1969 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray L88

Rarely does a manufacturer make a point of not advertising one of its products. An exception to the rule was the Chevrolet Corvette Stingray L88. The L88 Corvette was powered by a highly modified version of Chevy’s 427-cubic-inch V-8. Although the factory-claimed horsepower was 435, real power output was somewhere between 540 and 580. The L88 stayed in production until 1969 with a total of 216 produced. 20 in 1967, 80 in 1968 and 116 in 1969.

The biggest and baddest Corvette of them all was the L88 built from 1967 to 1969. The L88 is no secret among Corvette collectors ... it's the hands down holy grail.

The L88 could be ordered only with certain options such as a performance suspension, Positraction differential, and upgraded brakes, while other features such as a radio and A/C were not available. Four out of the five most expensive Corvettes to come to auction are L88s.

20 L88 Corvettes were built in 1967 on the C2 platform. This L88 made $ 3.8m at Scottsdale in 2014.