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Thunder Kiss:
I don't think the photos do this car justice.  The owner joined us for a BBQ last year (before he re-painted it) and you could hear him coming a mile away.  It's a tough car!




Here's a photo of his dad racing it back in the 1970's

mick:
tempting to put a bid at 25k and just see what happens. :24

demonx:

--- Quote ---Originally posted by mick
tempting to put a bid at 25k and just see what happens. :24
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I'm not tempted!

bootlegger:
It may not be everyones cup of tea looks wise. A production car (even an L88) is merely one of many but a genuine race car (especially an L88) with history is way more valuable than its standard counterpart. You guys are trying to compare it to some bastardized 70's custom hotrod. This is a purpose built racecar. What is even more cool is that this car has had the same owner since the mid 70's. This car is special. The Icing on the cake would be evidence of its US race history (especially if it was successful).
I recently bought an old race car from the original owner (Warwick Holyoak). He bought it new in 1958 from Italy. Drove it all over Europe and then shipped it here. After that he converted it to a race car constantly developing it till it didnt look anything like the original. Eventually he had racecar builder Stan Brown build an aluminium body for it. In this form it held the 61/62 lap record at Oran Park (58 seconds). He stopped racing it in 65 and parked it in the shed until I got it 6 months ago. Included in the sale was all the documentation to support the cars history including the sales receipt and Italian number plates.
Im restoring the car as we speak.
THE CAR YOU ASK. A Stretched Fiat 500 Bambino fitted with a Worked Austin Healey Sprite Motor. Named the Abarth Sprite it was Bright Purple Mettalic with Yellow Gt stripes
Its Butt ugly but I fell in love with it and with a top speed of over 100mph it should surprise a few knockers.
My point is if that Vette goes for $25000 no matter how ugly you think it is it will be a bargain. The value is in the history, Its Unique. I wish I was cashed up.:{ Dave
 

69 DIRTY RAT:
You would need to get paperwork, the last racecar the son sold also said real L88, but wasnt a real L88 just the engine was! It was still a good racecar though. I imagine this vette to be the same? As ugly as it is, if it were real it would be worth 100's of thousands of dollars, especially if he sold it in the US! RHD brings the price down a bit. Also greenwood didnt have this style in 68 yet, so its been retro fitted. But some Vettes were retro fitted in Greenwood kits back in 72ish. I can guarentee that $25000 is not the sale price, the last L88 went for around $60000ish for an non real L88. so I would imagine if non real it would go for similar?

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