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 1969 Corvette L-88 “The Kosher Corvette” | 1969 Corvette L-88 “The Kosher Corvette” 130,680.00 USD 1969 Corvette L-88 “The Kosher Corvette” Russo and Steele Auction Auction: 2002 Monterey, CA Consignment # 1528 Final Bid: $ 130,680.00 - Monterey 2002 Herb Caplan, better known as the “Jewish Kamakaize” because of his track exploits, flew to St. Louis in January of 1969 and picked up his LeMans blue 427 CID L-88, and with his wife Alice, proceeded to drive back to their home in Sacaremento, California. This car, along with three other L-88 convertibles, were first to be equipped with the open chamber cylinder heads which were part of a factory “Service Package.” The car was also equipped with a “Distance Kit” for racing which contained fender flares, wheel spacers, headlight boxes and plastic headlight covers. This kit was stored where the convertible top normally was located. These four cars were known as the “lightweights” due to a supposedly fewer number of layers of fiberglass, but were never acknowledged as such by Chevrolet. Caplan campaigned the car on the West Coast where he went on to win an incredible 46 races out of 49 starts. He was Northern Pacific Division Champion for SCCA A-Production in 1969, 1970 and 1971. In 1969, he competed at the SCCA Championships in Daytona, Florida, and placed third behind the Owens Coming Fiberglass cars driven by Jerry Thompson and Tony De Lorenzo. Caplan still claims to hold a record at Daytona that he set in 1969 at over 200 mph. The following year, the runoffs were held at Road Atlanta and Caplan finished in the same lapas as the winner, John Greenwood. Caplan sold the Corvette in 1971 to Gary Bergman of Santa Clara, California, who did very little racing with the car. Bergman, who also bought another on of the fpur sister L-88’s, the Owens Corning car driven by Tony De Lorenzo, sold the Caplan car to Phyllis Stiles of Los Altos, California in 1972. Phyllis, along with the help of her son John and driver Jim Barber of Nevada City, California, campaigned the car in 1972, 1973 and 1974, competing in SCCA West Cost A-Production races. The car had limited success and was parked in 1975. It sat until 1978 when Phyllis managed to secure the services of well-known driver, Elliot Forbes-Robinson, who was one of her friend’s, actor Paul Newman, team drivers. With Forbes-Robinson at the wheel the Corvette earned enough divisional points in SCCA A-Productions to qualify for the Champion Spark Plug Classic at Road Atlanta in October of 1978. This was the last A-Production race ever to be held and, with Forbes-Robinson driving the L-88 against an all-Corvette field, the Pacific Racing Team of Phyllis Stiles won the championship. The L-88 was in Phyllis’ garage from 1978 until the Spring of 1990 when it was purchased by Larry Zane. It is still in its as-raced state since its victory at Road Atlanta 1978. 5230 S. 39th Street Phoenix, AZ. 85040 Phone: 602.252.2697 Fax: 602.252.6260 Website: www.RussoandSteele.com by Douglas |
 1953 Oldsmobile 88 NASCAR Race Car | 1953 Oldsmobile 88 NASCAR Race Car 1953 Oldsmobile 88 NASCAR Race Car Photo By: Douglas Wilkinson Location: The R. E. Olds Transportation Museum in Lansing, Michigan by Douglas |
 Custom 1980 Ford Fiesta Electric Race Car | Custom 1980 Ford Fiesta Electric Race Car Custom 1980 Ford Fiesta Electric Race Car by Douglas |
 1930 Belanger Indy Race Car | 1930 Belanger Indy Race Car 1930 Belanger Indy Race Car Photo By: Douglas Wilkinson Location: Crawford Auto-Aviation Museum in Cleveland, Ohio. by Douglas |
 1957 Ferrari Type 250 TR Competition Car | 1957 Ferrari Type 250 TR Competition Car 1957 Ferrari Type 250 TR Competition Car by Douglas |
 1967 Mirage-Ford GT40 Race Car | 1967 Mirage-Ford GT40 Race Car 1967 Mirage-Ford GT40 Race Car Photo By: Douglas Wilkinson Location: The Blackhawk Auto Museum in Danville, California. by Douglas |
 1961 Aston-Martin DB4GT | 1961 Aston-Martin DB4GT 1961 Aston-Martin DB4GT Location: 2009 Concours d'Elegance Amelia Island, Florida Date: March 15, 2009 Photos By: Douglas Wilkinson by Douglas |
 1969 Ford Mustang Trans Am Race Car | 1969 Ford Mustang Trans Am Race Car 319,680.00 USD 1969 Ford Mustang Trans Am Race Car Russo and Steele Auction Auction: 2001 Monterey, CA Consignment # 1032 Final Bid: $ 319,680.00 - Monterey 2001 Factory Ford built by Kar Kraft. Bud Moore Engineering Team car driven by George Fullmer. One of two left in existence. Rarest of the Trans Am Mustangs. Motor Trend feature automobile and '99 Trans Am poster car. Fully certified, documented, and registered. VIN #9F02M148623. Driven by George Follmer in the 1969 season of races as the #16 Follmer Team Car ( #15 car was Parnelli Jones). Driven by George Follmer at the 1969 Trans Am Riverside Race, Where it hit the pit wall due to a broken wheel. It was leading the race at the time of the wheel failure ( laps 27-65). This was the final Trans-Am race of the season (October 5, 1969). Always seen as the #16 Folllmer Car, with the custom Center deck lid fuel filler assembly. It was last raced with the Magnesium American 200-S wheels ( kept as spares with the original Firestone Tires), and is now fitted with the optional Minilite units and Goodyear Racing tires. This is the only authentic 1969 Trans-Am Mustang to be in possession of the original Twin-1050 cfm Holley Dominator carbs with the original "IR" (individual runner) experimental high rise intake manifold, with the offset distributor (kept as a spare unit). The car presently is fitted with an original Bud Moore Mini-Plenum and Holley dual feed 4V carb. The car has been restored to exact 1969 Riverside specifications. Only 6, 1969 Bud Moore/Ford Motor Co. "Team" cars were built. Four of the cars were either totaled or scrapped out at the end of the season. All of the Trans-Am team cars were not originally boss 302's , but only 351 engine Sportsroof models ordered under DSO #890280. A copy of the original window sticker/purchase order is intact! After the 1969 season, all of the remaining cars were upgraded to 1970 body and mechanical configurations. Only 4, 1969 Ford/Shelby Team cars survived. The are this one, the #15 Parnelli Jones car (9F02R112074) and the #1 and #2 Blue Shelby Team cars. Of the four cars, this is the only one that has been completely restored to concours show quality and is 100% original (non-modified). For the 1970 season, all of the trans-Am Mustangs were painted "School Bus Yellow". The car was purchased in 1989 from Richard Rodeck, who was the first private owner. Rodeck was given the Car, along with 2 other cars after purchasing many parts from Bud Moore's old stock supply. This car has had only two owners since it's release from Ford Motor Company and Bud Moore. The car is Certified by the "Historic Trans-Am Registry" and the FIA , as the original car. 5230 S. 39th Street Phoenix, AZ. 85040 Phone: 602.252.2697 Fax: 602.252.6260 Website: www.RussoandSteele.com by Douglas |
 1956 Maserati 450S Race Car | 1956 Maserati 450S Race Car 1956 Maserati 450S Race Car Location: 2009 Concours d'Elegance Amelia Island, Florida Date: March 15, 2009 Photos By: Douglas Wilkinson by Douglas |
 1927 Ford Race Car | 1927 Ford Race Car 1927 Ford Race Car by Douglas |
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