Why this 1969 Corvette L89 is one of the top 3 in the WORLD!
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- Опубликовано: 6 авг 2024
- Car story for a 358 ORIGINAL MILE 1969 Corvette L89 and comparison to a 1969 Corvette L88, and ZL1 Corvette. Plus paperwork overview for what may be the best documented Corvette L89 on Earth.
1969 Chevrolet Corvette Roadster
Only 358 Original Documented Miles
1 Of Only 390 L89’s Built
Number Matching 427/435hp L89 Aluminum Head Engine
Never Been Titled And Still On MSO
All Original Documentation Included
NCRS Top Flight Award Winner
Listed In The L89 Registry
LMC is very proud to offer for sale this very special ultra low-mile 1969 Corvette L89 Convertible.
In 1969, only 390 Corvettes were built with the legendary L89 427 cubic inch engine. The L89 engine option was based on the 435hp L71 but, instead uses high flowing aluminum cylinder heads, solid lifter cam, and triple 2-barrel Holley carburetors. These changes lead to an extraordinary increase in power over the L71 engine.
The car was purchased new by Steve Honnell, an executive with Ford Motor Company out of Atlanta,GA. Steve Honnell was also a Ford sponsored drag racer and is well known for his 1964 Thunderbolt, 1967 427 Comet, 1970 Mercury Cyclone Spoiler II, and 1970 Ford Torino King Cobra. Although Steve had ties with Ford, he had a love affair with the Chevrolet Corvette. In 1968, Steve was in Atlanta and test drove a friend’s 1967 Corvette L71 and fell in love. Steve had to have one and was referred to Hood Motor Company in Fort Walton, Florida to order his very special 1969 Corvette L89 Convertible. He waited almost a year to get his very special aluminum head L89. During his ownership of the car, he never drove it because at the time he owned 17 Corvettes plus all of his other Fords. Steve would retain ownership of his special Corvette all the way until 2005, when it would be passed on to its next caretaker.
The option list for this factory 1969 Chevrolet Corvette L89 convertible include Power Brakes, Power Steering, Posi-traction with 3.55 gear ratio, Full-Transistor Ignition System, 4-speed close ratio transmission, Auxiliary Hardtop, Vinyl Cover (Black), Daytona Yellow Paint, AM/FM radio and most importantly the L89 engine option. This car has achieved the highly coveted NCRS Top Flight Award in April 2014. It has also been registered and listed in Kevin Cavanaugh’s L89 registry. It is powered by its number matching L89 427/435hp aluminum head engine and numbers matching M21 4 speed transmission. The long list of paperwork and original documents is extremely impressive , but some of which includes; retail order sheet and dealer internal order sheet, car invoice, letter from John De Lorean to Mr Honnell, Florida temporary tag application, Corvette order copy #7, car shipper invoice, Window sticker, Suggested schedule price sheet, protecto plate, tank sticker, Corvette owners card, original selling dealer’s owner's manual envelope, plus much more.
This 1969 Corvette L89 Convertible is a truly special find. Its extreme rarity, mixed with its ultra low 358 documented miles, never being tiled and still remaining on its factory MSO. Most certainly this must be in the top percentile of most desirable and collectible 1969 Corvettes in existence. This is truly a once in a lifetime opportunity to be the first registered owner of a 1969 Chevrolet Corvette L89.
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L89, L88, or ZL1? Which would you take and why? Let us know below!
D. ALL OF THE ABOVE.
I'm 52 and was given my first ride in a Corvette at age 11ish, a 69 427/435 car. Hooked.
It is probably the lowest mileage Corvette in the world that is not owned by GM.
Oh I’d take the 300 original mile ground up restoration. Just a quick question…why did a 300 original mile car need that much work?😉
Obviously take the ZL1 for value.but the L89 is plenty for me but that single 850 up on the L88 makes it better.alright ill take em all!!
There is, I believe it's a 60, Corvette convertible, light blue, all original, even the tires, unrestored. Showroom condition. With if I remember right even less miles in the car museum at Russells Truck & Travel Center in glenrio New Mexico that I would much rather have. No idea on the value. Very beautiful car.
Your incredible thoroughness justifies the values,thus the asking prices,of the jewels in your inventory.
Honnel was my auto shop teacher back in the early 70,s. This was his show car that I got to ride in in 1975. The car had a wild paint job, fat tires, and orange fur interior. He had all types of connections and a stable of cars. A thunderbolt, King Cobra, Ranchero GT.
I've been a huge fan of legendary from the beginning. I am very impressed with Gary , dad has taught him well. My dream, is to come visit you guys someday and buy one of your muscle cars. Keep the great shows coming and thank you.
