Look What Followed me Home Yesterday

[69L78]

First of all I need to thank Mark Bulaw for me being able to find this survivor 1970 LT1 Corvette. Mark called me 3 weeks ago and asked me to look at a survivor 73 Z near me, after going to the location, I see this daytona yellow C3 sitting in the one bay. Turns out to be a 2 owner 38k original mile 70 LT1. I am the 3rd owner, the 1st owner is deceased and his neighbor who is now 80 years old bought the car in 1974 with a little over 35k miles and it now has 38k. His wife can no longer get in the car because of her arthritis, so he deiced to get rid of it and he offered to give it to his 23 yr old grandson who lives near me and he did not want it, (good for me Dan & Dave Schutzbank wasn't related to him). It gets better, original born with drivetrain bought new from a local dealer Sunderland Chevrolet in Lemoyne, PA. Yesterday, it was a record 82 degrees and sunshine here in central PA and a great to day to go pick up the car.

[69L78]

I know, I know, this thread is useless without pics

[ZLP955]

Sounds like a great find! (Although isn't it sad that the next generation has little or no interest in these cars??).
Would love to see some (EDIT: more) pictures of the car!

[southernfriedcj]

Nice! 4speed?

That grandson needs to be put on a watch list. The boy has some sort of issue.

[69L78]

Not near as much cleanup to do on this gem as opposed to my other find in 2012 with the monaco orange L89 w/6k org miles that came from Sutliff Chevrolet in Harrisburg, PA. Sutlif Chevrolet is on one side of the river and Sunderland Chevrolet is just 2-3 miles away on the other side of the river. Makes me wish I did not sell the L89, they would look great sitting next to each other. I believe the L89 is now in a big collection in CA.

[L78 Fred]

Congrats Jeff!
Beautiful find!
Did Mark buy the 73? , would like to see Picts of that as well

[Crush]

Geez, the luck of some! Congrats!

[The Boss]

WOW that's sweet - and yesterday was gorgeous!!!

[scuncio]

Not sure if I'm more jealous about the Vette or the 82 degree weather....

[L72Biscayne]

Great find. I use to own a 70 LT-1 convertible with the Po2 option wheel covers. The car looks awesome with those covers. PM sent.

[DW31S]

Nice find my friend! Love the Yellow!

[earntaz]

A REAL Stingray!! Nice ...

[Xplantdad]

Awesome!:headbang:

[big gear head]

Looks just like the LT1 that my accountant had. He had it for many years and sold it just a few years ago.

[napa68]

Great find!

More pics please!

[Steve Shauger]

Congratulations Jeff. Another gem uncovered!!!!! If you like, contact Bruce-Xplantdad and he could feature the car in Members Rides forum.

[McCune]

Nice LT-1! Any info on the 73 Z28 ?

[SS427]

Great find! Amazing how many cars have surfaced on here as well as other sites in the last 6 plus months! Just when I was starting to think everything had been found they are starting to come out of the woodwork.

[69L78]

Congrats Jeff!
Beautiful find!
Did Mark buy the 73? , would like to see Picts of that as well

Fred, No Mark did not buy the 73 Z, it is still For Sale along with a 70 RS/Z and a survivor 72 Corvette LT1 w/40k miles. The owner is Lee Jackson of Jackson Auto Sales in Landisville, PA, you can see the cars on his website. If you need detailed info on the 73, call me.

[69L78]

Nice! 4speed?

That grandson needs to be put on a watch list. The boy has some sort of issue.

Yes it has a M-20 w/heavy duty 3.55 posi. I plan on cleaning in the next few weeks and see how the performance compares to my Z, all the spring tags, shock decals etc are still on the car, hoping to find the tank sticker, I have the POP.

[sixt9rsx33]

Great C3! That is one car that I would still like to own, a 70 LT-1 Convertible. Great driving car with the high winding small block. Good Tranny and rear end combo too.

Congrats!

[MosportGreen66]

Jeff, car looks great! Congrats on another cool score... You find them!

Dan

[markinnaples]

WOW, I'm a big C3 fan and that is spectacular. What kid in his right mind turns down a Corvette, any Corvette, let alone an LT-1 C3??? This country is in some kind of trouble when a kid would rather have a new iPhone than an historic sports car, sheesh man. That makes me sad.

