Fabulous 1967 L88 Corvette on Track at Sebring

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8 жыл бұрын

This 1967 Corvette Roadster Hardtop was built by George Haddad of Fabulous Restorations for owner Richard Erens. To stretch the 427 Chevy big block's legs, they took it out to the Historic Trans Am race at Sebring and had driver Kerry Hitt take it for a few laps.
Here's some of the photos and video from a high-revving day.
For more information, please head to www.fabulousrestorations.com.

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@craigdeandean4036 5 ай бұрын

Everybody passed him including my grandmother!

@plooker39 6 жыл бұрын

Donnie Gentile, THANK YOU!!! 99.9999% of viewers have no idea what this is.....the ultimate plastic fantastic.

@63grandsport11 6 жыл бұрын

L88 warming all the fluids way to long.

@livewire2759 6 жыл бұрын

Here I thought I'd get to see a Corvette RACING at Sebring. This video should be titled: "Paranoid L88 Owner With No Driving Skill Babies Corvette on a Sunday Drive at Sebring"

@jimmypage4162 3 жыл бұрын

Epic. L88’s are the coolest factory race motor Warning: Vehicle must operate on a fuel having a minimum of 103 research octane and 95 motor octane or engine damage may result.”

@richardkaltenbach3961 11 ай бұрын

Same Goes For The 1970 LS7 454/460! That Too Is A Fire Breathing Monster!

@gordocarbo 9 ай бұрын

@@richardkaltenbach3961 Miss the chevrolet performance parts books where we could buy all the good stuff. Now its no more.

@malcolmcapps8816 7 күн бұрын

Don't show you much, was that a pinto that passed him?

@mikakosonen1225 29 күн бұрын

Nice cruising

@travispfannmuller7717 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing this experience. As close as anyone could get to riding in that spectacular example of automotive history. Maybe the clowns commenting on the fact it was only being driven at 60% should do some research on the significance and value of this car.

@deborahchesser7375 Жыл бұрын

No kidding, now about 2.5 million

@richardkaltenbach3961 11 ай бұрын

Yeah, You Can Tell He Was Softpedalling It Around That Track!

@vanishingpoint5248 10 ай бұрын

Needs to get a camera stabilizer and to find the gas pedal, all I see is somine getting constantly passed by inferior vehicles..😂

@leebattick5874 9 ай бұрын

If he's afraid of damaging it why drive it on an open track at all?

@kalgstol 9 ай бұрын

This isnt even the real Roger Penske L88. Its a replica. All this jackass is doing is creating a hazard on the racetrack for every other driver

@dhyde9207 Жыл бұрын

Steve McQueen WISHES his Mustang had sounded this good ...

@gordocarbo 9 ай бұрын

He is still double clutching it I hear

@tommissouri4871 Жыл бұрын

Looking out across that hood on that track sure brings back memories. I miss those days. Now to the important stuff. This is NOT an original one of twenty 1967 Corvette L88. It is a tribute car built by George Haddad. It is an incredible car, done as close as anyone is ever going to get, so it is worth a lot of money, but it isn't an original. If he crashes it, his pocket will hurt BUT history is not lost. It sounds like he is geared all wrong. When I ran anything there that shifted under 7000, I ran either a 3.70 or 3.55 rear. I only ran the 4.11 with the 9000 rpm 302. Around Big Bend (2:27), I was over 160 and 8000 rpm, and you won't get there with a 6500 rpm motor and a 4.11. He will hit a max of around 130 mph. Now if he isn't running at 6500 the whole time, but something more like 5500, then he is running about 107 mph, much slower than everything else. Don't criticize the driver Kerry Hitt. He has about 130 professional race starts in Trans Am and others. Granted, some made it into professional series with cubic dollars, but those guys rarely stayed. I don't know him, don't remember seeing him race, so I won't judge. This looks like just a chance to exercise the car. Also, most of vintage racing originally was just to put old race cars on the track at speed, rather than sitting in static displays, but in the last 25 years or so, many are really racing them, as most are not really old race cars but new race cars built from old cars. Some of those guys on the track think they are going to make an impact by being fast in vintage racing. If they were fast, they would be in the real racing series. Removal of the Hairpin and putting in that Indy curve 2:42 has really messed up the character of Sebring.

@jimrains8314 11 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing that info it was well written and understandable.

@brianonthego 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing. Awesome Vette.

@stevemanieri5409 9 ай бұрын

Nice video, that sound never gets old. Rock On .