L88. My friend owned one of 17 1969 L88'S with an automatic. That car was a beast. I did get a chance to drive it and had a blast. It sold in the low 300's and shortly there after went up to the 500's.
Would have loved to have seen the L89's "before" picture with the described wild metallic paint job and Cragar wheels.
I own 2 cars. Both 1969. I have lived and breathed cars since I was a kid. I stopped into the old Shelby Shop location about 20 years ago. As someone who commuted between Cambridge and Mississauga for decades, I never got up the nerve to come into Legendary Motorcar. Never got up the nerve. I'll always regret that, but thankfully I've been able to get a fix from your TV show and now RUclips. Thank you.
Awesome! Still looking great Peter. So nice to still see you sharing the knowledge. Used to love watching you and LMC on tv years ago and so happy to find you again!
Glad you're back! Enjoy the show
You fellas are legendary great presentation I’d like to rack up 330 miles on it tomorrow haha
Great story and presentation Peter. Keep em coming!
You got it!
Peter
Learned a bunch
Never knew much about corvettes and now I know a little about the special ones.
Thank you
Jeff
Always happy to help - thanks for watching
First words out of his mouth !
“I got a guy coming on this 69! “
Can’t make this stuff up
You have been 'The Man', the authority; congrats on your success, and the nurturing of your son. Glad to find you here.
Great show. Love the detailed info. Peter......u r awesome!!!
And then the GT garage music starts!!! 😂😂❤🎉🎉 Freaking Great! Great content for yeears....we all thank you.
Great car and great video Peter!
Thanks Pete, another great video with interesting details .
Very welcome
I always enjoy when you share your car knowledge with us. Normally that low of mileage would make me nervous. But with the restoration it's good
Had cars like that. Get the right insurance and put tons of miles on them.
Made them all my dailys for a yr then would rotate daily .
None got ruined road rash etc like so many geezers love to say
Its just metal nuts and bolts when you tear one apart.
Thanks for another informative and interesting video
Our pleasure!
Saw bare L88 heads in GM’s Oshawa parts plant in late 70’s. Huge ports. Yes, I specifically went looking for them.
Pretty much the same thing as the iron version just lighter
GM revised the head ending with a 074 number I believe that had the defects corrected
L88 because it's the 2nd to the ultimate - you could still be anonymous owning it. Everyone knows who owns the two ZL1's so it would be a nightmare car to own. While it's cool, I could live just fine without the aluminum block and the knowledge that I still had one of only 216 amazing pieces of GM history.
Who owns the two ZL1's...
Rick Hendrick?
For that price KEEP IT! Cars are to drive not to sit...hang it on the wall if its a piece of art.....
Take a picture it will last longer and costs nothing
Get a kick out of the vette guys who believe not driving is preserving...every component on that drivetrain was designed to be used regularly .
Beautiful 👍🏻
Been watching you Peter for many moons !
Great insight
Thank you kindly
Dream car Garage 👍🏻
What a couple of stunning Vettes! You asked in an earlier video which series Vette we’d pick - this video is another reason it’s so hard to try. Even within a series, there are so many options. Thanks as always for sharing.
You guys always have the best of the best👍👍👍
We do our best to be the best at having the best of the best. Best regards!
The black one looks so menacing and beautiful. Nice background music from Gran Turismo 4.
I have a cabinet full of these kind of cars! Lol But my fun corvettes are in my garage waiting for me to drive them!
Beauty!!!👍😁😎💙🇺🇸💪Thanks for sharing this!!!
Glad you enjoyed it, thanks for watching
Will buy when money comes in, love it
Beast.
Is there anything sadder than a performance car thats value is derived from having less than 400 miles on it?
Agree!! Its all about money with those guys. They didnt make any memories owning it. That only happens on the road. Id be logging at least 4k mi a yr I could give a crap about the $.
Love the background eye candy !
Fun video, thanks guys!
Our pleasure!
Top three in world? Man the 69 Corvette alone is, in my opinion, the best looking Corvette ever built period👍🇺🇸
Highly agree 👍
That is the best year for everything...including this man
I don't subscribe to much, but LMC is definitely one. 👍
Beautiful cars. Love the black L88. Waiting for you to acquire a ZL1 to continue the story.
That would be a great video!
