'72 LT-1 Corvette,17k-mile survivor, orig Mille Miglia Red paint, nice docs

[scuncio]

I've said it before...there are evidently quite a few extremely nice LT-1 Corvettes out there in survivor condition. I haven't seen this particular car on the market before, but it looks pretty extraordinary.

Link to 1972 Corvette LT-1 Survivor auction (https://www.ebay.com/itm/393630681422?hash=item5ba637894e:g:k-QAAOSwpIVhaZ2a&mkcid=1&mkrid=711-53200-19255-0&siteid=0&campid=5337538513&customid=&toolid=10001&mkevt=1)

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[sixt9rsx33]

Yes that is a nice car for sure. Would love to inspect it in person.

[LT1vette]

Should go for good money. But, LT1's never reached the pinnacle they should have. Always in the shadow of the BB cars, very under rated. A 72 LT1 versus a 72 BB, manual and same rear end ratio usually quicker in the 1/4 mile.
A lot nicer to drive than a BB, more agile. Contrary to what the seller says, most came with power steering.

[markjohnson]

It’s an overlooked fact that the LT1 engine option was actually more expensive than the 454 LS5 engine. Not just by a little bit either, it’s a substantial difference!

[TimG]

I'm a rejuvenated fan of the LT1 Corvette. These are cool cars, especially the ZR1 if you can find one.

[olredalert]

----My 70 LT1 that I bought new ran 12.90's shortly after I bought it with headers, and borrowed to tall slicks, with a 3.70 gear. Literally no tuning what so ever. The slicks were so tall I ran thru the traps in third! That's fact and at the time surprised the hell out of me. Still does!.....Bill S

[TimG]

Bill, I wish you had pictures of that car....I know I saw a bunch of your pictures a few years ago in Rosemont, was that the one that you changed to color on?

[LT1vette]

----My 70 LT1 that I bought new ran 12.90's shortly after I bought it with headers, and borrowed to tall slicks, with a 3.70 gear. Literally no tuning what so ever. The slicks were so tall I ran thru the traps in third! That's fact and at the time surprised the hell out of me. Still does!.....Bill S

I had a buddy in Indiana with a 70 LT1 radio delete car with headers and 4.11's ran low 12's. He ran it at a small strip north of Kokomo... His son has the car now. I set the solid lifters one night in the hotel parking lot at the NCCC convention. The class record for solid lifter small blocks at that time was in the high 11's!!!!

[BLACKLS5]

Bunker Hill?

[RPOLS3]

Looks similar as one posted here a while back - but different VIN:

https://www.yenko.net/forum/showthread.php?t=159275&highlight=Corvette

[olredalert]

Bill, I wish you had pictures of that car....I know I saw a bunch of your pictures a few years ago in Rosemont, was that the one that you changed to color on?

----Yup, Tim! Thats the one. I do have a pic of the car after I changed the color from yellow to a custom mix maroon. Hated that yellow. If that wasn't bad enough, I also had it lightly customized. That was the thing in south Florida back then. It had ten inch slots on the front and 12's on the back with Goodyear racing tires all the way around. Also OK Custom side pipes. I didn't like the big-block hood. I felt like I was trying to fake a big-block so I replaced it with a small-block hood. Can't fix stupid!.....Bill S

[60sStuff]

----Yup, Tim! Thats the one. I do have a pic of the car after I changed the color from yellow to a custom mix maroon. Hated that yellow. If that wasn't bad enough, I also had it lightly customized. That was the thing in south Florida back then. It had ten inch slots on the front and 12's on the back with Goodyear racing tires all the way around. Also OK Custom side pipes. I didn't like the big-block hood. I felt like I was trying to fake a big-block so I replaced it with a small-block hood. Can't fix stupid!.....Bill S

Hey Bill,

That wasn’t stupid back then.
That “was” the thing back then just as I showed in my thread of my LT1 with the FI.
These cars back then were the shtt.

Now it’s all about Unrestored Survivors.

CT.

[olredalert]

Bill, I wish you had pictures of that car....I know I saw a bunch of your pictures a few years ago in Rosemont, was that the one that you changed to color on?

----Tim,,,I'll bring them to MCACN again. People seem to not be too disgusted with them!...LOL!

[TimG]

Here's my first Corvette I got working two jobs when I was at University of Wisconsin from 74 to 78.
That's what we did to these cars in the mid 70's.

[TimG]

Here's my second Corvette when I drove to see my College roommate over spring break in Rochester NY. This was 1977 and the car was a red/red 454 4 speed. It had hooker headers and sidepipes when I got it and you can see the remnants of the modifications to the rocker moldings.

Don't ask what happened to the first Corvette. It may still be alive, but the motor is gone.

[olredalert]

Here's my second Corvette when I drove to see my College roommate over spring break in Rochester NY. This was 1977 and the car was a red/red 454 4 speed. It had hooker headers and sidepipes when I got it and you can see the remnants of the modifications to the rocker moldings.

Don't ask what happened to the first Corvette. It may still be alive, but the motor is gone.

----Ohoo, red on red, Wow. Every cop in Illinois had thier eye out for that one,,,LOL! Side pipes gone but no exhaust tips?....Bill S

[LT1vette]

Bunker Hill?

Yes, it was Bunker Hill. Blue 71/72 Coupe....

[60sStuff]

Question for the experts, as I’m wanting to learn the procedure on these LT1 hood stripes.

Did the hood stripes stop and then start again at both lower turns as shown in these photos?

Plus, how were they applied?
By hand, or by tool?

Thanks, Chris

[napa68]

Question for the experts, as I’m wanting to learn the procedure on these LT1 hood stripes.

Did the hood stripes stop and then start again at both lower turns as shown in these photos?

Plus, how were they applied?
By hand, or by tool?

Thanks, Chris

Chris,

Those are correct. As I understood it, those were applied by hand

[Zedder]

Does anyone believe this bidding is legit? Googled the seller and he is a dealer with a few public legal issues visible on-line. Beautiful car, but $80k for a 2 star 72?

[scuncio]

Seems tough to believe for a '72.

[60sStuff]

The price does seem high, but a low mile, factory paint, LT1 in very nice Survivor condition that’s almost 50 years old is paramount in today’s car collecting.

Restored cars are a distant second IMO.

[LT1vette]

Chris,

Those are correct. As I understood it, those were applied by hand

No, they were sprayed over a 2 piece pattern cut out. One for the side stripe and then another pattern was laid for the piece across the front. That's why there is a mismatch mark at the corners for original stripes...

[LT1vette]

The price does seem high, but a low mile, factory paint, LT1 in very nice Survivor condition that’s almost 50 years old is paramount in today’s car collecting.

Restored cars are a distant second IMO.

In this crazy C19 market, you never know. But from pics, car is all there, correct and has the original details.
They are getting hard to find and until you have driven one they are truly under appreciated.