Factory Vettes have run from 1953-2014
Factory Camaro's have run from 1966-2014
With around 6 decades of all the factory corvette/camaro models.... versions ..... options etc its really important to be clear that there is "only a handful" that could be classed as "True Muscle Cars".
The rest of the vette/camaro's are just like what Holden has done and that's is .........bang on some stripes, badges and add very ordinary common boring performance.
As "Eric Dahlquist" once said of the ZL1 ....... this doesn't just accelerate because the word 'accelerate' is inadequate for this car. "It tears its way through the air" and across black pavement as the tires hunt for traction, find it, lose it again."
The C2 and C3 could be had with the L88 which is a 427cu with all the goodies that chevy had in their parts rack except the ZL1's aluminium block. The ZL is just the same except its an all aluminium version and that's what is in the Camaro.
Chev just lied about the horsepower and much of it was just they quoted at lower rpms not where it made all its power. It was all an insurance and racing class thing. They couldn't compete unless they sold them as a standard factory option.
The L88 was doing 170mph at LeMans and yet could do 10.2sec @ 128mph 1/4 with no vehicle modifications other than small slicks, exhaust drop and 4.11s.
The below 1969 L88 Coupe in Monza Red with Saddle Leather upholstery. Bought new by Dennis Ahrens and drag raced for five years achieving a ¼ mile time of 10.82 seconds at 156.65 mph.
L88s were produced from 1967 to 1969 and during the transition from the C2 Stringray to the C3 body style. As a limited series of around 200 cars, the L88 was sold in both coupe and convertible form. The rarest cars are 20 1967 L88 Corvettes.
At the heart of the L88 package was a 427 similar only in block casting to the big-block engine first offered in 1966. After two years of development, almost every other component was reconsidered for power and racing endurance. The engines were all built at the Tonawanda, New York plant and featured the CanAm-spec aluminum heads with 2.19-inch intake and 1.84-inch exhaust valves.
At almost half the price of the L88 engine, the L71 officially appeared to offer the same performance at a marked discount. However, GM was fudging the numbers to keep the L88s off the road, making the L88 essentially the hidden, more potent, option. The L88 even donned a warning sticker on the center console that emphasized only racing fuel was adequate for the large valves and radical timing. While the L71 and L88 shared the same displacement, L88's took the big-block theme a step further by adding a strengthened crankshaft, 12.5:1 pistons, solid lifter, cold air induction and a 850 CFM dual feed Holley carburetor.
As with any racing car, the L88 left out the fan shroud, choke and often, the heating system. With its exhaust removed, and running on racing fuel, the L88 was capable of 600 horsepower which was more than enough to take class victory at the 1967 Sebring 12 Hours. On the road, and far above GM's 435 bhp figure, the L88 can claim anywhere from 550 to 570 horsepower in production trim.
The L88 included much more than just an engine upgrade. Mandatory factory upgrades included a Muncie M22 Rock Crusher or M20 Hydramatic Transmission, power-assisted heavy duty brakes, an F41 heavy duty suspension with new coil springs and dampers, G81 positraction differential and a special cowl induction hood. Furthermore, interior options such as air conditioning, a heater/defroster system and a radio were were not available. After all was said and done the the L88 doubled the price of a standard Corvette.
curb weight 1551 kg / 3419 lbs
wheelbase 2489 mm / 98.0 in
front track 1491 mm / 58.7 in
rear track 1509 mm / 59.4 in
length 4636 mm / 182.5 in
width 1753 mm / 69.0 in
height 1217 mm / 47.9 in
transmission Muncie M-22 4-Speed Manual
gear ratios 2.20:1, 1.64:1, 1.27:1, 1.00:1
final drive 3.36:1
top speed 273.6 kph / 170.0 mph
0 - 1/4 mile 13.56 seconds
Posted Jan 18th 2014 5:45PM
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The Chevy Corvette is a pretty cool car, of course. But America's sports car isn't collected with such fervor as, say, just about any Ferrari, right? Well, perhaps not... but rare examples of the breed are gaining ground in the collector car market.
The 1967 Chevy Corvette L88 seen above sold at Barrett-Jackson for a somewhat staggering $3.5 million (plus an additional 10 percent in fees). Best we can tell, this is a new record for a Corvette at auction, with a '67 L88 convertible selling in late 2013 for $3.2 million holding that title before.
It's certainly a beautiful car, in a red on red color combination that is thought to exist only on this car. All told, Chevrolet sold just 20 L88 Corvettes in 1967, meaning this is an extremely rare machine. Check it out in our high-res image gallery above, and be sure to watch the video below showing the car's time on the auction block.
Having spent a lot of time in the USA your Chevy dealer was your hotrod shop and it was cheap for factory proven hot-up parts from forged pistons,solid lifter cam kits,aluminium heads just everything as a bit of the parts list with chevy p/n's shows. Of course its all factory options, tick the boxes pay for the car and await your new muscle car. GM do this so well its little wonder they have turned it around and are back at No1 after selling a record 5million vehicles in 2013.
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Edited by LXSS350, 14 March 2014 - 05:53 AM.
) as an 300KW Commodore, and the Commodore would be somewhere in the 14's...... so I also doubt that Vette is standard.... Anyway nice to see some 6 cylinder Muscle lol............... Just having some fun Yel............ there all GM, so i'm happy either way............. 
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