So much cooler than a new Vette 😎
FYI back in the day the L89 was the tri power replacement engine. When I setup the Islip Fire Dept race trucks if you could not get the L88 the L89 was easy to get and I got them from Rumplick chevy. Read my first book: Islip Speedway and the two Six-packs which in film development, you'll both love it. One ZL1 vette was sized in a drug raid in 1994. I'm not sure if that's the one Dana Mecum owns? Anyway great cars great memories...
I can't imagine what any three of the cars mentioned drive like. However, for 2 summers, some years back, I had an L48 350 horse 350 '69 convertible (yellow with black top and sidepipes), that I drove a lot, and it was a beast. To me, the '69 is the best Corvette, but I love em all. A big block '69 is obviously awesome, but you will love the small bloc too.
I was born and raised in hazelhurst Mississippi,in 1995 me and a friend went to go look at a 79 trans am for sale, while my friend was looking at the Pontiac I walked back to his horse Barn to look at the animals an low and behold there sat an all original 69 L-88 vett that hadn't moved in 20 years,at the time I thought his asking price was outrageous,12.00 thousand dollars.it was just odd way out in the country like that there sat a gold mine.its still there as far as I know.
$12,000 was a low price for a big block 1969 Corvette in 1995!
My favorite Corvette generation. They're just beautiful
Inside and out!
I hear this Canuck is selling bridges in Brooklyn!
And your point was? You think he's lying or something?
@@gadsdonflag4289 I don’t believe a word out of Klutt’s mouth. Ever.
What dreams are made of...
*Great Video* . I enjoyed all the History. _It's extremely hard to explain a Special Corvette or Collector Cars like this to 95% of the people._ *You either get it or don't; it's that simple.* People Collect many things in life, and if someone has 200K or 300K to *buy a Car like* this and store it in his man cave or girl cave and admire the Collectible Car while they are kicking back with a few like-minded Car Guys or Car Girls great, it's their money, and it's their car, whether it's driven or not is that collector's choice. If you took this Corvette out every Sunday for a short cruise and someone ran a stop sign and T-Boned it, the original car would no longer be original. This would end this collectable car's History and Legacy; it's gone forever as it is not a survivor as it would not have its original parts. Look at that Orange L71 that Sold at the Auction for three million. It's rare, and it's special. If you have the money to collect cars, great, and do whatever you want to the Car. But when they are a special car like this, I hope people will want to save them for History so car girls like my daughter can admire them in the future? Did the Corvette sell? If not, let me know, and I could share the Video with the 40K and slowly growing @CorvetteSuperCars #Family, aka. #CSC #FAM DM me at @CorvetteSuperCars on Instagram if you are interested? Once again Great Video and thank you for sharing ~ ~ *_Michael, _**_#OCD_**_ Corvette Supercars_*
You think gens to come that grow up in a world where every ev can run a 10-11-12 sec quarter mile will care about an old dinosaur?
All the what ifs...excuses for not driving are asinine.
WHat if the garage caught fire from a rat shorting a wire out?
Cant let fear or some strange phobia stop you from living.
Great video as usual. I saw the name on the paperwork and was wondering if the original owner is the same guy that owns a yellow Ford Talledega King Cobra and Mercury Cyclone Spoiler?
What a beautiful Corvette 🙂
TWO beautiful Corvettes. ;-)
Do you have a website where you offer these cars at I see sitting around you in the video? They are awesome, nice and clean.
Wow! Time to play the Powerball ! 🤞🏼
Excellent video Peter!
Being a conv. guy myself, I would love to own the L89.
I should kick myself too...for over 30 years now, I have a triple black conv. 69 Vette sitting in a garage. She's a 427/400, and after seeing this video, I need to work on her.
Miss the opening music from the old TV show
Can we help kick you??? You've got a rare jewel sitting there just SCREAMING for attention, Buddy. I had a red '68 427 Roadster and wish I still had it.
@@gadsdonflag4289
You're totally right!
Life just got in the way, but I'm glad I was able to hold onto her. My son has taken a liking to her as well...I feeling a father/son project coming on.
Your 68 vette sounded like a cool ride 😎
@@stuartb9323 Dont go giving it to him I see this online all the time. They jut get sold off quietly and the $ gone in a day. If you leave it to anyone dont say a word you just might going before your time. Ask me how i know
When I hear the car is on its original tires you know this car shouldn’t be driven. I love pre-1972 Corvettes but I want to drive my car, thankfully there are folks with the money that can preserve these rare and beautiful collectible cars. A car that’s not driven is like a woman too fine to have relations with. I understand but that’s not how I roll, I drive my cars and I fu@k my women, definitely not saving them for the next guy. Really nice to see Pete again, I just subscribed to the channel. Great content, dudes definitely living the dream.
Super car!