@jimrains8314 Жыл бұрын

Where has this video been hiding. Hopefully this is the year for my 65 and if it sounds half as good as the one I just watched, you won't be able to knock the grin off my face with a baseball bat. Thanks for taking us along. I enjoyed every turn.

@richardkaltenbach3961 11 ай бұрын

65, As In 1965 396/425??

@jimrains8314 11 ай бұрын

@@richardkaltenbach3961it would be nice for other reasons, but no. It is a 350, 546hp. Your car sounds great, still having fun with it?

@gordocarbo 9 ай бұрын

@@jimrains8314 Nice. ANy details sounds like a stout sb

@jimrains8314 8 ай бұрын

@gordocarbo I'm not ignoring you, 350 4 bolt main, I came across a set of GM racing heads from the 60s with the X behind the casting number. I went with Comp Cams for everything that I could use without doing any extra machining to the heads. Intake is from Holley 300-36. Holley 750 dual feed double pump. Not sure about the pistons. My friend races and put it together using his choice of pistons. Hope this helps. It's fun to drive, but not stop sign to stop sign. Stay safe.

@jimrains8314 8 ай бұрын

@@gordocarbofound out my engine had a different intake and aluminum heads when tested. Bummer, don't know what the hp is. But still having fun.

@donegee 7 жыл бұрын

This weekend, January 11-14, 2017 come to The NCRS Winter Meet in Lakeland, Florida. See the Fabulous L88 & ZL1 Race Cars and many beautifully restored Corvettes.

@ChrisL-ni9tb 8 ай бұрын

Great demonstration on how NOT to road race. Not sure which was worse, the cornering upshifts or track positioning.

@gordocarbo 5 ай бұрын

Both, thats a great way to realize their fear of it being wrecked. Either keep to the right or stay off the track...never take anything on the track you arent willing to ball up anyways....

@ksteak27 6 жыл бұрын

I think I saw a guy pass him on a bicycle!

@gordocarbo 5 ай бұрын

Saw Walter Brimley pass him on a horse yelling beetus beetus beetus

@boronsniify 5 ай бұрын

Never seen such weird and slow driving on track by a professional! A well set up C2 handles and brakes really well - what was going on here? And yes, I have owned C2s (‘66 427/425 roadster and ‘63 fuelie coupe) since 1991 and driven them hard in various sporting events…

@flexjay87 Жыл бұрын

I have wanted this car since i was Little kid, and now i am 64 years old, as of 2023. So yeah, its not gonna happen, but i keep dreaming !

@martythornton604 4 жыл бұрын

I'm assuming he was breaking in the engine or getting to know the track. His lines did improve the more laps he made.

@gordocarbo 5 ай бұрын

He was pizzing off everyone at the track is what he was doing lol THis is the same as 45 mph in the fast lane on the fwy.

@martythornton604 5 ай бұрын

@@gordocarboit's gotta be his first time on the track with this car and if it is, he is probably scared of wrecking his investment.

@nadronnocojr 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome video , love to hear her running

@richardkaltenbach3961 11 ай бұрын

Oh My God! WHAT MUSIC TO MY EARS! I Miss My Yellow T-Top 1968 C3 427/390 4 Speed. God I Wish I Had That Back!

@welshrarebit9238 6 ай бұрын

Zorzwould love this

@elektro3000 5 жыл бұрын

Was the audio out of sync by about 4 seconds? Because it sounded like he was accelerating through the curves and then lifting on corner exit.

@fireman66able 22 күн бұрын

Remember this car is running a 4 speed transmission. Close ratio gears .

@brenthill3241 Жыл бұрын

Loose motor mounts? Problem with the camera?

@prtfast1 5 жыл бұрын

I was waiting for the warmup to end , but it never did.

@user-dj8sm6cp5n 2 ай бұрын

I'm going to leave a note about my 67 427. Under hard acceleration, it was very explosive and violent. Nothing like a big block...

@dannymostarac1799 Жыл бұрын

Min 103 octane ,got lead?

@miichaelneri4687 Жыл бұрын

Just taking it easy

@gordocarbo 9 ай бұрын

Thats not the place to do it

@My2ndtimearound Ай бұрын

She sings beautifully at six grand and higher.

@BobJones-hf7bt 6 жыл бұрын

Learn how to drive that car.

@jeffrobodine1850 5 ай бұрын

I would be gone baby and I mean that I'll drive a badass MFR like that believe it 💯💯💯👍😎

@jg300ascout1 6 жыл бұрын

Innovative driving technique....he shifts UP upon entering a curve!

