11-08-2007, 10:27 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Toronto, Canada,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Shelby CSX 4995, Keith Craft built 427 SO
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Originally Posted by marcocsx3121
The L88 was a total package option, not just an engine. L88 cars could not be equipped with a radio, heater, or air conditioner, and came with a unique hood as well as as a bunch of performance-oriented suspension tweaks. I don't have access to the exact number, but I recall that the premium was a good bit more than $1k.
In today's collector market, correct L88s are worth 3-4 times what a pristine 427/435 'Vette will bring.
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According to the option list for 1967 Corvette, printed in Corvette, Sports Car of America, the L88 option was $947.90 and the L89 option (aluminum heads for the L71) was $368.65. The L71 option was $437.10. I remember reading that people who went in to order a BB Corvette, thought it was a no brainer to order the L71 (435 hp) for $437.10, over the L88 (430 hp) for the $947.90. The reasoning was, why pay more for less hp? If only they had known! 
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"The 427 Cobra is easily the highest performance car ever sold for street use. A decent 427 - not the worst, not the best, will go from zero to 100 mph and back down again to zero in less than 14 seconds. All thing considered, you can put together a pretty good argument that the 427 Cobra is the ultimate performance car, judged on any basis you want to name." Taken from; Corvette, The Sensuous American 
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