1967 L 88 coming up at BJ Scottsdale

[Mark D.]

Re: 1967 L 88 coming up at BJ Scottsdale

My last chance to lean on the car. On its way to the stage, the owner snapped this shot of a bus driver and an L88...

[Michael H.]

Re: 1967 L 88 coming up at BJ Scottsdale

My last chance to lean on the car. On its way to the stage, the owner snapped this shot of a bus driver and an L88...

Wouldn't the owner even let you take it around the block a few times? They're fun to drive. Light up those NOS tires a few times?

[Kenneth B.]

Re: 1967 L 88 coming up at BJ Scottsdale

Duke;Bob Adams JR.(currently lives in Phoenix area) told me, some time ago, his father Bob Adams SR.(Caledonia, WI) (now Valenti Classics) was the dealer who bought the car from Lincoln Corvette Salvage in WA and sold it to Jerome Shinkay(spelling ?)BOB did not know if it had the original 4351 at the time.(Not to be confusing. The Corvette I'm writing about is NOT the Red Red Corvette at BJ this year. It is a Red Black Corvette L88.The L88 Corvette selling at BJ is/was owned by well known brothers.)Ray

I bet they live in Texas!

[Ray G.]

Re: 1967 L 88 coming up at BJ Scottsdale

Very COOL Mark

[William M.]

Re: 1967 L 88 coming up at BJ Scottsdale

FYI - When Lincoln Auto Salvage acquired the red 1967 L-88 Corvette with 12 miles on it(I think it was in 1976), they called me to see what I would offer on it. I told them that I would pay $2,000.00 over the original window sticker price which was a reasonable offer at the time. I was told that the original owner had purchased the car to build the ultimate Corvette drag racer. The car only had 12 miles on it which was put on the car by the original owner when he purchased the car new and drove it from the Chevy dealership to a warehouse where the car stayed until he sold it to Lincoln Auto Salvage. He had taken the original L-88 engine out of the car and had built another engine to drag race with(the original engine went with the car). The original owner had painted the underside white and had put decals on the body. The original window sticker was still in the driver's window. After the car sold to a gentleman in Wisconsin, I heard that the original engine was put in a HP drag boat and was long gone. Bill Mock #93

[Dick W.]

Re: 1967 L 88 coming up at BJ Scottsdale

I bet they live in Texas!

NOPE Wrong!

[Wayne M.]

Re: 1967 L 88 coming up at BJ Scottsdale

FYI - When Lincoln Auto Salvage acquired the red 1967 L-88 Corvette with 12 miles on it(I think it was in 1976), they called me to see what I would offer on it. I told them that I would pay $2,000.00 over the original window sticker price which was a reasonable offer at the time. I was told that the original owner had purchased the car to build the ultimate Corvette drag racer. The car only had 12 miles on it which was put on the car by the original owner when he purchased the car new and drove it from the Chevy dealership to a warehouse where the car stayed until he sold it to Lincoln Auto Salvage. He had taken the original L-88 engine out of the car and had built another engine to drag race with(the original engine went with the car). The original owner had painted the underside white and had put decals on the body. The original window sticker was still in the driver's window. After the car sold to a gentleman in Wisconsin, I heard that the original engine was put in a HP drag boat and was long gone. Bill Mock #93

Bill --- I found my "Corvettes Unlimited" magazine (July 1976, Vol 1, #1) that had a 3-page article, written by Ed Lincoln, with 6 photos. He bought it from original owner "Steve" in 1975 with 11 miles on the clock (photo). Pic of window sticker clearly shows the VIN. It was still under its Manufacturers Statement of Origin, and was "discovered" by a state patrol friend of Ed who inspected the car as a requirement before issuing a title.

Lincoln resold the car the same day to a customer in Minnesota. (quote) "After several months of work the car is running like new, and (the new owner) wants $12,000 or more for it".

I'm sure that somewhere, I have another Corvette magazine article on this car from back in that period.

[Tracy C.]

Re: 1967 L 88 coming up at BJ Scottsdale

My last chance to lean on the car. On its way to the stage, the owner snapped this shot of a bus driver and an L88...

I'm betting that left butt cheek won't be washed again...

[Mark D.]

Re: 1967 L 88 coming up at BJ Scottsdale

Very seldom does one see a beautiful car and a beautiful human being so close together:-))

Kramden

[Dick W.]

Re: 1967 L 88 coming up at BJ Scottsdale

Very seldom does one see a beautiful car and a beautiful human being so close together:-))

Kramden

Let me know when that happens, I would like to see it also Kramer

[Mark D.]

Re: 1967 L 88 coming up at BJ Scottsdale

I guess the car IS a bit better looking than the big goofball next to it.

[Vinnie P.]

Re: 1967 L 88 coming up at BJ Scottsdale

I guess the car IS a bit better looking than the big goofball next to it.

I'm sure he looks better when he's driving his bus...

[Terry M.]

Re: 1967 L 88 coming up at BJ Scottsdale

I'm sure he looks better when he's driving his bus...

Nope, only when buying a round at the Blue Max.