In 1969, Chevrolet produced 80 C3 Corvettes with the L88 engine, followed by another 116 in 1970. While numerous enthusiasts have modified Corvettes over the years creating unique builds like the C3 ...

Back in the late '60s, Chevrolet produced an extremely rare, barely-tamed race car disguised a street machine.

Gilmore checked his database, and the stamp matched Braun’s 1969 Corvette. This photo of the ’69 L88 engine stamp in the ’67 Corvette started a whirlwind two-day mission to buy the car for its engine.

Pretty much everyone loves the look of the stinger hood on certain C2 Corvette models, but the sad fact is the scoop wasn’t ...

The L88 engine carried forward two years into C3 production, and the 1969 model equipped with this big-block engine—although more common than the C2 edition—qualifies as one of the priciest ...

L88 production spanned the C2 and C3 generations of the Corvette, so the final production L88 is a Fathom Green C3 coupe from 1969. It was manufactured on Dec. 4 of that year, believed to be the ...

Introduced in 1967, the L88 became the sixth version of the 427 available for the C2 Corvette. Though customers could equip their street-legal 'Vettes with this mighty engine, the Chevy ...

Chevrolet built another standout Corvette during the C2 generation. Considered by many to be one of the best Corvettes of all time, the L88 was offered as an option package in 1967.

The Stingray L88 added over $1,000 to the $4,781 base price of a Corvette but has appreciated significantly since its release in 1969. Prices at auction vary from $550,000 to $750,000.

A second 427 V-8 is added to the Corvette lineup for 1967 as well. Dubbed L88, the top-of-the-line bent-eight produces 430 horses on paper. The real number, however, is closer to 560 horsepower.

The aluminum-head L88 cost a massive $948 on top of the $4,663 price of a base Corvette, and was actually only rated at 430 hp, or 5 hp less than the $437 L71 427.