L-88 CorvetteThe one and only site dedicated to all L-88 Corvettes
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L-88: The Corvette Champion
The L-88 option package for the Corvette was the result of years of developmental work
which resulted in a factory racing option package that could be ordered from Chevrolet
in a brand new Corvette. The L-88 option was only available for three brief model years
from 1967 through 1969. The L-88 Corvette was so potent, that it could not only allow the
new owner or driver to win a race in local competition, but it also could propel a properly
prepared Corvette to stunning finishing positions in world class International races,
such as the 12 Hours of Sebring and the 24 Hours of Daytona. These racing victories
with the L-88 option package, made the Corvette an overnight hit. The L-88 nomenclature
became synonymous with Corvettes and with champions. Although only 216 L-88 Corvettes
rolled off the St. Louis Corvette Plant assembly line during these three model years, the L-88
created an
image of power and prestige
that would
live on with the Corvette for decades.
Most of the race prepared L-88 Corvettes that competed on tracks in the United States and
Europe are featured in my book, and so are the predecessors that led up to the creation
of the L-88 factory racing option. These are the Corvettes that started the legend.
These are the Corvettes that shaped a generation of Corvettes and Corvette enthusiasts,
and they are the Corvettes that shaped the future generations of Corvettes.
The history of the L88 Corvette can be found in my L88 Corvette Book.
This L88 history is significant to the development and history of
ALL Factory Corvettes, and not just L88s in particular. All of the classic
Corvettes are discussed in my book, and the significance of
performance
options and how they pertain to the L88 are discussed as well.
Special Holiday Season Sale Price in my online stores
Here are a few photos from my L88 Corvette Book:
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My L88 Corvette book is 424 pages long and it contains over 500 color and
black and white photos, most of which have never been published before!
Corvette Racing Legends tells the real story of the Corvette,
not just the story of the racing side of the Corvette.
It also explains how and why it was developed,
how it turned into a
world class sports car, and who did it.
This book is a must
for all Corvette owners and enthusiasts alike.
I have put 14 years of research into this Corvette book and
I am
also an NCRS (National Corvette Restorers Society) member
who started his experience with 427 Corvettes back in 1976!
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Each book is personally autographed by the author.
This book is being shipped WORLDWIDE
If you want the best Corvette book in the world, this is it!
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Sideways Corvette
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Corvettes from the 2011 Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals
In 2011, I was invited to be a partner of the Bloomington Gold Great Hall. A very proud moment.
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Tony DeLorenzo and his 1967 L-88 Corvette were both
inducted into the Great Hall at Bloomington Gold for 2011.
Click here for more photos and info.
I also have an abundant supply of information about the production L-88 Corvettes
that were never raced, and are still in their original or restored to factory condition.
Information about these street L-88 Corvettes can be found below on this page.
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L88 Corvettes and my L88 Corvette book at the 2010 MCACN |
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L88 Corvettes and my L88 Corvette book at the 2009 MCACN |
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L88 Corvettes at 2008 Bloomington Gold Corvette Show Special Collection |
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I have an abundant amount of information regarding all L-88 Corvettes.
Some NCRS and Bloomington Gold quality L88 Corvettes are linked above.
Please take a look at all of them, they flow from one to the next
so you don't have to come back to this page to see the next
L-88 Corvette photos that I have posted on this L88 website:
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Zora Arkus-Duntov was incharge of the L-88 Corvette. It was intended for racing purposes,
but only a few
of the 216 L-88s produced actually raced on road racing courses or drag strips.
The remainder of these
L-88s were licensed on the street and enjoyed by their owners.
Eventhough Corvette Racing Legends is being distributed now, new "Street L-88 Corvette" book
is being developed to further document these street driven L-88 Corvettes. These models all came
from the performance department that Zora Arkus-Duntov supervised. If you would like to be
updated
on the status of this book, please follow the link below to visit my next L88 page.
Think about this for a moment, for this can never happen in today's society:
The ability of a customer to walk into a Chevrolet dealership, select the correct options to
purchase a competitive L-88 Corvette, that can win victories not only in local competition,
but can also win in International races against factory teams, is exactly what Duntov intended
for the Corvette.
That is what the L88 was all about, and that is why the Corvette is the
world class high performance sports car that it is today.
Duntov's goal was to have the L-88 in the victory circle at tracks around the globe.
These goals can be seen in my first book: L88 Corvette Racing Legends.
I have also contributed two dozen of my personal photos to a new book.
David Kimble is creating a new Corvette book that is due to be released in Dec 2012
to coincide with the 60th Anniversary of the Corvette:
Corvette Racing,
Six Generations on Track. Click here for more info!
I can also be seen in the following magazines:
Corvette & Chevy Magazine
Corvette Enthusiast Magazine
NCRS Driveline Magazine
Vintage Motorsport Magazine
Vintage Racecar Journal Magazine
Corvette Quarterly Magazine
Corvette Fever Magazine
Please visit my other sites:
Corvette Legends
Corvette Racing Legends
The Chevrolet Camaro
COPO YENKO Camaro
I want to thank the photographers and organizations
who
contributed photographs to this L-88 Corvette Racing book
Please visit their sites :
Pete Luongo Photo
John Wilson - Vintage Motorsport Photography
Corvette Photo Page 1
Corvette Photo Page 2
Fred Lewis Racing Photos
Corvette Legends
Greenwood Corvettes
International Motor Racing Research Center at Watkins Glen
Vintage-SportsCar-Photos.com Allen Kuhn
Dave Friedman Photo Archives
Sports Racing Ltd.
