The L71 is a numbers-
matching 427. It had been
off the road for 25 years.
Jonathan pulled the plugs
and lubricated the engine
with Mystery Oil. He took it
to noted L88 and 1969 Cor-
vette expert Tim Thorpe to
get the 427 started. Tim fixed
the gas tank leak and rebuilt
the carburetors and the 427
fired right up.After taking a weekend to clean off all the old dust and dirt, it
revealed a nice survivor example 1969. Jonathan says, “The
car cleaned up nice, with that original interior smell.” There
is just something special about finding an original, left-alone
Corvette.
If fate had been more
kind, this triple-black
1969 L71 convert-
ible would have been
a triple-black ZL1,
something the hobby
could sure use today.The original buyer had the OK from the Chevrolet dealer to
build a triple-black 1969 ZL1. Fortunately, he checked the boxes
for the potent 435hp RPO L71, convertible and factory black fin-
ish, making this Corvette one rare find.VETTEWEB.COM 59Do you have or know of a Rare Find? Or vintage photos?
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