1967 L-88

[Rex T.]

Does anyone know of a 1967 L-88 "clone" that might available for sale within 500 mile radius of Cincinatti, Ohio? If so, I would like to investigate it if you can put me in touch with the owner. Thanks, Rex NCRS #8089

[Michael W.]

Why buy a clone when

some of the 200-300 originals are for sale?

[Mike Cobine]

Re: Why buy a clone when

Ha ha ha. ROFL! When you can find ones people have built for $30,000 as opposed to what, $100,000? $200,000? Or $750,000?

Of course, it all depends on how "clone" he wants his clone to be.

A '67 with an L88 dropped in is rather reasonable. A lot depends on how accurate he wants his L88 also. If he wants what most called an L88 years ago, then probably $6000 +/- a bit he could have one. 454 blocks are a dime a dozen. Buy a good 427 crank for $500 or so. The rest is standard engine rebuild prices. Add a set of Chevy aluminum heads for $1000 to $2000, depending how hard and where he looks.

Now where he can get gas to run it is another matter. 12.5:1 compression will require non-pump gas. 100 octane unlead may run it, but to be safe he needs to be in the Cam II, VP, etc. race gas of 110 or more octane.

He won't find that on every other corner. I doubt he finds it even on one corner in most towns.

But then, if he doesn't build the engine true, then he doesn't have an L-88 or even an "L-88 clone", just a hot big block Chevy.

Does he want to clone all the rest of the car that made up an L-88? The more the car matches, the more it costs. The more the car uses original parts, the more it costs.

[John Daly]

Re: 1967 L-88

There was a white one at the auction at carlisle this year. It didn't sell...don't know where it was from..........

[GL Anderson]

Re: 1967 L-88

Was it a white with red interior roadster? If so it is probably the one from Omaha Ne. GL

[Bill Stephenson]

Re: 1967 L-88

--------Things start to get out of hand price-wise on 67 L88 clones when road-draft tubes, correct L88 hoods, dated components, original block-off plates, and other unobtanium are included. I could learn to love the right L88 clone at roughly 6500rpm in first gear however!................Bill S

[Mike M.]

Re: 1967 L-88

with 4.88 gears no less. mike