1969 L88 Corvette Headed to Mecum's Seattle Auction

Diego Rosenbergbr As you may have noticed, the auction world is L88-crazy right now. These Corvettes have always been a strong draw with well-heeled collectors, and with the a href"http:gmauthority.comblog201401another-1967-corvette-sells-for-3-5-million-sets-world-record-at-barrett-jackson"recent jaw-dropping sales of a 1967 modela and a href"http:gmauthority.comblog201405one-of-20-1967-l88-corvette-to-hit-mecum-seattle"another L88 headed to Seattle in less than two weeksa, enthusiasts are waiting to see if the crazy will continue. But this time its a C3 version, which have been missing the limelight as of late, so a href"http:gmauthority.com"iGM Authorityia thought a href"http:www.mecum.comauctionslotdetail.cfm?LOTIDWA0614-185459amp;utmsourceemvamp;utmmediumemailamp;utmcampaignWA0614-S120"wed give this 1969 L88a some consideration. a href"mediawp-contentecklerscorvetteuploads2014061969-Corvette-L88-Mecum-Seattle-2014-616x340.jpg"img class"alignnone size-full wp-image-1206" src"mediawp-contentecklerscorvetteuploads2014061969-Corvette-L88-Mecum-Seattle-2014-616x340.jpg" alt"1969-Corvette-L88-Mecum-Seattle-2014-616x340" "616" height"340" aPhoto courtesy of Mecumbr With the redesigned 1968 Corvette and increased availability and visibility of the L88 shot up four-fold to 80, and then increasing to 116 for 1969. That was the year that Chevrolet also introduced a heavy-duty automatic option for the first time, but most buyers ordered the four-speed. Created as a car that you could buy off the street and go racing (road racing more so than drag racing), not many actually did that but those that did experienced international success, including in SCCA events and even the 24 Hours of Le Mans. This Fathom Green 1969 L88 has had only 15,480 miles over the 45 years. Its motor is the very one that it came with when new, although no word if the four-speed manual is the same matching unit. Rotisserie restored in 2004-05 and appraised by a National Corvette Restorers Society judge soon after, you know this Vette has legitimacy on its side, but for you hard-line folks who are hard to the original tank sticker is included so theres no doubt that this is a L88. You like? Youll be able to bid on this 1969 L88 Corvette on June 14. Courtesy of: a href"http:gmauthority.comblog2014061969-l88-corvette-coupe-headed-to-mecums-seattle-auctionixzz33bhIbIZq"http:gmauthority.comblog2014061969-l88-corvette-coupe-headed-to-mecums-seattle-auctionixzz33bhIbIZqabr