autoevolution 16 Feb 2021, 16:15 UTC ·
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Yeah, the mid-engined C8 Corvette is cool, but have you ever seen a 1967 Corvette L88 in mint condition and with matching numbers? They re as rare as they get, with only 20 units having been built in an era when the great Zora-Arkus-Duntov was still heading Corvette development.
1967 was the final year of the second-generation Corvette, and it spawned the greatest version of the C2 coupe, the L88. The L88 engine was one of four 7.0-liter units offered by Chevrolet for the C2, but it was notably different than its siblings.
Fitted with upgrades such as lightweight heads, bigger ports, 12.5:1 compression, aluminum radiator, and a huge, four-barrel carburetor, the L88 was not only wilder than the L89 but also closer to a pure racing engine than any other Chevy mill do date.
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The 1969 Chevy Corvette is just sharp. That second year of the Shark body, minimally adorned, with those sexy, flowing curves and Coke-bottle shape, is the last of the Corvettes designed with style over function, aerodynamics be damned. The Stingray moniker returned for the 1969 model year after a single-year absence, but was now a single word, as opposed to the previous generation’s