1969 Chevrolet Corvette ZL-1 Convertible

Purchased new from West Penn Garage in Leechburg, Pennsylvania, trading in a 1968 L88 Corvette. Used the car extensively for drag racing, hillclimbs, and autocross events across Western Pennsylvania, and later for concours exhibition after a restoration in 1989.

Acquired from Maher after nearly four decades of single ownership. Commissioned a full restoration by Kevin Mackay's Corvette Repair and exhibited the car at numerous significant events. Loaned the car to the Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum in Philadelphia from 2018 until shortly before this sale.

The car was publicly unveiled following its restoration by Bill Andrejko Auto Restorations, marking Maher's return to competition and exhibition.

First public appearance of the car under its new owner, the current consignor.

Restoration by Kevin Mackay completed in time for this Champaign, Illinois event, where the car's factory documentation was thoroughly evaluated.

Maher campaigned the car regularly from early 1969 through November 1972, branding it with the nickname referencing its automatic transmission. The original engine was destroyed and replaced under warranty by September 1969.

One of several major national Corvette concours events at which the car earned awards during Maher's post-restoration exhibition campaign.

One of several prestigious concours appearances following Bloomington Gold certification.

At the point of sale, the car was fitted with a pair of free-flow side exhaust pipes and a spare 4.11:1 rear axle assembly to prepare it for drag racing use.

Items noted on the original sales invoice.

A fan shroud with clutch fan was retrofitted per a GM service bulletin issued to the originating dealer, addressing overheating first observed on L88/M40-equipped cars.

Required by a GM internal service directive; documented in GM files on record with the car.

The original short-block assembly, damaged during racing, was replaced under warranty by Chevrolet with a replacement short-block unit.

Warranty replacement supplied by Chevrolet.

Following a period of storage, the car was entrusted to Bill Andrejko Auto Restorations for a comprehensive restoration ahead of Maher's planned return to competition and exhibition.

Work was completed prior to the car's public unveiling at the 1991 National Corvette Homecoming. Workshop located in McKeesport, Pennsylvania.

The consignor commissioned Kevin Mackay's Corvette Repair Inc. to carry out a detailed restoration. Disassembly revealed the car to be in remarkably original condition aside from the previously replaced engine. It was refinished in correct Monaco Orange paint with a black vinyl interior, using a factory-correct, early date-coded all-aluminium ZL-1 engine.

Work completed in time for the 2014 Bloomington Gold event. Workshop located in Valley Stream, New York, and regarded as the leading restorer of historically significant Corvettes.