While rare, L89s aren’t the king of the hill when it comes to Corvette ... an available option on the still perfectly potent solid lifter 427cid/435hp big-block, aka the L71.

This is the largest car auction in the world, and this year it delivered a pretty big moment that’ll go down in Corvette history. An incredibly rare '67 Chevrolet ... with its L71 427/435 ...