1969 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray 1969 Chevrolet Corvette L88

This is an original Tuxedo Black over Saddle Leather L36 427/390hp Corvette Stingray, powered by a date code correct 427, built to RPO L88 427 specifications, making an estimated on 580hp tuned for premium pump gas. A true 12:1 compression ratio, solid lifter motor, tune it for 105 Octane, you can take over 600hp to the track! The odometer shows less than 500 miles on the entire build. The odometer shows less than 500 miles on the entire build.

The Stingray was built in tribute to one of the 116 1969 Corvettes factory equipped with the RPO L88 427/430hp (500+hp) engine, with a drivetrain patterned after one of the 17 L88's originally equipped with M40 Turbo Hydra-Matic Transmission. An original L88 goes from anywhere from $650k to over $1M. The original, born with, L36 427 engine has been set aside and is included in the sale.

The factory black paint is accented by Number 6 Owens Corning Fiberglass livery, modeled after the one-off Red White Black livery designed by stylist Randy Wittine for the 24 Hours at Daytona in 1970. White and red hood treatment with Pegasus head piece, trailed by the Owens Corning red strobe stripes that run from the Stinger hood to the rear deck lid. The hood, fender peaks and wrap-around tail stripes are accented white. A red vinyl pin stripe divide the two-tone color scheme. The look is finished with white and red wheel well "eyebrow" stripes, and removable vinyl "6" Meatballs on the doors, hood, and decklid, as well as sponsor logoed graphics. Much more than a "sticker job", the throaty 4" Chrome side-pipes, VTO "Mini-lite" wheels shod in brand new white lettered BF Goodrich Radial T/A's let you know this L88 means business. There is no mistaking this as anything other than a street legal racecar.

This isn't any half-baked Resto-mod either. The build began with removing the body from the frame. The frame was then stripped and dipped, then powder coated. Everything is new, from the fuel tank to the brake lines. The basic suspension configuration is stock, newly rebuilt with various competition modifications. Same goes for brakes, the only visual cue departing from Day Two vintage race is the Wilwood Master cylinder. The beating heart of this L88 is a date code correct '69 512 block complete with correct GM "snowflake" casting heads. Pro-built and prepped, this motor was built for endurance racing, just as were the original L88 race cars. The L88 big block currently displaces 505 cubic inches with 12:1 compression ratio capable of 610 hp on 105 octane and currently tuned to take 93 Octane, producing an estimated 580 horsepower. The car is far more than merely re-motored. The Corvette's original TH400 transmission was rebuilt to handle the extra power, including a 2800 stall converter and shift kit. The rearend, likewise original and built to handle the work at hand, now packs a 4.10:1 punch.

With over $200,000 invested, no detail was left unattended. Since these photos were taken, the final shakedown has been completed. Whether you are looking for an L88 tribute car to grace your garage or want to go SVRA racing with the baddest Corvette ever to hit the track, this L88 equipped 1969 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray 427 has 600+ horses waiting for you to command.