Imagine a car built not for comfort, but for domination: the 1969 Chevrolet Corvette L88 packed a 427-cubic-inch big-block V8, claimed at 430 horsepower but widely understood to push north of 500. With aluminum heads, a high-compression racing cam, and carb so large it turned the hood into a snorkel, it wasn’t made for cruising—dealers even deleted heaters and radios to discourage street use. Only 116 of these beasts rolled off the line in 1969, making each one a rare factory-built monster. Slip