Not as Fast as a New C8 but Speed isnt Everything   There was a time when there wasnt a new car sold in the early 21 st Century that could beat a Corvette from the Golden Age of high-performance cars, but speed isnt everything. Today its all about rarity and Corvette Mikes Sunfire Yellow 1967 Corvette Sting Ray coupe is among the rarest of the rare. Its not because of its code 984 Sunfire Yellow there were 2,325 1967 Sting Rays painted that color. And its not due to its QB1 redline tires there was 4,230 67 Sting Rays equipped with those tires. In 1967 there wasnt a high school kid alive that hadnt heard of the Corvette L88 engine and likely never forgot, but amazingly enough there was only 20 1967 Corvettes produced with an L88 engine a $947.90 option that adds millions of dollars to the cars resale value today. As rare as the L88 engine was the $237.00 M22 Muncie rock crusher 4-speed transmission is equally as rare with only 20 sold to mate up with the L88. A sales rebate of sorts there were 35 1967 Corvette Sting Rays that received a $97.85 credit for C48 heater and defroster delete. Race cars as the L88 Corvette was intended to be are a rare breed from the day they are built, and their days are numbered either by obsolescence or a few major shunts puts them out of the game. The L88 engine in Mikes 67 is the engine that came in the car and still has its VIN legible on the deck of the block. This fact likely makes it the most intact 1967 L88 survivor in existence as engines were swapped in and out of racing Corvettes and usually the first time an L88 engine was rebuilt the machine shop shaved the VIN off when they decked the block. The restoration of Mikes 1967 L88 Corvette coupe took over ten years to complete, but only 13 months for the car to garner every prestigious award that could be given to a rare Corvette. Starting in Indianapolis, Indiana during June 2018 Bloomington Gold Certified then on to Frisco, Texas in October 2018 NCRS Regionals Top Flight. The next month in Chicago MCACN Concours Gold and Triple Diamond Awards then later in November the L88 was returned to its home town of Anaheim, California for NCRS Performance Verification, PV preparation. In April the 67 L88 passed Performance Verification in Cincinnati, Ohio the first time out. Ultimately on the same night the 2020 C8 Corvette was revealed in Tustin, California Mikes L88 received the highest award bestowed a rare Corvette a total of 98.6 points for the Duntov Award. The post Sting Ray Racer! Rare Unmolested 1 of 20 1967 L88 Corvette appeared first on Hot Rod Network .