'72 #s LT-1 Corvette Convertible Project, One Owner, Window Sticker

[scuncio]

Wow...this is a COOL find. Still cheap...will be watching this one. Sold new from Shaheen Chevy in Lansing, MI.

Link to 1972 Corvette LT-1 Convertible eBay auction (https://www.ebay.com/itm/175791940882?mkcid=1&mkrid=711-53200-19255-0&siteid=0&campid=5337538513&customid=&toolid=10001&mkevt=1)

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[TimG]

I wonder if the restoration can be justified on this car, it is rare and appears complete.

[LT1vette]

you can see rust on parts that don't normally rust, top of the rad cradle. So if that is the case, how much rust is there in the birdcage and trailing arm area.
I think you would be upside down on this real quick, would end up as a parts car and there is not too much of that...

[Crush]

Being in Fl it could of got very wet!

[olredalert]

----Looks like a swimmer to me as well!....Bill S

[LT1vette]

----Looks like a swimmer to me as well!....Bill S

NEVER thought of that!!!

But I was thinking, how did the TOP of the power brake reservoir end up rusty?

Great observation..it was in the hurricane in FT Myers...

[TimG]

A swimmer, I never heard that, Bill. In that case, best to stay away as the engine is probably shot.

[Too Many Projects]

To me, the interior doesn't indicate being submerged...no evidence of silt or extreme rust on components. All the rust under the hood can be from the salty rain and humidity they live in. If it was parked in a brick building, which there are many for hurricane codes, it would explain the rust on everything under the hood. The blotchy paint is a curiosity to me. Is that from the salt air penetrating the layers of fiberglass over time ?

[olredalert]

A swimmer, I never heard that, Bill. In that case, best to stay away as the engine is probably shot.

----Tim,,,That's a southern Florida term due to the number of cars that have been immersed in H20 (salt, brackish or fresh). My good buddy from Ft. Liquerdale, Chet, once bought a 67 swimmer from a salvage auction. Big block with AC coupe that had been stolen with less then 1,000 miles. It was found in a relatively deep pond underneath two Cadillacs and had been there since 67. He sold it to another Corvette shop and they ended up restoring it. Car was born white with brt. blue interior just in case you are looking at one in that color combo,,,LOL!. Both the trans and rear when opened up showed no H20 intrusion. Of course the engine and everything else was a mess! That's south Florida back in the 60's-70's time period.....Bill S

[scuncio]

I’m not convinced it has been in a flood. I’ve owned a few Michigan cars that came out of 30+ year barn storage where nearly every square inch of the engine bay was coated in surface rust, not unlike this car.

[Keith Seymore]

I worked with JJ Shaheen, who was related to the dealership family, on the program launch team with truck.

K

[Keith Seymore]

Not sure how I got the thumbs down there; please disregard.

I'm using my Stupidphone (tm).


K

[Keith Seymore]

I’m not convinced it has been in a flood. I’ve owned a few Michigan cars that came out of 30+ year barn storage where nearly every square inch of the engine bay was coated in surface rust, not unlike this car.

If a barn has ever had horses in it it will corrode parts from the acid in the urine.

I stored the Chevelle hood in one of my barns and it had surface rust everywhere on both sides.

K

[Crush]

Salt in the air does horrible things too.

[SupremeDeluxe]

That pad is remarkably clean. If I keep any of my Corvettes at home (as opposed to my climate controlled building), they get some surface rust on the pad just from the humidity and temp changes in Chicago. The rest of that rust looks like typical Midwest garage rust. I don't think the car has been in a flood. That said, the birdcage is probably rusty.

[Big Block Bill]

Yes, I agree the Birdcage is probably Rusty, and if that is the case, in my opinion, one would be upside down in a heartbeat bringing this low optioned LT-1 back to NCRS or Bloomington Gold specifications if that was one's goal. A driver, maybe not depending on how far one would go. Not me that's for sure. Cool colors and car though. Bill

[SuperNovaSS]

Wow, you guys are tough. I didn’t look
At the listing before reading the posts. The under hood looks pretty standard to me for a car that has sat for a time and I’m in California. Looks pretty good to me. The blotchy paint looks to be because someone rattle canned it. That was a mistake.

Jason

[BJCHEV396]

Sold $14,101.00.