1969 Chevy Corvette

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After reading Joe Jaffoni’s lengthy letter, we can only describe him as a Corvette addict. (Are there any other kind?) Joe discovered his Corvette fetish at the impressionable age of 9, and made it his goal to own the American icon at his earliest convenience. Initially a midyear fanatic, Joe first owned a numbers-matching ’63 convertible with a 327/340hp solid-lifter small-block. Like many Corvette enthusiasts, he was a stickler for factory correctness, with the result being a car he felt was too nice to drive on the hellhole roads of New York City.

Joe’s next ride was a ’67 427/390 big-block coupe in Elkhart Blue. Not wanting to repeat the same errors, Joe decided that a 502/502 big-block crate motor would allow him to properly thrash the car. More upgrades eventually led to his introduction to drag racing at Lebanon Valley Dragway. But then Joe’s addiction turned to C3s, and an infatuation with Tuxedo Black ’69s. The result is the big-block stunner you see here. The 427 has been upgraded with a COMP cam, Edelbrock Performer intake, a massaged Quadrajet, HEI ignition, and big exhaust, the result being a best e.t. of 13.20 in the quarter-mile.