VIN 194678S419379

Car Year:	1968
Car's approximate birthday:	May 16, 1968
Owner:	Dana Mecum's 26th Original Spring Classic 2013
City:	Indianapolis
State:	Indiana
Country:	United States
Purchase date:	Undefined
Status:	Current Owner
Nickname:	194678S419379
State:	Bloomington Gold
Exterior:	900 Tuxedo Black	(2.48%)
Interior:	402 Black (Leather)
Softtop:	White
Wheels:	Silver	(100.00%)
Delivery Dealer Zone:	Unknown
Delivery Dealer Code:	014
Options:	RPO	Option	Percentage Sold [%]	Sales Price [$]
	19467	Base Corvette Convertible (BB 430hp)	65.22%	4,320.00
	A01	Soft Ray Tinted Glass, all windows	61.73%	15.80
	F41	Special Front and Rear Suspension	6.15%	36.90
	G81	Positraction Rear Axle, all ratios	94.55%	46.35
	J50	Power Brakes	33.46%	42.15
	J56	Special Heavy Duty Brakes	0.28%	384.45
	K66	Transistor Ignition System	19.10%	73.75
	L88	427ci, 430hp Engine	0.28%	947.90
	M22	4-Speed Manual Transmission, close ratio, heavy duty	0.28%	263.30
	N11	Off Road Exhaust System	16.44%	36.90
	Total		0.000000000000002% (1 Cars)	6,167.50
Factory job nr.:	Unknown
Export Car:	Non Export Car
Car history:
Added to Registry 06/25/2013 This 1968 Chevrolet Corvette L-88 convertible is best known for its tire-melting burnout photographed for the February 1986 cover of Road&Track magazine, which dedicated eight and a half pages to a feature story comparing its considerable charms to those of the then-new 1986 Corvette. And yet even without the benefit of todays all-pervasive media, this milestone machine has become a perennial star in the Corvette community, winning Bloomington Gold Certification and earning a place in the famed L-88 Invasion. When it appeared in R&T, it was owned by southern California collector Merle DuPrey and, at just short of 16,000 miles, was described by the editors as being as authentic as its possible for a 1968 car to be, which judgement certainly applies today. Later the subject of a frame-off restoration by the Naber Brothers of Houston, it is finished as original in Tuxedo Black with a White soft top and the original Custom Black leather interior. It retains its original L-88 engine, transistorized ignition, 4-speed manual transmission, off- road exhaust, Positraction rear end and tinted windows and is fully documented with the original GM order form, Protect-O-Plate, two tank stickers, dealer invoice, 1968 title application, an issue of the Road&Track magazine and the original owners manual. HIGHLIGHTS - Bloomington Gold Certified and L-88 Invasion participant - Frame-off restoration by the Naber Brothers of Houston - Original 427/430 HP L-88 engine - 4-speed manual transmission - 16,000 original miles - Factory Tuxedo Black with Black leather interior - Documented with two tank stickers, the Protect-O-Plate, original GM order form, dealer invoice and title application - Off-road exhaust, tinted windows, transistorized ignition - Graced the February 1986 cover of Road & Track magazine - Inside the issue an 8 page article was devoted to comparing this L88 with a new 1986 Corvette
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