1969 Chevrolet Corvette L88 Convertible

1 of 116 L88s built in 1969. L88 427/430 HP engine with first design closed chamber aluminum heads. M22 Rock Crusher 4-speed. 4.56 Positraction rear end. J56 heavy duty brakes. K66 transistorized ignition. Auxiliary hardtop and Black soft top. Fathom Green with matching Dark Green interior. Restoration completed in 1988. The most potent regular production Corvettes, they are also some of the rarest and most highly prized. It's thought the L88 was good for 550hp.

The L88 430 hp, 427 cu. in. V-8 was a race bred monster. The L88 was a factory racing option package that was never promoted by GM with an engine horsepower that figure was purposely underrated.

Initially offered in ’66 Corvettes, the 427 engine had a horsepower rating of 390. Its successors, the L68 and L72 boosted the Corvette’s horsepower to 400 and 425, respectively. Ranking even higher, the L71 and L89 versions of the 427 engines were rated at 435 horsepower. The elusive L88, of which only 216 were ordered from 1967 through 1969, remains the Holy Grail of Corvettes.

They surely aren't giving these babies away. A concours example is trending around $500k. This example appears at Mecum's.