1969 Chevrolet Corvette

Presented is a ONE OF KIND collectible that is museum quality and accompanied by an immense amount of documentation and collateral that can only be described as too much to list. This storied car has been turned into Die Cast models, Buildable Toy Models, and even Jigsaw Puzzles. The rarest of the rare!! The BF Goodrich L88/ZL1 Greenwood race car may just be the most significant and storied of all the L88s that came from General Motors in those three years and its accomplishments in both racing and show awards are indisputable. The #49 Stars and Stripes Corvette participated at 24 Hours of Le Mans setting a GT speed record of 215 mph on the Mulsanne straight during qualifying and ran the Daytona 24 Hour and 12 Hours of Sebring in the same race season â completing this trifecta is rare and notable. Show awards for the Greenwood racer include Best in Class at the Quail Motorsport â08 event, center display for the Corvette Racing Legends event at the Petersen Museum in â08, the Amelia Island Concours dâElegance, part of the Bloomington Gold Special Collection Grand Finale in â09, NCRS American Heritage Award in â09, center display at the National Corvette Museum for the Corvette Hall of Fame in â09, and most recently invited to celebrate Corvetteâs first Lemans win at the Laguna ALMS race in â10. After the 73 Season, the car was sold to âFastâ Phil Currin who continued to campaign the car and securing numerous top 5 finishes. The original rear clip is included and is part of the history and authentication. You will notice on the underside the factory written L88 markings. John Greenwoodâs BFG team raced with three cars, but only one of which was a factory documented L88. The number 49 car! When the car was being restored by well known Kevin Mackay, owner of Corvette Repair of New York, he decided to replace the rear clip on the car and display the original rear clip to show the authenticity. John Greenwoodâs BFG race team originally used L88 engines in the 1971 and ear