'71 LT1 Corvette, 8,651 Miles, Amazing
 

Special thanks to Ralph Spears for letting me know about this one. Has to be one of the lowest mile examples out there with original paint, etc....

Link to 1971 Corvette LT1

https://images.craigslist.org/00B0B_...7_1200x900.jpg

been repainted or at least the nose

looks like underneath has been spray bombed or undercoated also.

Ok I like it what do u guys think? Worth it

This has been on and off CL for a while now.

----What makes you claim that the nose has been painted?......Bill S

I personally looked at this car and it appears to me it's original paint. Maybe someone knows differently. If it had Black leather instead of saddle I would have already bought it. The car speaks for itself. The currant owner is a body man like myself and I couldn't find any place it's been painted.

IT has been on CARS-On-LINE for the last year at least. Price on there was MUCH higher.

This car is practically in my back yard and like Dave, I saw it years ago. Wasn't for sale then but from my memory it was a nice car.

I almost called you Chris to look at it but was missing orig wheels, tires and complete smog. I'm not sure about docs. Nice car ....

Wonder why it hasn’t sold?

If this were a Bowtie candidate, it would have sold in seconds at that price. A friend emailed me in May on this car. He passed.

Dan

Not familiar with that expression...” bow tie candidate”? What does it mean?

The NCRS Bowtie is widely regarded as the ultimate award for unrestored Corvettes. Not only do the cars need to retain 90% or so originality in interior, exterior, chassis and mechanical areas, the judges and national team leader must vote on the car's originality to ensure educational value.

It is rigorous and exhausting. The judging can take several hours. If the car scores well in any specific of the above but not all areas, it is awarded a "Star Award" in that specific area. If a Corvette is preserved and educational enough to achieve an award in all four areas, then it is considered to be a "Bowtie" car. A Corvette can only go to Bowtie/Star judging once. Prerequisite is a Flight judging experience at a Regional event or National event where all judges must make an endorsement for the car to continue on for Bowtie/Star. Judging sheets are not provided to the owner. Judging happens at National events only.

There are many exceptional survivor Corvettes that cannot pass Bowtie judging. This LT1 maybe one of them.

Dan

Thank you!

If I may add my .02 to Dan's excellent summation, when referring to percentage originality, that applies to determining that a given part or assembly is original to and never having been removed from that specific Corvette. Judges are looking for telltale wrench marks on bolt heads and bolt threads on the back side of the nut indicating it has been removed. A couple examples, the interior judges will be under the car while it is on the lift to check threads on the seat hold down bolts. If it is determined that the intake manifold has been removed, even for something as simple as replacing gaskets, it may be a fail on the mechanical area. Careful cleaning to expose assembly line markings and finishes is good but "fluffing" doesn't cut it.

And as Dan said, after judges scrutiny, the judges from all areas and the team leader as a group must further determine that the Corvette is of historical and educational value.

IIRC, a total of about 325 Corvettes of all model years from 1953 to 1982 have achieved Bowtie. Also, if changes/repairs are done the Bowtie award can be forfeited.

Bill W

Spot on Bill... thanks for that. Have you been through this before... lol...

Dan