@vincentenk4449 3 жыл бұрын

Waiting for that BBBBLLLLLAAAAAA.... BBBBLLLLLAAAAAA... is frustrating!

@yesode4201 2 жыл бұрын

A guy in a race car on a racetrack on a Sunday drive!

@bcauv21 Жыл бұрын

you do realize they only made 20 of these things right? as much fun as it’d have been to rip that thing, it’s a piece of history and worth absolutely insane money

@yesode4201 Жыл бұрын

@@bcauv21 How much? You are probably not aware but people still race Ferraris and fly vintage aircraft worth way more.

@bcauv21 Жыл бұрын

@@yesode4201 upwards of 3 mil usually

@gordocarbo 9 ай бұрын

@@bcauv21 Its a tribute car. No need for hero driving but I was pulling my hair out waiting for him to actually get into the throttle

@gordocarbo 5 ай бұрын

@@bcauv21 So people race rare stuff all the time . Its a replica anyways if hes that scared he shouldnt have gotten behind the wheel in the first place. Id have flagged him off the track that is a hazard. Apparently he missed the drivers meeting.

@Vandal-ml3mb 9 күн бұрын

@3:04 passed by a 240Z.. cant blame him I'd be scared to wreck a car worth that much myself

@jeffrobodine1850 5 ай бұрын

The Same motor I had in my Nova copo L88 SS 4 speed 💯💯👍👍😎

@JR-ut1yx 7 ай бұрын

Going for groceries 😅

@williamlevy1981 6 жыл бұрын

How frustrating to watch this. I was waiting to see some shifting skill but it never came. The gear was wrong over and over for the turns and he half heartedly accelerated most of the time. Ugh

@stevepeters3032 3 жыл бұрын

It's his car and he's probably just taking it easy around a track. It's not a track car, so why risk bending it.

@nadronnocojr 3 жыл бұрын

As if . You own one? You put on a track with your 401 k . ..? Some people come to enjoy the ride and not turn best lap ..........I’m a driving instructor on tracks and 80% of the people drive way more cautious - And the usual five percent hat try to impress me , and drive fast, Some times driving fast is slow ...100% of he time here ....my point t is until you got skin in the game you’ll nevr know .... these events aren’t our out racing , he’s out there enjoying life we’re talking about in here ... period exclamation

@dcgeeked8917 2 жыл бұрын

get real

@kalgstol 9 ай бұрын

Geezer never should have been behind the wheel

@user-tu8kz3lc1m 6 ай бұрын

That's a very expensive toy not to mention being about 70 years. Old they r not a new hellcat that u want to punish if it is real L88😢

@plooker39 6 жыл бұрын

By the way, I have two dozen push rods if somebody needs some. Yes, real original.

@mgn5667 5 жыл бұрын

Savage Horsepower and yenko wanted them on the Street ,,lol im with him

@XCRiders 4 ай бұрын

Boss Mustang laps the vette

@chehystpewpur4754 5 жыл бұрын

i dont blame him for not pushing the car because when you have an investment like that you cant go around driving it like you stole it. it would get destroyed and be worth nothing. but when you take it to the track thats the time to atleast have a little fun. i thought at first well atleast hes warming it up and getting to know the track i cant wait for the hot lap. well the only hot lap i got was the coffee i spilled when the video ended. nice car though and good job taking care of it and atleast letting her stretch her legs where she belongs.

@dannyirishgreene9309 7 жыл бұрын

Can't wait to restore ours

@63grandsport11 7 жыл бұрын

Why are the AN fittings on the oil cooler 'NOT' safety wired ?....how does that get thru tech.

@a.j.swierzbinski6225 7 жыл бұрын

Team Hansen Honda the 67 corvette stingray has no electronic tech so.... It passed for having an L88

@63grandsport11 6 жыл бұрын

Electronic tech ?????.....passed for having an L88 ??????.

@Philippinesbound42 7 жыл бұрын

this guy couldn't drive a chevette let alone a corvette

@vikingmike8139 6 жыл бұрын

I bet [he's] damn good behind a walk-behind lawn mower though.

@GlassTopRX7 5 жыл бұрын

How bold would you be with a car that's irreplaceable and worth $3M+?

@DonnieBrasco-dy9yd 5 жыл бұрын

@Dave Penn Deserved to own it? What an idiotic comment...

@davcono 6 ай бұрын

Not an L88.

@ouimetco 4 жыл бұрын

Too bad buddy can’t drive ....wicked car

@plooker39 6 жыл бұрын

Better not have a radio. Wouldn't be an L88. I had an L68. I sure miss that car.

