1968 L-71 427 Corvette ZL-1 stripe test mule car
 

1968 L-71 427 Corvette
GM Tech Center ZL-1 stripe test mule car
(only the stripe is ZL-1)
This car was owned by a GM employee
Feb 1969 photo
1969 Michigan plate
posted by Steve Wallach

I believe I've heard of this car. A friend was looking at it within the past few years.

Very cool period photo.
TV antenna strapped to the chimney ….. common back then.

Car not bad either.

Looks very “Shinoda-ish”!

Do we know what GM employee (by name)?

I know George Heberling drove one of the '69 ZL1s, but I believe it was a company vehicle.

(I went to GMI with his son Kris).

K

----At the moment we don't even know which horsepower this 68 is (390, 400, 435). It certainly isn't an L88 or ZL1....Bill S

My high school science teacher had a Black 69 vette with a silver nose stripe like the one in this picture. I asked him if it was an L88 but he would not answer any of my questions trying to find out what engine was in the car. He just smirked and I never got an answer. This was in 1982 in Rhode Island just outside of providence.

OP says it's an L71. Would that be 435 hp?

----Yup,,,I missed that. Thanks!....Bill S

I wasn't sure. Thanks for the confirmation!