Beautiful paint on that vette.
Must be a repaint then. The original paint on these cars were terrible.
@@thud9797 Yep, repaint
Interesting to see how this car was kept 🙂
*A 68 in yellow with the RPO L79 350/360 was a Friday night car, and Saturday night in the garage. It ATE throw out bearings, rusty calipers, always some ass ache. Till when running on Smiths Ridge one night I got the attention of a cop, decided I had enough points already and put my foot into it. And the timing chain let loose. Gone forgotten, never again.* MOPAR
L79 was a 350hp 327. L46 350hp 350
Vettes are crap quality I swear. Same yr Camaros never had aproblem
Pick a gen of corvette they are constant problems expensive parts ...meh
Awesome!
Thank you! Cheers!
‘69 L88 is my favorite corvette of all time
That would become my daily driver.
Same here!! Im only on this planet once and get enjoyment whenever i can
Be a bystander or a participant!
I will take them all. Thank you.
Hard to argue against that
👍👍Two Amazing Corvette's, that Yellow L89 would have been my choice waay back when. It really stands out in a crowd and I'm sure there are people crowding around that Corvette everywhere it goes. I believe it is the only one of the 3 choices that's street-able, (not that anyone in their right mind would drive it for what it's worth) no Race Fuel needed. My 2 cents
Perfect 💖
In 1985 I purchased a 7500 mile car, IDENTICAL to this one from a pilot that ordered the car while in the air force, Everytime he came home he got his then Fiancee pregnant, He needed a Van for the 3 girls he had, I purchased the car from him, We were both engineers for the city of Austin Texas, I sold the car to my brother on the condition he would sell it back to me for the same amount if he ever sold it, He drove it to Santa Monica California and sold it to a guy in Calabasass Ca, For 3 times more than I sold it to him for 2 days after getting to California, We did not talk for 5 years because of it, He avoided me like the plague !!!!!!!!!!! I miss that car. What a beast it was, It had enough torque to take off in 4th gear without bogging !!!!! PS, This is a Beautiful and VERY rare car, Mine was the same color !!!!!!!!!!!
An L89?
Really like your video uploads I always walk away with learning something new.
I don't understand the trailer queen mindset. Some people buy these cars as an investment, but the whole point of an automobile is that it is engineered to be driven.
True, but there comes a point where you have to ask yourself if you really want to take the chance of taking it out on the street where any IDIOT is out there
drinking or on his cell phone or just being stupid. These cars are irreplaceable and the Idiots I'm talking about are usually under insured or NOT insured at all. You may get your money back....but the car is lost! Kind of like a rare bottle of wine, you open it up and it's value is gone....but if you hold it, it's value goes up. AND.....people can go to car shows, see it and admire these fine pieces of automotive history. I (being a Muscle Car owner and enthusiast of over 40 years) have seen and experienced both sides of this argument. Just saying...... ;-)
@@gadsdonflag4289 Sorry, fake flag, paranoia is for fools. Cars are made to be driven. Looked at when they are between drives. They aren't flower pots. And please don't compare cars to wine....no comparison. And these cars are not "irreplaceable". What they are is "repairable", as was this very car, if you watched the video.....
@@caribman10 What an idiotic comment. Comparing the restoration of a car that had LESS THAN 400 ORIGINAL MILES ON IT but had been re-painted and had different wheels put on it back in the day to restoring a car that gets T-boned at 50 MPH by some drunk Millennial is so far beyond stupid I can't believe you even said something like that. I can tell just by your comment that you've never owned even a DECENT classic car, let alone one that is stunningly restored to factory condition and is one of less than 400 originally built.
@@gadsdonflag4289 So do you stay inside in csae an alien beams you up?
Thats insanity worrying about what ifs. Theres this thing called classic car insurance . They are just cars not some rare gemstone.
Any "afraid to drive" collectors with trophy wives Il knock the dust off em for ya. BUT they gotta go home after lol
@@johnnytyler5685 Going through life based on fears of what ifs is idiotic.
Insure it right and go lay rubber. Theres no mystique to cars, take one apart. Its just hunks of metal and hardware nothing else.
Used to love buying show perfect restos the owner just loooved telling his buddies its too nice, too rare risky to drive.
I made it my daily driver many thousands of miles.
No wear road rash, nothing the miles meant nothing at sale time. People just want it cheap anyways Same with the whole numbers match bit.
I've driven past lmc about 100 times on my way to kitchener one day I'm gonna stop in
happy to have you!
