The "3rd" ZL-1 Corvette

[Big Block Bill]

Did anyone see the "3rd" documented ZL-1 Corvette on the Judging field @ Bloomington Gold this past weekend. I missed it while dodging rain drops & hiding out in the Auction tent. It was supposed to have been one of the original 6 ZL-1 Corvettes Zora said they made, and one of the 4 that were turned into L-88's and sold due to the original list price of the ZL-1 option. I heard it was a Monoco Orange Convertible. It was in a magazine years ago with an interview with Zora. Any info or pictures would be appreciated.

Bill

[Tenney]

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[PLATINUM6BBL]

Retired PA state trooper John Mahr's old car that he bought new. He traded a 68 L88 in on it. Last time I saw it it still had less than 5000 original miles on it. A couple friends of mine (Burr Corbett & Jimmy Stewart) have close association with the car when it was new and they ran around with John.
You could ask Rob Clary as he had a conversation with John years back after the car came into a "brighter light" so to say. I will say that John has always claimed to having seen 7 ZL-1 Corvette's built and in a holding lot.

[olredalert]

----Have seen this great Corvette many times and it is a treasure, as well as a beast!!!!!!.....Bill S

[markinnaples]

I, too, have seen this Corvette and it's just flat out awesome. Western PA car that I saw at a couple car shows around Pgh.

[markjohnson]

Please correct me if I'm wrong but isn't this car a TH400?

[Don_Lightfoot]

Here is a picture I took in 2005. I assume it is the same car, although there are much more graphics than in the picture shown earlier in this thread.

[SBR]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: markjohnson</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Please correct me if I'm wrong but isn't this car a TH400? </div></div>
Mark, you are correct. In 1969, L88s were available with the TH400 if the owner wanted it.

[Big Block Bill]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: SBR</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: markjohnson</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Please correct me if I'm wrong but isn't this car a TH400? </div></div>
Mark, you are correct. In 1969, L88s were available with the TH400 if the owner wanted it. </div></div>

SBR,

Yes an L-88 was available with a TH400 automatic, but this car started life as a ZL-1, there for it would be the only &quot;Known&quot; ZL-1, TH400 automatic car ever made. I sure would like to experience driving a ZL-1, TH400, Convertible with side pipes! THAT would be a life changing experience.

Bill

[TimG]

Where the heck was this car, how could I miss it on the judging field?