The most "significant" Chevrolet performance car.

**csx289** · #1 05-20-2008, 04:50 AM

Frankie,

Pretty good chapter about the blue RS ZL1 in my book- also includes Ken Barnhart's ZL1...good reading if I don't say so myself

Hell, the damn book is less than 4 crappy magazines if you buy it on Amazon.com

On the topic (and also in the book), might I cast a vote for the one and only 1968 Z/28 convertible built for Pete Estes - one-off car with factory cross ram, 4.56 gear, JL8 brakes, 'glass hood, etc. I've driven it and it is one wicked car - and nobody will EVER say they like "the other" Z/28 convertible more

Colin

Les Quam · #2 05-20-2008, 05:09 AM

Enough about your book already that was about as shameless a plug as you will ever find! One car book doesn't make you Earnest Hemingway you know? LOL LOL
Although it was a nice chapter on the ZL-1s.

**quick-bowtie** · #3 05-20-2008, 05:19 AM

Colin beat me to it but I agree the Estes Z car.. That car is just plain awesome.

**Charley Lillard** · #4 05-20-2008, 05:23 AM

I consider the Estes car a one off special built car so it wouldn't fit in my comparison to the RS ZL1. I would still rather have the ZL1 though.

**92646** · #5 05-20-2008, 05:29 AM

Colin, what other Z/28 convertible are you referring to?
Mark Sheppard

x Baldwin Motion · #6 05-20-2008, 05:35 AM

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Mark Sheppard

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I had this in a Z28 file, not sure of the story. It can't be real? I do recall the gashole issue though.

Verne_Frantz · #7 05-20-2008, 05:53 AM

My 2cents:
I think Kwizz was close.
In the entire history of Chevrolet, there was never a more "designed from scratch", full package, under one RPO number, race purpose vehicle than the '63 Impala Z-11. IF you look at everything that car had under ONE RPO #, strickly built for racing only, (with only 50 produced just to have NHRA sanction) there was never another Chevrolet produced with so many specific packaged features for one purpose.

Verne

67rscoupe · #8 05-20-2008, 07:51 AM

Great!now don't tell me this car will be at the next mecum auction selling for $800k.

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Colin, what other Z/28 convertible are you referring to?
Mark Sheppard

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I had this in a Z28 file, not sure of the story. It can't be real? I do recall the gashole issue though.

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Verne_Frantz · #9 05-20-2008, 05:56 AM

Are we including "one-offs" or dealer conversions in this query, or are we looking at an RPO'd vehicle completely designed by Chevrolet and offered to the public?

Shankin · #10 05-21-2008, 05:48 AM

I will put my vote in for the original grand sport corvettes.

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