Re: JL8 available first week of Nov, 68?
Thanks Jeff. Interesting stuff!
Chevy seemed to be pretty intersted in racing, but sometimes their staff let things fall through the cracks. Take the '63 Z-11 for instance. NHRA required 50 production units to qualify for Super Stock, but the first list Chevy sent to their tech was only about 45 cars. When Haydon Profitt showed up at the Winternationals, they made him run "LP" Limited Production. Even though Chevy did build 50 cars, they never sent another letter and list to NHRA, so LP turned into FX, and that's where the cars ran through the season. Of course, about the time of the Winternationals, the anti-racing ban took effect and anyone in the division who supported racing activities in any way was given their last paycheck.
No doubt the JL8 was engineered for racing purposes. I suppose finding an original car that was NOT raced would be a pretty rare find!
Verne
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