Maher ZL1 in Corvette Fever: Question

[Chevy454]

You also have to remember that this car has a Gulf Racing connection, and GM regularly backdoored hi-perf stuff to them...

[Jeff H]

I thought I remembered reading an article a few years back about a ZL1 Corvette that was used for hill climb racing like at Pike's Peak. Was that the Yellow car? Then a couple of years ago I remember reading somewhere that the new number was there were 7 ZL1 Corvettes made, but I have no idea where I saw that. So I have no clue as to how many were supposedly made. It's kind of the same situation with the ZL1 Camaros. 2 prototypes and recently the talk of a Yellow car in Canada that does not appear to be on the list of 69.

[TimG]

I remember the white ZL1 press car with the automatic transmission locked in Drive (to avoid blowing the engine) being a 1968 fitted with a ZL1 engine. It was a white roadster with a hard top and dark stripe the length of the car. The door push knobs are a give away to the year.
I understand that this orange ZL1 was discussed at the NCRS Florida meet and the tank sticker was felt to be authentic. The feeling is that there were more than two factory ZL1 Corvettes built.
I visited with the owner of the orange car at the Fall Vettefest in 2004, very genuine and pleasant fellow that enjoyed talking about his car.

[COPO_Anders]

For what it´s worth.

[DarrenX33]

I thought I remembered Larry (Pantera) saying that he saw a blue ZL1 on a lot back in the day...

[Defbob]

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Certainly this car fits the pictures that I seen before being that it is a convertible.

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I see an orange car with a vinyl top. My opinion is that it is just an L-88 car that probably had a ZL1 in it when he bought it and he was conned.

[hvychev]

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I thought I remembered Larry (Pantera) saying that he saw a blue ZL1 on a lot back in the day...

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Darren I was thinking the same thing. If memory serves the car was blue and was sitting outside a body shop in Oklahoma.

[PLATINUM6BBL]

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Certainly this car fits the pictures that I seen before being that it is a convertible.

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I see an orange car with a vinyl top. My opinion is that it is just an L-88 car that probably had a ZL1 in it when he bought it and he was conned.

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I DOUBT THAT! Being that he was a State Trooper at the time it wouldn't have been smart. His connection to Don Yenko comes from the fact that his dad bought GMC trucks for his fleet from Yenko. I have 2 friends that grew up w/ John and his cars. He traded in a blue 1968 L88 'Vette, w/ around 2400 miles, on the orange ZL-1. Andy Africa bought the traded L88 and luckily, it still survives today. My friend Burr Corbett mounted the first set of slicks this car ever had on it and ran around quite a bit w/ John. When I asked Burr about Johns' car he stated "why would John take a perfectly good L88 with only 2400 miles on it and trade it for another L88 a year later? He traded it because he found out about the ZL-1 option and he wanted the baddest 'Vette available!" The other friend is Jimmy Stewart (not THE Jimmy Stewart) who grew up near John and has relayed to me many a harrowing rides in the car.

[PLATINUM6BBL]

I also remember John telling me that the car ran 10.90's with just the addition of a roll bar and slicks.

[PLATINUM6BBL]

the show card from the day when I first say the car. I actually heard it before I say it! It thumped windows hard enough in downtown Clarion to set off the buglar alarms in about every business it passed!