@@legendarymotorcar 👍
Most American dealers would be thinking, " Don't bother stopping in unless you have a briefcase full of cash and are ready to buy... don't have time for chit-chat" 😉 Just sayin'
It’s a cryin shame. They are meant to be driven!!
Wait til the classic car market crashes all gens of cars do over time. Esp with EVs slowly improving. Us Gen X...some of us admire these cars but it stops there.
Young people could give a crap. THey are clunky tougher to drive slower not comfortable..Remember when tri 5 chevies model Ts and street rods were so expensive? Now they cant give them away esp if they still hve those goofy colors tweed interior and ugly boyds wheels.
Like this show why is it not on TV now?
Got a ride in a true L88 in 1991. What a thrill.
Actually they sold #2 ZL-1 a red convertable at Sotheby's auctions for a couple of millions in 2022! now skeptics say it can or cannot be the real thing the general consensus was that #2 was raced and destroyed so you be the judge!!!
Do I need a car like that? Do I want a car like that? Well hell yes I do! 😁👍
Hard to argue otherwise!
Love the Gran Turismo music. Also, what a ride.
Can an original L89 run on regular 92 octane from the pump?
Thoroughly enjoyed this upload! Thumbs up and a sub from me... Stay safe... Rico
Would've liked to see it in show car form.
Repainted in factory Lacquer or two stage paint?
i would have been tempted to keep the crazy 70's mods...I would personally have loved that...wish we could see what it looked like. Day 2 with period mods is hot now, so not sure if that would have been worth more, or a full resto where you lose all originality, or a wash...for me, not so much concerned about 'worth' but more about character...not that would be able to afford this in any case.
Makes me think of Doug Demuro "my corvette is best corvette..." 😀
Original tires...question if you were to drive it wouldn’t there be rot even if it’s taken care of?
Yes. They would be scrap. If you want to drive it you would need to swap them.
Your not only one but I not ether after see you got same paperwork I got window sticker even little envelope the key came in I also have receipts plus vinyl holder gos round steering column for the registration and only different is mine t top with 98000 miles on it
Gorgeous cars indeed. I had a red '68 427 4spd Roadster back in the day and wish I still had it. However I just picked up a gorgeous '82 CE with only 24,700 miles (been in a car collection for the past 22 years) and it's so clean and straight that I'm actually concerned about driving it anywhere! Too many uninsured idiot drivers out there that just don't give a damn. As for your beauties, same thing....who could comfortably drive them anywhere? They (like my CE) belong in a person's LIVING ROOM.....not on the street!! ;-)
Peter, I would PAY YOU to just hire me to clean toilets and make coffee!!
TMU on all those vehicles
Did he buy it?
I would take the ZL-1 of course - there are only two, correct? I have a question on the L-89 Yellow Corvette - why would it need to be restored if it only had around 300 miles on it? Wouldn't it be worth more if it had not been restored, even if it was not "perfect"?
We explain that a little bit in the video if you jump to the 4:36 mark - in short, back to original paint after the original owner changed it
@@legendarymotorcar yes I see that now, I must have missed since I was so excited to look at the paperwork! Anyway, I am excited for the channel - DCG was my favorite show - loved it!
Glad to have you aboard!
Do we know for a fact that both ZL-1 Corvettes still exist?
One is owned by Roger Judski owner of Roger’s Corvette Center in Maitland FL
You come here for the vette and want to see the 69 trans am in the background
"MY Corvette is BEST Corvette because aLuMiNuM hEaD pAcK"
L88
sure would have seen what it looked like before . you too ?
Probably had 2 oil changes in its life ?
She’s a looker
ZL-1 You know why, Its a 2 to 5 million dollar car restored, At least 800K to 2 million for one, or they wont sell them !!!
Nothing worse than a dead battery when you're trying to show it?
An engine fire. An engine fire would be worse.
Valid point 😂 we tend to avoid those
What a waste that it wasn't driven and enjoyed over the last 52 years.
My sentiments exactly, I have a classic in the garage and there’s only 600 of them in the world I drive it all the time
A steel block? 1:04 What? LOL
only a dip wd worry about whether its rare or not
They made the molds for aluminum heads, but didn't make many. Sounds like a waste of money invested on so few made.
Keeping your car Low mile is like not having sex with your wife or girlfriend so she stays tight for the next guy!!
You know why the z was add to that motor same reason they put z on camera z28 so Ilike any Chevy that has letter z on it zr1 is one bad sounding engine Il like sound is what I like it's best by far so I go Zr1
I'd rather have the 1969 TransAm 🤪
In Canada we say "Zed L 1". Talk to me about that Buick Skylark in the background SVP.