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I was looking for dimensions/details/photos of FIA headlight covers and stumbled on this. Haven't read it all yet but definitely will.
http://www.corvette-mag.com/issues/55/articles/winning-streak?page=2#.VAuza4m9LCR
The L88 is among the winningest models in Corvette history, and our featured car, a '68 example, won more races than any other. With a 427-cubic-inch big-block V8 putting out upwards of 600 horsepower, sleek aerodynamics and solid mechanicals, this third-generation L88 was a GT-class terror in the late '60s and early '70s.
Drivers Tony DeLorenzo and Jerry Thompson formed the backbone of the team that raced it. Starting first with a second-generation L88 in 1967, the pair moved up to the C3 L88 the following year, building it up from parts themselves. With the backing of Owens/Corning Fiberglas, the team fielded a second L88 in 1969. Thompson drove the '68 to an SCCA A-production national championship that year. Over the next few seasons, if Thompson didn't win, DeLorenzo did. The pair scored 22 straight victories, and their red-and-white Corvettes became legendary.
http://www.corvette-mag.com/issues/55/articles/winning-streak?page=2#.VAuza4m9LCR
The L88 is among the winningest models in Corvette history, and our featured car, a '68 example, won more races than any other. With a 427-cubic-inch big-block V8 putting out upwards of 600 horsepower, sleek aerodynamics and solid mechanicals, this third-generation L88 was a GT-class terror in the late '60s and early '70s.
Drivers Tony DeLorenzo and Jerry Thompson formed the backbone of the team that raced it. Starting first with a second-generation L88 in 1967, the pair moved up to the C3 L88 the following year, building it up from parts themselves. With the backing of Owens/Corning Fiberglas, the team fielded a second L88 in 1969. Thompson drove the '68 to an SCCA A-production national championship that year. Over the next few seasons, if Thompson didn't win, DeLorenzo did. The pair scored 22 straight victories, and their red-and-white Corvettes became legendary.