All Aluminum Big Block Corvettes.

[TimG]

The orange/black ZL1 automatic roadster was at the fall Vette Fest. I spoke with the original owner for quite a while. He told me the story of buying and owning the car since new. I know that there is some dispute about this car and I didn't even go there with him. I just enjoyed talking with a fellow that bought a big block Corvette new and still owns it. Some think it was an L88 converted to a ZL1 by GM and sold. Did anyone else speak with him?

[Chevy454]

I've spoken with him quite a bit here lately, and BKH and some others have known him for years. He raced for Gulf Oil, and in '68 had a '68 L88 Corvette but wanted an orange automatic for '69, so he went and ordered an orange, ZL1, auto 'Vette at a local dealer. He still drives & races the car regularly, and looks at it as if it's just a car...no more, no less. He told me a while back he clipped a barrier with the car, and his buddies flipped out on him, and he basically told him it's just a car, and can be fixed...but if not, it's not the end of the world...

This isn't the orange (maybe red) car that was used by GM for the LS7/LT2 test is it (that car was reported to be a coupe)?? I was under the impression that the car was scrapped as it was a true test car. I know there might have been a few dealers installing the Can-Am blocks (McLaren engines??) in the cars (Ray Ridge Chevrolet is reported to even have made a few 1970 Chevelle LS6 cars with the aluminum 454 blocks (most likely McLaren Can Am blocks) as well)).

[Steve_Hoog]

I have talked to several others that were at the dinner and Mr Goad did say 1968, his car was orange with a black hard top best we all remember from the slide show. My personal uncertainty will all be over after I get a still from the cam corder. I'm anxious to see where it will fall in place from what has been said so far in this thread.

Quite possible it was a convert with the removeable hard top....Ted Patrick used to tell about the good old days and having over 50 '69 Chevelles with chambered exhaust stored at friends houses because he ran out of room at the dealership. I'll see if I can get by the dealership and talk to Pat (his son) and see what pics I can get. Ah..the good old days..

[Steve_Hoog]

Here are a couple of pics I took of Mr. Goad.



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