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----Wow,,,Somebody must have not wanted Terry M to get his hands on another one, huh?.......Bill S

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Stefano</div><div class="ubbcode-body">The winning bid was actually $562,500.00 and the L88 is coming back to Chicago.


Hope Ashton has some room at MCACN for it. </div></div>

We are going to make some; picture this next to the black 1968 L88 that we have already signed up for our Triple Diamond Gallery!

Bashton
MCACN Managing Member

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Black/Black + born with engine + great documentation + unrestored original = Green$$$$. With Bloomington Gold cracking down on restoration engines, the few handfuls or born with engine L88's are double value. The same on '67 435's was proven at this auction also.

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: SIR-VIVOR</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Black/Black + born with engine + great documentation + unrestored original = Green$$$$. With Bloomington Gold cracking down on restoration engines, the few handfuls or born with engine L88's are double value. The same on '67 435's was proven at this auction also. </div></div>

I went and checked out the Mecum auction results and was floored over the 427/435 vette price for original engine cars. Who keeps track of the ones with original engines? For example, the red red one is the only one of 9 with the original engine, where is that info kept? -bob

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Nobody tracks this information and it would be hard to track it now. Word of mouth is the best method to really know what may not be real.

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-----Looking forward to finding out whos garage this great L/88 will be residing in........Bill S

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Trained eyes can tell a real motor if you've looked at enough of them.

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Chris, I hope that Chivas is feeling better! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/beers.gif[/img]

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Thanks Bruce!Much better!

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: black69</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: SIR-VIVOR</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Black/Black + born with engine + great documentation + unrestored original = Green$$$$. With Bloomington Gold cracking down on restoration engines, the few handfuls or born with engine L88's are double value. The same on '67 435's was proven at this auction also. </div></div>

I went and checked out the Mecum auction results and was floored over the 427/435 vette price for original engine cars. Who keeps track of the ones with original engines? For example, the red red one is the only one of 9 with the original engine, where is that info kept? -bob </div></div>
I have been tracking red/red 435 convertibles for over 25 years and have only seen six with their original motors and trim tags so nine may be an accurate number. Also I totally agree with Chris P. in that the cream of the crop cars rise to the top and will always do so.