Description
Lot #5042 - Of the 216 L-88 Corvettes that Chevrolet produced in 1967, 1968 and 1969 this is number 216. The last documented L-88 Corvette that General Motors ever produced. This number correct and component correct Corvette was built in the final days of the 1969 model year's production on Thursday, December 4, 1969. This car has had 2 restorations. The last one was a body-off restoration completed by Thorpe's Corvettes, Tim Thopre is a past Bloomington L-88 judge. The original owner was the Smiley family, who also owned Smiley Chevrolet-Olds Milan, Missouri. The original Corvette order copy Build Sheet is there as is a copy of the Window Sticker. This 983 Fathom Green, 421 Saddler leather trim Corvette coupe has the following documented options L-88 special purpose 427/430hp engine, transistor ignition system, A01 soft ray tinted glass, F41 special purpose suspension, G81 posi-traction axle 3.70 ratio rear, J50 power brakes, J56 special brake system and M22 Rock Crusher 4-speed transmission. If you could own any of the 216 L-88 Corvettes, what better than the last one, a piece of history that won't repeat itself.