[olredalert]

----Don't know how I missed this thread. I bought a very similar 1970 LT-1 new in January of 1970. All pretty much the same except deluxe gut, color and all. Had 4;11s and the very 1st time I raced it with the only change being a set of borrowed slicks it broke into the 12's. 12.90 to be exact. And,,,the slicks were so tall that I ran out the back door in 3rd. What a great car!.......Bill S

[69L78]

----Don't know how I missed this thread. I bought a very similar 1970 LT-1 new in January of 1970. All pretty much the same except deluxe gut, color and all. Had 4;11s and the very 1st time I raced it with the only change being a set of borrowed slicks it broke into the 12's. 12.90 to be exact. And,,,the slicks were so tall that I ran out the back door in 3rd. What a great car!.......Bill S

Well Bill, I bought my HO Z from the original owner 2 yrs ago, he was racing it at maple grove early on in life with slicks and some tricks up his sleeve changing coil springs, he put his slicks on the original May dated YH rally's and had the screws holes and he also made the valve stem hole larger. I am anxious to drive this for the first time, the engine sounds awesome.

[69L78]

Thinking about registering the 2nd owners personalized plate on the car, but now she will think she owns half of the car....one good thing she cannot drive a stick.

[MosportGreen66]

----Don't know how I missed this thread. I bought a very similar 1970 LT-1 new in January of 1970. All pretty much the same except deluxe gut, color and all. Had 4;11s and the very 1st time I raced it with the only change being a set of borrowed slicks it broke into the 12's. 12.90 to be exact. And,,,the slicks were so tall that I ran out the back door in 3rd. What a great car!.......Bill S

That's cool. My '70 LT1 Convert has an M21 and 4.11s and while I'm not inclined to race it with the certified original motor, that sounds awesome. They're wonderful cars.

[novadude]

Nice. I am right down the road in Shippenburg (I bought my daily driver truck at Sutliff in 2016), and every time I see something like this, it makes me wonder what else is hiding in central PA.

[olredalert]

Well Bill, I bought my HO Z from the original owner 2 yrs ago, he was racing it at maple grove early on in life with slicks and some tricks up his sleeve changing coil springs, he put his slicks on the original May dated YH rally's and had the screws holes and he also made the valve stem hole larger. I am anxious to drive this for the first time, the engine sounds awesome.

----I bought the LT-1 in Massachusetts and drove it with probably 50 miles on the odo to Florida. Ran at Palm Beach raceway the following week. Never even had the valve covers off or timing adjusted,,,Nothing......Bill S

[NorCam]

Great score Jeff. I see you're still rubbing in those warm temps you guys are getting while those of us up north are freezing our backsides off. I don't know what's worse...you cruising around in a drop top at 84 degrees, or Charley posting video's of tropical fish and Iguana's somewhere in the tropics.

[302moz]

Nice car.Congrats

[GrumpyJeff]

Very Cool , still lots of neat stuff stashed away in this area, lots of Vintage Muscle & Harleys seem to be surfacing lately

[mockingbird812]

Sweet find Jeff. Congrats. She looks great!

[Steve Shauger]

Congrats Jeff!
Beautiful find!
Did Mark buy the 73? , would like to see Picts of that as well

I remember when the orig owner from Binghamton, NY was selling, and unfortunately he passed and it was sold to someone in Florida a couple of years ago.

[69L78]

can someone post a link here to see the 73Z for sale and the 72 LT1. jacksonautosales.com

[RobR]

https://www.jacksonsautosales.com/mobile/mdefault.aspx

[Crush]

https://www.jacksonsautosales.com/mobile/mdefault.aspx

Those seem like some nice cars and prices. What do you know about the dealership?

[69L78]

Those seem like some nice cars and prices. What do you know about the dealership?

the owner Lee Jackson has been in business for himself since 1974, he is now 70 years old, he normally only deals in Corvettes. I have looked at the 70Z, 73Z and the 72 LT1. The 73Z and the 72 LT1 have window sticker and other paperwork.

[GM_427_Racer]

Beautiful Car Jeff, Congrats on the purchase!!!

GM

[DW31S]

Jeff, that ‘Vette oughta Rock-n-Roll with that drivetrain! I wonder what the owner of the “Z” did to kick it into SS/H. Would’ve been a “natural” F/S when new.

[rhduntov]

Looking fora yellow 70 LT-1, keep me in mind.....

[TimG]

I love the PO2's. They look so classy with whitewalls.

[rhduntov]

I love white walls on C3 chrome bumper corvettes!!!

[69L78]

I love white walls on C3 chrome bumper corvettes!!!

This car came with the white stripe tires, the original spare is new.

[72-SS-L48]

Congrats Jeff. Another awesome find! The LT1 is a great car and this one looks like a great survivor.

Best,
Dave

[69L78]

Thanks for all the comments guys, nothing like driving a car that has never been apart.

[YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY]

Dealer emblem

[YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY]

BiCentennial plate

[YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY]

Another version of the dealer emblem with Lemoyne, PA included - I tried to buy this right off the guy's truck that was parked in Eastwood's parking lot....fail!

[firstgenaddict]

COLOR ME GREEN WITH ENVY... I love the Daytona Yellow... I LOVE IT CONGRATS! M20 3.55 with the LT1 is pretty good gearing... no?