Heavy Chevy - New Lease on Life

[travlnz28]

Dragged this out of the shed it had been sitting in since the early 80's. 1972 Heavy Chevy that had SS emblems and SS door panels added in the late 70's. It will be fun cleaning it up and seeing if there is a build sheet.

[CamaroNOS]

Looks very cool.....we will all need to see some detailed pics.

Great find.

Paul

[novadude]

Nice! Small block or 402?

[travlnz28]

Small block / auto

[Igosplut]

Just put an engine in one of those, that same color in fact.

[Postsedan]

Very cool...is the Rubber Flooring long gone?

Dan

[travlnz28]

I have not pulled the carpet to look yet.

Does anybody know if these came with SS exhaust tips? This one has them including original resonators.

[72-SS-L48]

Cool find. Post more pics!

[travlnz28]

41,000 miles I believe to be correct judging by the originality of the engine compartment including tower clamps and original GM radiator hoses. Carpet appears to have been added when the door panels were changed. The rubber mat is gone.

[Postsedan]

Wow! That engine is indeed all original. What are you plans with the car?
My 72, had the exact same Engine, brings back a lot of great memories.
Thanks for sharing this with us.

Dan

[travlnz28]

The car will be for sale after I spend some time cleaning it up and seeing what kind of shape it's in mechanically.

[Rainer]

Hopefully you will be able to locate the build sheet. Without that, it will be difficult to verify this as a real Heavy Chevy. The VIN and style number (13437) on the cowl tag obviously verify it as a base model Chevelle. The domed hood, sport steering wheel, 14x6 rally wheels with no trim rings, blacked-out grille, and stripes that made the package are the visual clues that help (if they were still on the car), but obviously could have been added at any point. Good luck!

[Postsedan]

Hi Rainer,

Hope all is well...I have not seen you on here in a long time.
Welcome back.

Dan

[Postsedan]

After you have looked every where inside the car for the Build Sheet....then go ahead and drop the gas tank.
I have a good feeling that you will be successful with this Chevelle :)

Good Luck,

Dan

[Rainer]

Hi Rainer,

Hope all is well...I have not seen you on here in a long time.
Welcome back.

Dan

Thanks for the shout-out Dan. Always fun to be here.

On a different note, I'll be making my way to MCACN for the first time this year. I think I saw you on a couple youtube videos, so if I recognize you there I'll stop and say Hi.

[Postsedan]

Rainer,

Wow, outstanding!!!!

I sent you a pm.

Dan

[travlnz28]

Hopefully you will be able to locate the build sheet. Without that, it will be difficult to verify this as a real Heavy Chevy. The VIN and style number (13437) on the cowl tag obviously verify it as a base model Chevelle. The domed hood, sport steering wheel, 14x6 rally wheels with no trim rings, blacked-out grille, and stripes that made the package are the visual clues that help (if they were still on the car), but obviously could have been added at any point. Good luck!

The Heavy Chevy for 1972 had a unique VIN # that starts with 1C37. No other Chevelle used this number so there is no doubt this is a HC.

[Rainer]

The Heavy Chevy for 1972 had a unique VIN # that starts with 1C37. No other Chevelle used this number so there is no doubt this is a HC.

Sorry, but this is incorrect. 1C37 designates base model Chevelle, but it does not by itself designate a Heavy Chevy. It is true that every Heavy Chevy in 1972 will have a VIN that begins with 1C37, but so do all the base model Chevelle coupes in 1972. So the VIN by itself in 1972 will not verify that it is a Heavy Chevy.

This has been discussed at length at Team Chevelle, and Dale McIntosh has the VIN breakdowns of all models at his site.

http://chevellestuff.net/1972/vin.htm

And here is 1972 Heavy Chevy specific info:

http://macswebs.com/yf3registry/tech/72/72guide.htm

And a direct quote from the site:

" Just the fact you have a 1C37 Chevelle Sport Coupe does not automatically make it a Heavy Chevy anymore that the fact you have a 13637 Malibu Sport Coupe make it a Z15 SS-optioned Malibu."

[travlnz28]

Thanks for the correction. I need to do a little more studying.

[Postsedan]

Rainer - Gets It! :)

Dan