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In the world of collectible Corvettes, there is rare, and then there is rare. In its day, the biggest, most powerful Corvette engine of them all was the L88, offered from 1967 to 1969.
Model examples equipped with that mill are iconic but elusive beasts, and it’s the 1967 coupe—the final year of the classic C2 Sting Ray—that tops the charts. Just 20 examples fit with the L88 engine option were made for that model year, and of those, only one was delivered in Rally Red with a red interior.
Though not designed to drive on the street, this L88-powered ‘Vette looks like any other big-block C2 coupe—until you open the hood. That’s when the real differences become apparent. It has the first cowl-induction engine on a production car, and uses an aluminum small-block radiator with no fan shroud, which means the car has to keep moving fast to avoid overheating.
Built to race, it has no power steering either. The L88 engine uses lightweight heads with bigger ports, a hotter camshaft, and a Holley four-barrel carburetor. It features a 12.5:1 compression ratio that demands 103-octane race fuel, and while official output is 430 hp, it really makes closer to 560 hp at 6,400 rpm.
read more: https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/car-week-ultra-rare-1967-130000160.html?fr=sycsrp_catchall
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