The L88 was a special option package developed under the direction of Zora Arkus-Duntov, director of GM’s performance division.  First introduced in 1967, the L88 Corvette featured a highly modified version of Chevy’s 427-cubic-inch V-8 engine.  Although this engine received a factory horsepower rating of 435, actual engine output was somewhere between 540 and 580 horsepower, giving the “stock” L88 enough...