@CHETINIS-fs6rk 6 жыл бұрын

the guy can drive to save his life

@harryharry3193 Жыл бұрын

cant. aweful

@CHETINIS-fs6rk Жыл бұрын

Mean can't..

@64fairlane305 Жыл бұрын

Great car but skilless driver

@gordocarbo 5 ай бұрын

He shoulda pulled off the track after the 2nd lap. If he cant keep up at the back of the pack he is then a hazard to everyone else.

@dannymostarac1799 Жыл бұрын

103 octane+ 😊

@gordocarbo 9 ай бұрын

Well at least the gas in the secondary float bowls is preserved. No need to be a hero out there but at least try and keep up with traffic to lessen chances of getting wacked

@drjohnosterman9681 Жыл бұрын

Nice job. more racing experience is needed but in this case preserving a 67 l88 is more important than putting it into the wall. Love to hear the engine.... must have been a pisser.

@richardkaltenbach3961 11 ай бұрын

Yeah, You Don't Wanna Pull A Dale Earnhardt Sr. That's For Sure!

@gordocarbo 9 ай бұрын

At some point when you have faster traffic on a course then going to slow is a liability. Never run something you dont mind balling up. Hearing it being babied at part throttle had me cringing Its a track not a parking lot lol

@gordocarbo 5 ай бұрын

Preserving it? Is that what hes doing? No hes risking everyone running into him by parading it in fast traffic.

@peterhallock9486 2 ай бұрын

Great vette but granny foot and granny shifting😢

@terry-zi7eh 6 жыл бұрын

He must be breaking in a new engine.

@livewire2759 6 жыл бұрын

Read the description, he's actually breaking in the whole car after a fresh resto. It's a cool way to do it, but they could have found a MUCH better driver and they never should have put it on that track with actual race cars. The title of the vid was very misleading.

@Gasolineworld 4 жыл бұрын

I respect him for driving like that. That car is irreplaceable

@Yohann67 4 жыл бұрын

I am betting the car was set up with stock tires and he had no intention of actually racing, just letting it breath a bit more than on the street.

@64fairlane305 Жыл бұрын

respect for driving like a grandma?

@bcauv21 Жыл бұрын

@@64fairlane305 respect for preserving 1/20 L88s

@tommissouri4871 Жыл бұрын

@@bcauv21 - It isn't one of twenty, it is a tribute car.

@gordocarbo 9 ай бұрын

@@64fairlane305 Yep..not the place to be tooling around thats for sure Corvette crowd is weird like that. Ill never get it Downshifting in the middle of turns is a good way to run it off course

@My2ndtimearound Ай бұрын

It’s a 2 or 3 million dollar Corvette if it’s a real one, not a cloned up L88. Yes, he’s trying to preserve it, not wreck it.

@dannyirishgreene9309 7 жыл бұрын

$3.2 MILLION One sold for last month..Ours will be that much..not bad for a $10,000 Investment Buying just the body..

@plooker39 6 жыл бұрын

An L88 body, huh? Try for $6mm

@kerrykelaher2607 23 күн бұрын

" mum drove !" Laugh

@idiot-983 Жыл бұрын

2600 pound corvette ?

@bavondale 3 жыл бұрын

What's the point of having that car if you're gonna drive it like a grandma?

@charleslookabill9272 6 жыл бұрын

I've got a shifter kart think I could beat that guy .

@CONTENDER791 6 жыл бұрын

Can someone introduce him to the gear pattern !! Damn it man find a gear

@ricardoviera6271 6 ай бұрын

She sounds and looks awesome, but what a disappointment to not see her run to full capacity. Why build a race car to get passed by entire field? Honda or Toyota would b much cheaper and same results.

@TheAmerican1963 4 жыл бұрын

What the hell!!!!!! Is he scared or what????!!!! :-)

@paddle_shift 7 күн бұрын

The audio is either fake or horribly out of sequence to the video.

@plooker39 6 жыл бұрын

It's a 1 million dollar plus car. You don't want a problem or even a fender bender.

@plooker39 6 жыл бұрын

The money is in the tank sticker and the engine. Blow it up and there will be pain for generations!

@kalgstol 9 ай бұрын

Its a replica

@turbovettez1759 7 жыл бұрын

Making Vettes look bad. A Datsun passed him for God's sake

@livewire2759 6 жыл бұрын

It's a resto break in session, they should not have done it with other cars on the track. The guy was so nervous, it's probably the worst break in I've ever witnessed. He drove it like an old worn out truck... that poor car.

