It seems impossible to believe, even 60 years after the fact, that General Motors (GM) banned all of its divisions from racing participation and development in 1963. Part of this silly rule included a ...

The story of the L88 began in 1962, when Chev­rolet’s Corvette engineer­ing team–headed up by Zora Arkus-Duntov–cre­ated a track-focused, high-performance 427-cubic-inch V-8. Shrouded in secre­cy, it ...

The Chevy Corvette L88 was “Father of the Corvette” Zora Arkus Duntov‘s end-run around General Motors’ edict that they would not participate in competitive motorsports. That edict came after the ...

Produced from 1963 to 1967, the second-generation Chevrolet Corvette took the world by storm with its sleek and aggressive yet beautiful design. Unsurprisingly, it's considered by many to be the ...

When it comes to Chevrolet big-blocks there are lots of notable ones to choose from, such as L78s, L88s, and L89s, but none compare to the legendary aluminum 427 ZL1 big-block! The ZL1 owes its ...

1967 marked the final year of the second-generation Chevy Corvette. Known as the Mid Year Corvette, the second generation spanned from 1963 to 1967, and had seen the Corvette transition from a ...

A pair of historically significant Corvettes are among the featured lots at a Mecum auction happening now in Kissimmee, Florida. Offered as a single lot, the pair are the first and last production L88 ...

Among the long line of fabulous Corvettes that Chevrolet has rolled off the line during the model’s 70-year history, the L-88 of the late sixties is probably the most exciting. With low production ...