You never know what you’re going to find on eBay, and this 1969 L89 Corvette convertible is a prime example.
Of course, if you happen to live in the United States, you might have to come up with creative shipping options, since this very rare Corvette is in the Land Down Under, Australia.
The auction ended early Monday morning with a high bid listed to be $7,300 – quite a few thousand less than a restored L89 would run you.
While this one does need a complete restoration, it does offer a good foundation for an L89 that would run just as fast as an original car but consume a lot less money from someone’s wallet.
The car’s original L89 engine – a 427 with aluminum heads, three carburetors, and an 11 to 1 compression ratio that produced a conservative 435 horsepower – has been removed sometime in the past.
But the seller is throwing in two engines, a 396 from a Chevelle and an L88 that has been rebuilt. The L88, by the way, is one of only two engines more powerful than the L89 – the ZL1 being the other. The L88 and ZL1 both pumped out more than 500 hp.
Only 390 of these L89 Corvettes were produced in St. Louis in 1969, so there aren’t very many hanging around on used-car lots these days.
This might be a good chance for someone to get an L89 on the cheap, though there is a lot of work remaining to be done based on the photos and information provided in the eBay ad.
According to the sellers, the car is missing all of the interior and was purchased to convert into a race car. It has been sitting for years in a workshop, so they have decided to sell it so it can be built as a race car or restored as a valuable road car.
“The body is damage free,” they say, “and is an excellent candidate for a race car or beautiful road car.”
If someone did buy this car and restores it, be sure to let us know as it’s always good to let the public know about a legendary Corvette brought back from the grave.
Source:
eBay
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