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Old 05-23-2012, 01:26 PM   #1780
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Originally Posted by jimbone View Post
Neither the ZL1 Corvette or ZL1 Camaro are production in the same sense as production car meant then or now.

Chevy just had a bunch of very smart engineers and made one off parts/cars under the Chevrolet name instead of a 3rd party race team like they have today.
Actually, the Corvette ZL1 option was in the generally-circulated Vehicle Order Guide...any Chev dealer wishing to could have ordered one...

RPO (Regular Production Option) Code = ZL1, just like the quite RARE L88s...both engines were smog-approved and validated for Production. Even in California. Without a heater/defroster or radio, very few folks chose to...

Can a mass-produced vehicle be "rare"? Of course the answer is yes.
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