67 L-88

[Tim S.]

You guys may find this a little interesting....

http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/showflat.php/Cat/0/Number/430094/page/0/fpart/all/vc/1/nt/5

[Bill I.]

Re: 67 L-88

Sounds like a l o t of BS to me. Bill

[Steven S.]

Re: 67 L-88

Yea, nothing but some guy trying to get a rise out of those guys. I can't believe they were buying it as long as they did.

[Philip C.]

Re: 67 L-88

There was a red L-88 going around a couple of years ago, it was a real late car and not a real L-88, the tank opp. was deleted around the 4,000 vin. so no L-88 cars could have a 36 gallon tank factory installed. True Richard Cohen from LICS ownes the white car, I have not seen the other, have heard stories though, Phil 8063

[Dick W.]

Re: 67 L-88

The yellow L/88, that they are talking about, is a known fake. Started life out as a 390 hp car. Was built as an L/88 by a restorer? in FL. Has all the good parts, a real IT block, but.....no docs, known history

[Wayne M.]

Re: 67 L-88

There was a red L-88 going around a couple of years ago, it was a real late car and not a real L-88, the tank opp. was deleted around the 4,000 vin. so no L-88 cars could have a 36 gallon tank factory installed. True Richard Cohen from LICS ownes the white car, I have not seen the other, have heard stories though, Phil 8063

Phil -- can you expand a little on the deletion of N03 around 4000 VIN ? Any internal documentation, etc. ?

When you say "I have not seen the other, have heard stories though" are you again referring to the red L88 car or another red small block, or something else ?
Thanks

[Philip C.]

Re: 67 L-88

Phil -- can you expand a little on the deletion of N03 around 4000 VIN ? Any internal documentation, etc. ?

When you say "I have not seen the other, have heard stories though" are you again referring to the red L88 car or another red small block, or something else ?
Thanks

Hi Wayne, maybe I used the wrong word deletion, GM made two 36 gal cars in 67 because they ran out of parts, Richards car was 3243 as you know, story goes from the guys that were there, the two cars were built around the same time, all the 36 gal body parts were made in 63, Richards rear quarters are yellow/white body glass, and all the big tank cars That Ive seen also have the yellow/white quarters. I have not seen another real 67 big tank car other than Richards. The stories are many, ask Richard everytime he showed his car someone would tell him, that they had the other or they sold the other or their friend had one, or it was in Germany etc Bah Bah Bah. What do you know about the red "L-88". Phil 8063

[Paul J.]

Re: 67 L-88

Maybe this will help some, or maybe it's just another story (except it's true).

When I was in school I had a friend who worked in the library who was really into muscle cars and had a very nice 67 Vette. He had friends who ran a shop in Cocoa Beach who painted the car and for some reason let my friend store car parts at his house (it seemed suspicious since we were in Virginia, but I trusted my friend). One day he calls me and tells me to come over immediately, he says it's very important but he won't tell me what it's about. When I get to his house he won't let me in until I promise that I won't tell anyone what I'm about to see. In his garage I find a white 67 coupe pushed side ways against the back wall. The car was very rough, with no engine and not much interior. As I noticed the factory radio delete, he told me it was an L88 that his Fla friends had just picked up. I had no idea what an L88 was and what the big fuss was about. This was 1978 and even though I had my 64 at the time I wasn't very knowlegable about Corvettes. He went on to tell me about the hunt for the engine and that they believed it was in Texas. I only saw the car once, as it was moved by his friends shortly thereafter. Not long after that my friend lost his job and he too disappeared.

I've never thought much about this. I figured that the Fla connection was going to try to restore the car to it's original condition and that my friend was being over dramatic. It would be interesting to find out what happened to the car.

[Michael M.]

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Well, Being we are all telling stories here goes. In approx 1968 or 1969 the Chevrolet dealer in Morehead City, N.C. (Sound Chevrolet) had a 63 to 65 White coupe with the large tank and what appeared to be a factory rollbar (I know they weren`t an option) It had a large black strip down the center of the car. Some sort of dark colored mags and had 327 fuelie engine with the fuel injection emblems on the car. I test drove the car with the salesman and my new wife sitting in his lap. No they wouldn`t let me at 19 take the car by myself. I drove out on a country road but didn`t think we were going to make it back to the dealership as the engine snapped and popped the whole way. I asked if they were going to fix the engine but they wanted to sell it as is. I do not remember the price only that its the one I should have bought and wondered all these years what became of the car. It also had side exhaust but not the type that came on these cars. I always figured it some type of Factory race car over the years but then just considered it a piece of junk. It would be very unusual for a very rare car to be here with the exception of the Marine Corp base where a Marine might have bought from elsewhere and traded in Morehead. I wonder about this car every few days. Just had to post this.

[Joe L.]

Re: 67 L-88

Hi Wayne, maybe I used the wrong word deletion, GM made two 36 gal cars in 67 because they ran out of parts, Richards car was 3243 as you know, story goes from the guys that were there, the two cars were built around the same time, all the 36 gal body parts were made in 63, Richards rear quarters are yellow/white body glass, and all the big tank cars That Ive seen also have the yellow/white quarters. I have not seen another real 67 big tank car other than Richards. The stories are many, ask Richard everytime he showed his car someone would tell him, that they had the other or they sold the other or their friend had one, or it was in Germany etc Bah Bah Bah. What do you know about the red "L-88". Phil 8063

Phil------


GM had the 36 gallon tank, GM #3840345, available in SERVICE until June, 1970. At that time it was replaced, for SERVICE, by the 20 gallon tank.

It may be, though, that they had to reserve a certain number of tanks for SERVICE to honor warranty claims, crash damage, etc.

[Michael H.]

Re: 67 L-88

Phil------


GM had the 36 gallon tank, GM #3840345, available in SERVICE until June, 1970. At that time it was replaced, for SERVICE, by the 20 gallon tank.

It may be, though, that they had to reserve a certain number of tanks for SERVICE to honor warranty claims, crash damage, etc.

Yup, in fact many of the N03 parts/components remained available in service for several years after the last build on the assembly line. I think one of the reasons why the option died was the lack of sales and the difficult procedures involved to add the option in production. This was not a simple add on item.
The original floor pan for an N03 car had to be modified off line because of the amount of time required to make the required modifications for the tank.

I'm not sure about this but I seem to remember some change in SCCA rules in the late 60's that may have eliminated the use of large fuel tanks?

[Wayne M.]

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, ..... all the 36 gal body parts were made in 63, Richards rear quarters are yellow/white body glass, and all the big tank cars That Ive seen also have the yellow/white quarters. I have not seen another real 67 big tank car other than Richards. ....

Phil -- here's a shot I took (IIRC) in a San Francisco Corvette shop (Rick Brown ?) in 1988. It's a '65; couldn't get a read of the VIN, but it had a black interior, L76 and C60.

Another '66, L36 yellow, on a trailer in the parking lot at the Holiday Inn (pre burn-out event ). It also had the '63 shade of fiberglass on the rear quarters.

[Mike G.]

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jack podell hase one of these nos service replacemeny 36g tanks he brings to every show. not much good without a big tank rear clip. think he is asking about 20k or so for the tank.

[Wayne M.]

Re: 67 L-88

jack podell hase one of these nos service replacemeny 36g tanks he brings to every show. not much good without a big tank rear clip. think he is asking about 20k or so for the tank.

Mike here's a shot of Podell's booth at Carlisle 2006. I think this is the tank you're referring to (24 gal.)

[Mike G.]

Re: 67 L-88

thats the one. never paid much attention to it. i have no need for anything like that without a car it will fit.