View Full Version : '71 LS6 Corvette on Ebay
Dave Rifkin
08-28-2006, 04:59 AM
Check it out; very nice Survivor http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1971-CHEV...1QQcmdZViewItem (http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1971-CHEVROLET-CORVETTE-LS6-SURVIVOR-TOP-FLIGHT-2006_W0QQitemZ260025499641QQihZ016QQcategoryZ6168Q QrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem)
hvychev
08-28-2006, 06:40 AM
VERY cool car! South Side of Chicago car to boot! See the attachment for a dealer decal from that dealership. It was on a 70 Nova that is local to me.
olredalert
08-28-2006, 07:46 PM
------Lisle Ill. ??? Kind of makes you wonder why he didnt buy it from "Jack Douglas Chevrolet" doesnt it???........Bill S
hvychev
08-28-2006, 07:57 PM
I wondered the same thing Bill. I can only guess that the original owner either knew someone at Circle or they just happened to have this rare car in thier inventory so he bought it there.
71-LS6
08-28-2006, 08:03 PM
I believe that one belongs to a guy who hangs out on the board here, Harold Metz? Maybe that is why my 71' LS6 only went to 95-100K at Carlisle Saturday. From what I've been told, it's one heck of a car.
Late BrakeU2
08-28-2006, 09:38 PM
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Steven J
08-28-2006, 09:59 PM
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------Lisle Ill. ??? Kind of makes you wonder why he didnt buy it from "Jack Douglas Chevrolet" doesnt it???........Bill S
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That address is in the Four Lakes Apartment complex, so he had no garage, either. I worked at the Standard station two blocks away, so may have seen it drive by ???
69RSZ
08-28-2006, 11:41 PM
I thought the LS6 was only avail in 1970? And I thought there was only 2 vettes with that option and only 1 is known today.pleas correct me if im wrong.im not up on the vettes. http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif
Late BrakeU2
08-29-2006, 12:18 AM
You might be thinking of the two 69 ZL1 vettes built
The '71 Corvette offered the LS6 option, there were 188 built and they included aluminum heads. Complete different option than the LS6 Chevelle option from 1970. More than a bit confusing.
Rixls6
08-29-2006, 01:30 AM
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The '71 Corvette offered the LS6 option, there were 188 built and they included aluminum heads. Complete different option than the LS6 Chevelle option from 1970. More than a bit confusing.
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Were all the `71 LS6 Vette's aluminum headed? I thought there were 188 iron headed ones and then about 12 aluminum headed ones for a total of about 200.
Rick
olredalert
08-29-2006, 01:48 AM
-------No, Rick,,,All 188 of them had aluminum heads. There were a few automatics as well as M21s and M22s. As well, there were a few ZR2s which had even more similarities to an L88. If you wanted the baddest 71 Corvette you could get, you ordered LS6 and ZR2 along with a few other HD options. I think you had to order them both, but Warren would know for sure!!! The silver LS6 I owned while I lived in Chicago had 355s and was good for 160mph easily. What a top end machine that was.........Bill S
Bill, that car may be here in Austin now. It is an original car (not restored). If it's the same one, it was owned by Richard Tisdale of the 50 fastest collection fame. Now owned by Pat Sullivan.
olredalert
08-29-2006, 04:24 AM
------Tim,,,The last I heard Warren knew that my old car was in California for sale by "Corvette Lady" I think??? It was an M21, Nevada silver/black vinyl T-top with 3:55s as stated. A wonderful time capsule when I had it as virtually nothing had been changed except for smog removal. Long time owner No. 2 before me (B. Hildebrandt) brought the car out of Atlanta area to Chicago. Owner after me replaced smog and put correct original tires on. Car at that time had, I think, low 30s mileage. I even know who ordered the car new but couldnt afford to buy it when it came in new to the dealer.........Bill S
Bill, I believe it's the same car. It was at the Waco Regional the past two years. He purchased it and a blue automatic LS6 as a pair. Certainly a wonderful car.
Rixls6
08-29-2006, 06:04 PM
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-------No, Rick,,,All 188 of them had aluminum heads. There were a few automatics as well as M21s and M22s. As well, there were a few ZR2s which had even more similarities to an L88. If you wanted the baddest 71 Corvette you could get, you ordered LS6 and ZR2 along with a few other HD options. I think you had to order them both, but Warren would know for sure!!! The silver LS6 I owned while I lived in Chicago had 355s and was good for 160mph easily. What a top end machine that was.........Bill S
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Bill,
Thanks for clearing that up for me.
Rick
1railman
08-29-2006, 06:06 PM
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I believe that one belongs to a guy who hangs out on the board here, Harold Metz? Maybe that is why my 71' LS6 only went to 95-100K at Carlisle Saturday. From what I've been told, it's one heck of a car.
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Yes, Steve that is my car and it is a great car. I thought I would keep this car forever but, I put money down on mobile home park that is going to make alot of money from day 1. So, with my holding a clear title, in my name on this car I just figured this would be the way to go.
I think your car would have done better at Carlisle if there was a larger group of "good" cars that would have drawn the heavy hitters to the auction. The people that I spoke to, felt there was nothing there and spent the afternoon near the coolers.I think you would do better at St. Charles where there is a draw.
Warren must have taken the long way home or he would be educating us on the LS6 questions. The last I spoke to him there were 74 of the original 188 cars accounted for.
71-LS6
08-29-2006, 07:29 PM
Harold, I spoke with Warren at Carlisle while we waited for my car to run through the tent. The total # of located LS6 cars, after the weekend, has now grown to 86 or so, I think a couple of them were verified as destroyed though.
Here's the two that are locally owned.