Antique Photo Store
Pete Lyons Photos
LAT Photography
Ludvigsen Library
GM Media Archives
Campbell Ewald Advertising
Some additional L-88 Corvette information: Top professional drivers and talented amateurs drove these Corvettes to victories in some of the world’s most challenging races. All the drivers who drove Corvettes in the high profile races are shown and discussed in this Corvette racing book. Zora Arkus Duntov, John Fitch, Dale Duncan, Walt Hansgen, Max Goldman, Ray Crawford, Dr. Dick Thompson, Piero Taruffi, Paul O'Shea, Pete Lovely, Gaston Andrey, Skip Hudson, Frank Cairns, Bob Bondurant, Andy Porterfield, Bob Kongelbak, Bob Dickson, Briggs Cunningham, William Kimberly, Fred Gamble, Lou Lilley, Bob Grossman, Fred Windridge, Dave McDonald, Jerry Grant, Doug Hooper, Dick Guldstrand, Junior Johnson, Rex White, Billy Krause, Dick Lang, Bob Johnson, Don Yenko, A.J. Foyt, Johnny Allen, Jeff Stevens, Ralph Salyer, Tony Denman, Robert Brown, Ed Cantrell, Delmo Johnson, Dave Morgan, Jim Hurtubise, Roy Kumnick, Ed Lowther, Duncan Black, Don Campbell, Scott Briley, Joe Playan, Roger Penske, Augie Pabst, Jim Hall, John Cannon, Joe Freitas, Hap Sharp, Jack Saunders, George Wintersteen, Alan Sevadjian, Ed Sevadjian, Peter Goetz, Ed Diehl, Ben Moore, Herb Caplan, Gary Gove, Dave Heinz, Robert Ryan Brown, Joe Welch, Tony DeLorenzo, John Hill, Rex Ramsey, Scooter Patrick, Davey Jordan, Ed Leslie, Jerry Thompson, Pedro Rodriguez, Bill Morrison, Sylvain Garant, Jean Michel Giorgi, Henri Greder, Umberto Maglioli, Dave Dooley, Gerry Gregory, Jim Harrell, Robert Esseks, Frank Dominianni, Or Costanzo, Gib Hustader, Ron Weaver, William Morrison, Anthony DeLorenzo, Allan Barker, John Paul, Henry Greder, Reine Wisell, Cliff Gottlob, John Mahler, John Greenwood, Richard Hoffman, David Dooley, Jim Greendyke, Bill Schumacher, Bill Petree, Jean Claude Aubriet, Joseph Bourdon, Jean Pierre Rouget, Fred Kepler, Robert Luebbe, Michael Summers, Dick Smothers, Bob Baechle, Marie Claude Beaumont, Charlie Kemp, Micheal Oleyar, Tony Adamowicz, John Cordts, Oscar Koveleski, Wilbur Pickett, Jerry Hansen, Anthony DeLorenzo, Dave Cormany, Gary Sullivan, Maurice Mo Carter, Ron Grable, Denny Long, Bob McClure, Dana English, Steve Durst, Mike Brockman, J Marshall Robbins, Johnny Rutherford, Vince Muzzin, Carl Shafer, Rick Mancuso, Bernard Darniche, Burt Greenwood, John Cargill, Buzz Fyhrie, Paul DePirro, Greg Pickett, James Mancuso, Eliiot Forbe Robinson, and other drivers and enthusiasts such as Grady Davis from the Gulf Oil Company, John Mecom, James Garner and his AIR L88 Corvettes, Doug Bergen and his L88 Corvettes and even more ZL1 Corvettes.All the major racing tracks are captured in beautiful color and black and white photography, Sebring, Watkins Glen, Daytona, Riverside, Road America at Elkhart Lake, Le Mans, Road Atlanta, and many more SCCA, IMSA, and FIA races are included. Rare and previously unprinted SCCA ARRC Runoffs, 24 hour races at Daytona and Le Mans, 12 hour races held in Sebring Florida, 6 hour races at Watkins Glen, and more!The other Corvette books on the market do not have the John Greenwood coverage that Corvette Racing Legends contains. Dozens of BFG ZL1 Corvette photos that have never been published before and in this book for your viewing pleasure.Owens Corning Corvettes of Tony DeLorenzo and Jerry Thompson are historically documented by dozens of never before published color and black and white photos, which will not be found anywhere else.These rare photos have been obtained from the archives of collectors and enthusiasts who photographed these fantastic L-88 Corvettes at the tracks when these Corvettes originally raced. Original photos from tracks such as Daytona, Sebring, Le Mans, Watkins Glen, Riverside, Road Atlanta and others will be found here. Now You can share your enjoyment and enthusiasm for Corvettes with your family with this "coffee table" Corvette book that is loaded with oversize photos that tell the story of Corvette and of America from the 50s through the 70s! Even Don Yenko and his Sunray DX racing L88 Corvettes are included. Yenko's Corvette racing led to his COPO Camaros. |