Completed project

1969 Chevrolet Corvette L71

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This Corvette was just pulled out of 32 years of storage.

Before it was carefully put away, it had been hot-rodded in the 70s and 80s.

The original engine is in place and is believed to be an L71 with aluminum heads option - with 427/435hp.

The correct triple 2 carbs were replaced as well as the correct rear exhaust and transmission.

They are not factory and don't belong on the car.

The vehicle only has 19,000 original miles.

We worked with the owner to figure out the best approach to return this very rare specimen to its original (and much more valuable) condition.

We ended up rebuilding the engine to original specs and performance.

This Corvette represents the 2nd year of the updated C3 style.

Here's an excerpt from Wikipedia regarding this model. "For 1968, both the Corvette body and interior were completely redesigned.

As before, the car was available in either coupe or convertible models, but coupe was now a notchback fitted with a near-vertical removable rear window and removable roof panels (T-tops).

A soft folding top was included with convertibles, while an auxiliary hardtop with a glass rear window was offered at additional cost.