Chassis No.: 194678S404229

€55 000 | Sold

1968 Chassis no. 194678S404229

French collector's registration

Vehicle sold without technical inspection French historic registration title

Sold without contrôle technique "A rare and beastly L89, part of Corvette racing legend". "A very rare and beastly L89, entered into the legend of Corvette racing" For the 1968 model year, the General Motors Company struck a

with the unveiling of a new generation of its successful muscle car

muscle car, the Corvette, with the C3 Stingray (no longer Sting Ray).

Ray, distinguished from its big sister the C2 by a completely

design, in line with the standards of the time. The

C3 remained in production for 14 years, before giving way to the C4.

At launch, the C3 was available with a choice of 6 engines, all V8s: 2 small blocks, and 4 big blocks. At the top of the range

the L89 code engine, developing 435 bhp as standard... With its aluminium

aluminum cylinder heads, large valves, aluminum intake manifold

manifold and three Holley carburetors, it had roughly the same power

the same power output as the cast-iron version, but weighed

but weighed almost 35 kg less! In 1969, GM sold 38

762 Corvettes, including just 390 L89s, considered today to be

as the fastest and most balanced production C3.

In 1972, the car illustrated on these pages was purchased from

from Dick Guldstrand, a legendary Chevrolet driver and

by an Englishman, so that his son could race it in England.

in England. After some serious preparation

preparation, the car crossed the Atlantic, and Rhoddy

Rhoddy Harvey-Bailey raced it in the 1972 season

of the high-profile British Mod Sports Championship. Six

victories, three 2nd places and several lap records: the Corvette

color Rally Red quickly became a must-have. And with Rhoddy's

Rhoddy's generous driving, the beast's 500 hp, its American Racing or Minilites rims

American Racing or Minilites rims, and the slimming down during the

during the season (no hard top, retractable headlamps, etc.), it wasn't

didn't go unnoticed!

At the end of the season, Roddhy aspired to move up to single-seater racing.

(which he didn't do, setting up a renowned chassis and suspension

chassis and suspension development) and put the Corvette back

in his garage for 10 years, before selling it in the mid

1980s, to an enthusiast who undertook a restoration

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which was completed in the USA by its next owner in the

early 2000s, with an engine developing 543 hp at

hp at 6,100 rpm. It should be noted that the block, broken during the

1972 season, was replaced by a similar 1967 block, type 942 427, which still equips the car to this day, with the

with the famous original aluminum cylinder heads, and mated to the

Muncie close-ratio 4-speed gearbox.

The car was imported into Europe at the end of the 2000s, and

acquired by its current owner in 2021. Accompanied by an

important historical dossier, including numerous

photos, this unique Corvette, in beautiful used condition, still

condition, still equipped with its original harness and half-buckle

is ready to be used on the road or track by its next owner.

next owner. After a complete overhaul, it will be eligible

events such as the Tour Auto and Le Mans Classic.

Le Mans Classic. For the 1968 vintage, the General Motors Company made a big

splash, unveiling a new generation of its successful muscle car, the Corvette, with the C3 Stingray (and no longer Sting Ray), which

distinguished itself from its big sister the C2 by a completely

revised design, and in line with the standards of the time. The C3

remained in production for 14 years, before giving way to the C4.

At launch, the C3 was available with a choice of 6 engines, all

V8s: 2 small blocks, and 4 big blocks. At the top of the range, the engine code L89, developing 435 hp as standard... With its

alloy cylinder heads, its large valves, its intake manifold also in

alloy and its three Holley carburetors, it had roughly the same

power as the cast iron version, but it weighed almost 35 kg

less! In 1969, GM sold 38,762 Corvettes, including only 390

L89s, considered today to be the fastest and most balanced

production C3.

In 1972, the car that illustrates these pages was purchased

from Dick Guldstrand, a legendary Chevrolet driver and tuner, in California, by an Englishman, so that his son could race at the

wheel in England. After serious preparation in the Guldstrand

style, the car crossed the Atlantic, and Rhoddy Harvey-Bailey

scoured the 1972 season of the highly publicized British Mod

Sports championship at the wheel. Six victories, three 2nd places, a few lap records: the Rally Red Corvette quickly became a musthave.

And with Rhoddy's generous driving, the beast's 500 hp, its American Racing or Minilites rims, and its weight loss during

the season

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