Great to see, thanks! The yellow jacket Zora wore was the Car Craft readers choice winner jacket. Every year the Car Craft magazine readers would vote for their racing favourites. Regarding the LS-7 production motor question, Zora was asked about that in an interview. He replied that 5 1970 1/2 Corvette prototypes were built with the LS-7 motor. When he was asked if those cars had been crushed, he merely smiled. CH
Here's an 1971 LS6 Aluminum Head 454 I had a frame off done to in 1992. Only 188 built and it was an original Dallas car with all the paperwork. The only downside was that it had thrown a rod in 1978, pulling a jet boat back from Lake Lewisville. The receipt for the block showed it was replaced by Mike Burkhardt, famous local driver for the Doran Chevy funny car. I considered a restamp, but with all the documentation I didn't think that was a good idea. When I sold it in '98 I took a beating because it didn't have the original block. It was a fun endeavor, and the car was the centerfold for an issue of Corvette Fever magazine, and in a musclecard collection. After that expensive lesson, I got back to only buying musclecars that had the work already done to them, or didn't need any to start with. Lesson learned. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Nice looking Ontario Orange LS-6 Corvette there. A more recently restored example of the LS6 1971 Corvette is for sale at $350,000 in PA. CH
At the price quoted you might expect a ZR-2 but it is just a body off professional restoration of an old LS6 by a shop that turns out Bloomington winners regularly. There was a real 1971 Ontario Orange ZR-2 two top roadster sold some time ago. It was a documented export car. It is in the Bloomington Hall of Fame. No price given for that one. The ZR cars are very scarce. CH
Back to 1967 sort of...Ed Cole was named the chief engineer of Chevrolet in 1952. He developed the most famous Chevrolet engine the small block V8 which would continue to evolve for 40 years. The fuel injection versions were especially popular. He was also responsible for the 1955, 1956 and 1957 full size Chevrolets which remain popular to this day. With all this success he was promoted to President of General Motors in 1967. One of the cars he enjoyed that year was a 1967 Goodwood Green Corvette coupe. With his engineering background the motor he ordered was the 427 L89 aluminum head version. He retired from General Motors in 1974. However he died 3 years later in a plane crash. CH
If you know what the option number means then you will be aware of a special option that was only installed by the factory on two 1967 Corvettes. For less than $200 in 1967 you could order a 36 gallon fuel tank on the Corvette coupe model only. Of the two cars built with the the NO3 tank option only one has ever been found. The owner worked long and hard to pry the car loose from a very reluctant seller. After sitting neglected for years the new owner was able to restore the 1967 Corvette in it's factory colors of Ermine White with the Bright Blue interior. This car was equipped with the hi-performance 327 350HP small block motor. Another 1967 Corvette coupe turned up years ago with a 36 gallon fuel tank. This car was also claimed to be a factory built 427 L88 engine car. However it lacked real documentation so the other real 1967 big tank Corvette may still be waiting to be found. CH
