The story of the L88 began in 1962, when Chev­rolet’s Corvette engineer­ing team–headed up by Zora Arkus-Duntov–cre­ated a track-focused, high-performance 427-cubic-inch V-8. Shrouded in secre­cy, it ...

During the era when muscle cars reigned supreme, GM's Chevrolet division developed some of the greatest big-block V8s of all time. Follow us: Since the early 1960s, American carmakers started offering ...

In 1967, the Corvette family welcomed a new member in its midst, although nobody wanted to talk about it: the L88, which wasn’t advertised anywhere in official Chevrolet literature. Zora Duntov, the ...

The 1967 Corvette L88 looked like any other big-block Sting Ray sitting on a showroom floor, but it was quietly engineered to punish your wallet and your nerves if you tried to use it like a normal ...

When it comes to Chevrolet big-blocks there are lots of notable ones to choose from, such as L78s, L88s, and L89s, but none compare to the legendary aluminum 427 ZL1 big-block! The ZL1 owes its ...

The Chevy Corvette L88 was “Father of the Corvette” Zora Arkus Duntov‘s end-run around General Motors’ edict that they would not participate in competitive motorsports. That edict came after the ...

When Carroll Shelby shoehorned the first 4.2-liter (260 ci) V-8 under the hood of the A.C. Ace, enthusiasts took notice. When the Cobra began to win races left and right, the world went wild. Shelby's ...

The Chevrolet big-block is the workhorse racing engine of the muscle-car era. The 427 W first showed up midyear as a stroked 409 for the 1963 Chevrolet Impala SS. However, a year before, ...

1969 marked the second year of production for the third-generation Chevy Corvette. There were few changes from the previous year. The exterior door handles lost the sculpted push button which was ...

An extremely valuable 1967 Chevrolet Corvette has been auctioned off for a cool $2.45 million. Making this Corvette special is the fact that it was one of just 20 units built in 1967 with the optional ...

With the brand-new Mark IV big-block 396 replacing the veteran 409 in February 1965, what could Chevrolet Engineering possibly pull next from it superb bag of ultra-performance tricks? The solid ...

Until Chevy took the wraps off the 2022 Corvette Z06, C8 Vettes were all powered by the same 6.2-liter V8, the only difference being a 5 hp uplift to 495 hp on cars ordered with the optional Z51 ...