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69L78 02-22-2018 10:36 AM

Look What Followed me Home Yesterday
 
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 02-22-2018 10:41 AM

Lt1
 
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I know, I know, this thread is useless without pics

ZLP955 02-22-2018 10:42 AM

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 02-22-2018 10:56 AM

Nice! 4speed?

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

69L78 02-22-2018 10:59 AM

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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 02-22-2018 11:33 AM

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

Crush 02-22-2018 11:37 AM

Geez, the luck of some! Congrats!

The Boss 02-22-2018 11:49 AM

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

scuncio 02-22-2018 11:54 AM

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

L72Biscayne 02-22-2018 11:57 AM

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 02-22-2018 12:11 PM

Nice find my friend! Love the Yellow!

earntaz 02-22-2018 12:14 PM

A REAL Stingray!! Nice ...

Xplantdad 02-22-2018 12:22 PM

Awesome!:headbang:

big gear head 02-22-2018 12:27 PM

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

napa68 02-22-2018 12:36 PM

Great find!

More pics please!

Steve Shauger 02-22-2018 12:45 PM

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

McCune 02-22-2018 12:49 PM

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

SS427 02-22-2018 12:53 PM

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 02-22-2018 01:10 PM

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Originally Posted by L78 Fred (Post 1389438)
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 02-22-2018 01:21 PM

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Originally Posted by southernfriedcj (Post 1389435)
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 02-22-2018 01:52 PM

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 02-22-2018 02:00 PM

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

Dan

markinnaples 02-22-2018 02:10 PM

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 02-22-2018 02:42 PM

----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 02-22-2018 03:05 PM

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Originally Posted by olredalert (Post 1389478)
----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 02-22-2018 03:18 PM

License Plate
 
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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 02-22-2018 03:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by olredalert (Post 1389478)
----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 02-22-2018 03:45 PM

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 02-22-2018 04:01 PM

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Originally Posted by 69L78 (Post 1389482)
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 02-22-2018 04:11 PM

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 02-22-2018 04:40 PM

70 lt1
 
Nice car.Congrats

GrumpyJeff 02-22-2018 05:17 PM

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

mockingbird812 02-22-2018 05:57 PM

Sweet find Jeff. Congrats. She looks great!

Steve Shauger 02-22-2018 06:22 PM

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Originally Posted by L78 Fred (Post 1389438)
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 02-22-2018 06:49 PM

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

RobR 02-22-2018 07:10 PM

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

Crush 02-22-2018 08:19 PM

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Originally Posted by RobR (Post 1389531)

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

69L78 02-22-2018 11:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Crush (Post 1389546)
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 02-23-2018 01:07 PM

Beautiful Car Jeff, Congrats on the purchase!!!

GM

DW31S 02-23-2018 02:01 PM

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.


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