dean's list - cars likely to go up in value
07-20-2003, 01:56 AM
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dean's list - cars likely to go up in value
http://money.cnn.com/pf/features/pop...3.exclude.html
This is a few clicks into the list, but it is an "1968 Chevrolet Corvette L-89 427-435 hp". L-89? Was there such an option? I'm guessing it is a mistranscription of L-88.
A kinda cool list to look thru. Plenty of the General's work is in the list.
-bZj
This is a few clicks into the list, but it is an "1968 Chevrolet Corvette L-89 427-435 hp". L-89? Was there such an option? I'm guessing it is a mistranscription of L-88.
A kinda cool list to look thru. Plenty of the General's work is in the list.
-bZj
07-20-2003, 09:44 AM
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Re: dean's list - cars likely to go up in value (Down8)
Yup, there was an L-89. 427/435, only 624 of them made. I don't know what 'em different from the L-71, though.
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07-20-2003, 11:38 AM
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Re: dean's list - cars likely to go up in value (JB)
The L-89 was an L-71 with rectangle port, closed chamber aluminum heads. :cool:
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07-20-2003, 11:52 AM
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RPO L-89
The L-89 option available between 1967 and 1969 was simply a set of closed chamber aluminum cylinder heads ("392" castings in 1967, "842" castings in 1968-69)... It was not a stand alone option and had to be ordered in conjunction with the L-71 427/435 engine.
Both castings were very similar to the "840" cast iron closed chamber heads used on the L-71 (the "842" did have a slightly revised intake port) so engine output was very similar. The real advantage was weight savings... About 70 pounds removed from the front of the car.
I'd have to agree with the assessment that the 1968 has the most potential for appreciation at this point in time. They currently lag a bit in value to the 1969 L-89 (although both are considerably less money than a 1967 L-89 which sell for $200,000+) although I think that the 1968 L-89 (and 1968 Corvettes in general) will eventually catch up to the '69 in the next five to ten years. Right now, a nice 1968 L-89 coupe will sell for $35,000 to $40,000... Not too bad for Chevrolet's top of the line street machine in 1968.
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Both castings were very similar to the "840" cast iron closed chamber heads used on the L-71 (the "842" did have a slightly revised intake port) so engine output was very similar. The real advantage was weight savings... About 70 pounds removed from the front of the car.
I'd have to agree with the assessment that the 1968 has the most potential for appreciation at this point in time. They currently lag a bit in value to the 1969 L-89 (although both are considerably less money than a 1967 L-89 which sell for $200,000+) although I think that the 1968 L-89 (and 1968 Corvettes in general) will eventually catch up to the '69 in the next five to ten years. Right now, a nice 1968 L-89 coupe will sell for $35,000 to $40,000... Not too bad for Chevrolet's top of the line street machine in 1968.
Regards,
07-20-2003, 02:30 PM
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Re: dean's list - cars likely to go up in value (71-4speed)
The L-89 was an L-71 with rectangle port, closed chamber aluminum heads. :cool:
[Modified by 71-4speed, 11:41 AM 7/20/2003]
[Modified by 71-4speed, 11:41 AM 7/20/2003]