1railman
08-29-2006, 09:31 PM
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Doctor S_____ cars? If so I have seen the silver car, it is very nice! http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/worship.gif
nova67
08-30-2006, 09:00 AM
Saw the blue ls6 at ncrs san antonio auto nice car.
67cmaro1
08-30-2006, 05:05 PM
hey steve i saw your car at carlisle can i have your email i have a couple of questions
71-LS6
08-30-2006, 05:36 PM
Randy, you have a PM
olredalert
08-30-2006, 06:16 PM
------Tim,,,I looked up the serial # of the LS6 I owned. Build sequence numbers are 17357. I have always tried to keep tabs on that old car as it was so special. Hope the car pictured is the same one........Bill S
I left a voice mail for the owner asking him if this is the ID number. Hope it's your old car.
olredalert
08-31-2006, 02:52 AM
------Thanks, Tim! I dont care what they say about you,,,you're OK!!! Hope to see you at Vettefest this fall........Bill S
I'll be there, haven't heard back from the owner of the LS6. He may be out of town. I notice that the Vettefest site has me as the owner of the 2,200 mile L88. The owner called me and said that me being the owner can be arranged. Actually, it is owned by Bruce & Paul, members of this site.
Bill, you'll be glad to know that the silver LS6 coupe here in Austin is #17357, the one in the picture above. It's got a good home next to the blue LS6.
olredalert
09-01-2006, 02:03 AM
-------Very COOL!!!! Bob Zimmerman (Stretch) will be happy to hear this as well.....Thanks, Tim!!!.........Bill S
Talked to Stretch quite a bit at Bloomington, he and Terry told some old war stories about the maroon L89 automatic in the Special Collection.
olredalert
09-01-2006, 06:28 AM
------Stretch loved that car as much as I did and when I reluctantly decided to sell it he stepped up to the plate. It was he that put the smog back on and got a gold with the car. The year before I had a later leather-wrapped wheel on it that I loved and chrome valve-covers along with Radial TAs and the missing smog, and Carl Strohm bounced me out of gold to a silver. I really didnt care because I liked the car so much just the way it was, but Stretch wanted it original since it was so close anyway.
------I called Stretch after your post this afternoon and he remembered you and Terry, and said to say HI!!!........Bill S
LS6 RAT
09-02-2006, 04:55 AM
Hey guys! I just took a sloooooowwww plane back home, didn't get in until 3:09 am Tuesday from Carlisle. We now have 89 known/verified '71 LS6 'vettes. Some have been wrecked. Would like to get in touch with Patrick Sullivan, and find out the Bridgehampton blue LS6's vin, may or may not have it. Bills former Nevada silver LS6 was sold new at Mendenhall Chevy in Atlanta, GA. The car was in Mill Valley, California and for sale when I looked at it in 2000. Price then was $75K.
I can get the number of the blue LS6, they were both purchased through Roy Sinor and belonged to Dr. (can't remember his name). The blue LS6 is a restored automatic.
737Driver
09-05-2006, 02:57 AM
Dr. Hans Norberg.
olredalert
09-05-2006, 03:50 AM
--------Tim,,,Has that doctor checked his wallett pocket since the purchase???........Bill S
71-LS6
09-05-2006, 03:59 AM
I think Hans Norberg died several years ago.
Zedder
09-05-2006, 04:50 AM
Yes, Hans passed away a number of years ago...he was a super nice guy and helped me with my first attempt at being an "OJ" in the mid 90's. He and John Woods were two of the best involved with the 70-72's...
That's correct, Dr. Hans Norberg.
The owner of the two Dr. Hans Norberg LS6 Corvettes was over evening and the blue one is ID 12761. Very nice, restored car. It was shown a number of times with the bare chassis.
LS6 RAT
09-22-2006, 08:46 PM
Tim,
Thanks for the vin. I did have it in the survey/registry. Have had great luck of late in locating several new cars. We are currently at 86 known/verified cars. Breakdown is 51 coupes and 35 convertibles. Majority are M22's with 14 M40 automatics and 13 M21 manuals.
Please keep me informed of any LS6's you guys run across. This survey/information I have kept has helped a couple of potential buyers with their purchases. Thanks
PeteLeathersac
09-22-2006, 08:57 PM
How many of the Vins in the registry are ZR2 cars...and how many survived? .
Was it a dozen built?
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~ Pete
LS6 RAT
09-22-2006, 09:19 PM
Pete,
We have 6 currently known/verified. Classic white coupe, Ontario orange convert, War Bonnet yellow coupe, Brands Hatch green convert, Steel Cities gray coupe, spec paint convert.
Have been told of a Mille Miglia red car and a Sunflower yellow car, do not have information verified yet.
Records indicate 12 LS6 Corvettes ordered with ZR2 package.
PeteLeathersac
09-22-2006, 10:09 PM
Thanks Warren!
I've always thought LS-6's amazing itself and the ZR-2 thing simply unbelieveable to still have been available in 1971!!! .
I'd expect the racing sucess of cars like the Heinz/Johnston 'Rebel and Delorenzo's O-C group also Greenwood and others had something to do with this RPO performance 'stay of execution' for 1971? . I think Yenko on occasion co-drove both the Rebel (crashing it) and one of the O-C cars...not sure on the Greenwood cars? .
Is it known what the breakdown of coupes and roadsters of the dozen ZR2 cars shipped was also how long of a build window production was? .
Since you're a Corvette guy, I've been wondering lately about the '66 L88 cars and of course Yenko's involvement and car...yes the 1966 L88's (production was maybe as much as 20 cars as a COPO?). .
I know of the Penske coupe also the one that survived that was shipped to Yenko but for another racer (I forget his name...a white rdstr.) but do you know or anyone else know what else has surfaced and was Yenko's own car a factory 1966 L88? .
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~ Pete
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