@cadmanchannel Ай бұрын

Sad. I had a '64 with a L88 in it that I drove to work faster than that. Ran in the 11s. He should let his mom drive.

@cheese165 6 жыл бұрын

Is there a man or a woman driving?

@396M21 5 жыл бұрын

Must be the first time he has driven a stick!

@patchesw3815 Жыл бұрын

That big block sounds nasty.

@johnnygross4415 10 ай бұрын

He's not a, drive it like you stole it, kinda guy

@MaliVinnyB 6 жыл бұрын

625 hp...WTF????

@livewire2759 6 жыл бұрын

Blueprinted stock L88s have been dynoed consistently between 540 and 580 horsepower. Notice how it says "Est.", and further down it says "12.8 to 1 pistons", the stock L88s were 12.5 and they don't give any actual cam specs, so it's probably an aftermarket cam. So who knows what the real output is.

@GlassTopRX7 5 жыл бұрын

Guys are crazy calling him out on his driving. It's one of 20 originally made on a track with other cars, outside of the 2 69 ZL1's nothing Corvette is rarer.

@DanEBoyd Жыл бұрын

I think it's crazy taking that car out on a track, especially with other cars. Now I wouldn't be quite as shy about taking it down the drag strip...

@tommissouri4871 Жыл бұрын

It isn't one of twenty; it is a tribute car.

@gordocarbo 5 ай бұрын

DOesnt matter? Its more dangerous going slow on the right on a track! Its a replica anyways if he balls it up so what its just a car

@edwardalamo2507 4 жыл бұрын

Mid year Corvettes were good looking cars,63=67,but had high wind resistance up front,they came with 5.5 inch tires, and were very heavy

@hillarylevenworth8824 6 жыл бұрын

Could you go any slower?

@jeffbros293 4 жыл бұрын

if the car is worth so much why are camaros almost side swiping you?that track is insane

@tigerbeforyou181 22 күн бұрын

Omg this guy is scared to drive it

@randallparker8116 3 жыл бұрын

This guy should not be allowed on the track, he is a menace and will get rare American Cars destroyed.

@torinodude59 10 ай бұрын

Go get a prius sell the car too someone who will enjoy it

@gordocarbo 9 ай бұрын

I know...irritating to watch. Id be pizzed if I had to deal with sunday drivers on a proper track. Some call it preserving, I say thats putting it at risk to get hit

@paulygood6665 Жыл бұрын

This guy has no business being on a track PERIOD with anything let alone this BAD ASS ride you make look bad

@thetazva 3 жыл бұрын

Sad display of racing prowess..

@peterfoxwell5198 2 жыл бұрын

Wow! U are really pushing it. Look at those 914 fly by. Time to pull the motor. Build a replica motor and Go Man, Go

@gordocarbo 9 ай бұрын

Its a replica and just warming it up. Why bother that can be done on the street. Slow moving traffic is a hazard on a track like that

@TheRoguelement 6 жыл бұрын

Hey I don't know what this Guy is doing But from what I can hear .. I would guess this Nebbish doesn't exactly have much ASS time in the L88 .... But then he could very well be just playing around who know's

@stevepeters3032 3 жыл бұрын

Everybody commenting on the easy driving. You go spend that money on a classic and see if you'd jump in it and beat on it. He's obviously taking it easy and not trying to race.

@Deuuuce 2 жыл бұрын

Owners push 250GTOs on the track, so don’t even go there.

@jasonshawver7227 5 жыл бұрын

I understand peddling that car given it’s value....you don’t want to be an idiot and wad up a good car....but why not let it “eat” on a clean straight? I have a 63 340hp I don’t treat that gently.....

@user-dj8sm6cp5n 2 ай бұрын

Driver sucks but if it's a real 67 L88, it's worth near 3 million dollars. It's just too rare. I had a 67 427, but not the true legend.

@jims2286 5 ай бұрын

I can go faster in my 2013 Impala than that come on

@boxterjeff 4 жыл бұрын

pretty slow. Nice sound

@torinodude59 10 ай бұрын

Please take this video down it is an embarrassment to ALL corvette owners

@mrpeepers541 9 ай бұрын

Powerful car, weak driver.

@ernestmskinner Жыл бұрын

Driven by an amateur.

@Amr_lotfy Жыл бұрын

👎👎👎🥴🥴🥴

@victorluc66 4 жыл бұрын

Embarrassing.

@kalgstol 9 ай бұрын

Get off the track! All you are doing is posing a hazard to the other drivers and historic vehicles. Park it or get someone else to drive your penske replica