:37 AM
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Re: Nice L88 on Ebay (Toy4Two)
:cool:
02-20-2004, 02:33 PM
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Re: Nice L88 on Ebay (JB)
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:
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