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VIN 194678S419379
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Car Year: |
1968 |
Car's approximate birthday: |
May 16, 1968 |
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Owner: |
Dana Mecum's 26th Original Spring Classic 2013 |
City: |
Indianapolis |
State: |
Indiana |
Country: |
United States |
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Purchase date: |
Undefined |
Status: |
Current Owner |
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Nickname: |
194678S419379 |
State: |
Bloomington Gold |
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Exterior: |
900 Tuxedo Black |
(2.48%) |
Interior: |
402 Black (Leather) |
Softtop: |
White |
Wheels: |
Silver |
(100.00%) |
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Delivery Dealer Zone: |
Unknown |
Delivery Dealer Code: |
014 |
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19467 |
Base Corvette Convertible (BB 430hp) |
65.22% |
4,320.00 |
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A01 |
Soft Ray Tinted Glass, all windows |
61.73% |
15.80 |
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F41 |
Special Front and Rear Suspension |
6.15% |
36.90 |
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G81 |
Positraction Rear Axle, all ratios |
94.55% |
46.35 |
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J50 |
Power Brakes |
33.46% |
42.15 |
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J56 |
Special Heavy Duty Brakes |
0.28% |
384.45 |
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K66 |
Transistor Ignition System |
19.10% |
73.75 |
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L88 |
427ci, 430hp Engine |
0.28% |
947.90 |
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M22 |
4-Speed Manual Transmission, close ratio, heavy duty |
0.28% |
263.30 |
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N11 |
Off Road Exhaust System |
16.44% |
36.90 |
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Total |
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0.000000000000002% (1 Cars) |
6,167.50 |
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Factory job nr.: |
Unknown |
Export Car: |
Non Export Car |
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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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For Sale: |
No |
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