The "3rd" ZL-1 Corvette

[Big Block Bill]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: TimG</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Where the heck was this car, how could I miss it on the judging field? </div></div>

Tim,

That's exactly what I was thinking (even with ALL the Orange cars that were at this years show). That had to be a hard car to miss if it was striped like the pictures shown in this posting. I imagine if it was on the judging field, it had to be painted closer to as it was built at the St Louis factory back in 1969. Any way it was a missed opportunity. I should have pm'd you before the show so we could have met in person. Maybe the next time. Are you going to be @ the Mecum auction in Schaumburg this fall? Let me know.

Bill

[markus37]

I recall that GM resisted building this car with automatic trans and rear gear requested. I think someone at Gulf Oil , maybe Grady Davis , interceded to have it done.

[PLATINUM6BBL]

John made reference to Gulf being his sponsor to race Pikes Peak with the car.
If I remember correctly the car came from Kelly Chevrolet but John's dad had connections at Yenko as this was where he bought all the truck tractor's for his trucking business.
One story told to me by Jimmy Stewart was going with John to Harrisburg in the ZL-1 for some sort of police business. Jimmy said they got on the turnpike and ran about 140 most of the way. Did the same on the return trip. When John went to get off the guy in the toll booth asked John if he was Trooper Mahr. John replied &quot;yes&quot;. Toll booth guy told him &quot;Commander __ wants to see you in his office tomorrow [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/mad.gif[/img]!&quot; John looked at Jimmy and said &quot;YEA! Return trip tomorrow!&quot; Don't think the commander was happy about one of his troopers running so hard.

[Big Block Bill]

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----Oh, the humanity. I really loved that ZL1 the way it was!.......Bill S