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My 69 L88 story so far....."Warning".....this is a very boring post!

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69 DIRTY RAT:
The only problem with driving it on the street means it will overheat! unless you put a fan shroud it wont drive far!

jolinari:

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I could have bought a GTHO in the US back in 2000 for $15K yes 15K! I got no idea why it was there but according the the sign/desciption that was attached it was real (but he may have lied to sell the car???), I just didnt have any spare cash and the boom had not started here yet! I could be rich by now!
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well even if you bought it at that price and was not genuine, you would have till made a fortune

hey wayne have you ever had that car judged with NCRS?

nifty:
i see your point dirty rat.....its turely an awesome car, and too think its been tucked away. ive never heard of it,nor any of my vette friends....we all know about the silver L88, but this particular car looks to be in better cond...does it have any history? race car perhaps?

gtc:

--- Quote ---Originally posted by 69 DIRTY RAT
 Believe it or not I could have bought a GTHO in the US back in 2000 for $15K yes 15K! I got no idea why it was there but according the the sign/desciption that was attached it was real (but he may have lied to sell the car???),
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As the saying goes, curiously today there are more XU-1s and GTHOs in existence than ever came off the Holden and Ford production lines.

RubyZR1:
Thanks for your comments guys, esp Andy.

As you no doubt know, pics don't reveal all the "warts" meaning imperfections on a car.

This L88 was never raced, well the history I have indicates that. The documentation that accompanies this car is very comprehensive (sorry to sound like I'm pounding my chest guys). I have the original bill of sale and finance contract to the first owner, ownership transfers & titles b/n the first three owners, annual mileage declarations up until circa 1990 evidencing the 16635 mileage as shown on its speedo, Corvette Order Copy (commonly referred to as the tank sticker), Car Shipper Copy, what I believe is called the Moroney Report (which looks like a carbon copy of the Car Shipper Copy), a photo album containing many happy snaps of the first and third owners with the car, pics of the engine rebuild by the third owner completed circa 1989, its NCRS Top Flight Certificates when it was judged by the third owner back in 1989 & 1990, its Bloomington Gold "Silver" Certificate when it was judged in 1990...it did'nt make the "Gold Award" due to the poor engine re-stamping when the engine was rebuilt in 1989, and many other pics inc. one showing the remains of the original tank sticker on its fuel tank (which is still in car btw).

 Unfortunatley I don't have my L88's original Protect-O-Plate that would complete the documentation set for this L88.

I have tried to communicate with its first owner, but for his own reasons he refuses to liase with me. I have spoken & emailed the third owner many times, and that's how I got the NCRS and Bloomington Gold Certificates for this L88.

My L88 was sold via Proteam Corvette in Napolean Ohio back in 1990-91, and I now have a copy of the advertisement, courtesy of Terry Michaelis.

Unfortunatley, due to strict privacy provisions in the USA I have been thwarted in "filling-in-the-gaps" of the ownership of my L88. For instance, like the first US owner, its two Canadian owners will not allow their details to be provided to me. I don't want to contact them, just record their details for future custodians of this L88.

Joe, I have not had my L88 judged by NCRS, although Murray is very keen for me to have it done.

I'm not a trophy hunter (No disrespect intended to those guys here that have, or intend having their cars judged by NCRS), however; there are some items that require attention on my L88 before I'd consider having it NCRS'd in Oz.

This L88 was repainted by its first owner in 1986 just prior to him selling it (not a body off restoration) . This car has suffered the usual vagries of BB corvettes, meaning it has small fractures in the front clip behind the headlights, the window rubbers are hard, etc.

Although only a low mileage car, the drivers seat has two rips in it, one where your right butt cheek meets the seat upon entry (my L88 does'nt have the telescoping steering wheel option unfortunately), and the second on the lower section of the seat back. I have left these "as is" because it's the cars original trim. It still has all its original factory chalk markings on the chassis.

Crickey, I've written a "war & peace"...if you've read this far I'm sorry to have bored you with my ramblings.
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Wayne

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