1972 LT1 Corvette with AC

[olredalert]

----I had a couple of 365hp with AC 65 Vettes over the years. Both were great cars. One actually had 4:11 gears from the factory,,,,with "AC". Very weird car as it was a Glen Green on green coupe with just about every option except KOs and big tank!.......Bill S

[Lynn]

No leather or A/C, and not original paint, but 72 LT1:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1972-Chev...=item46139fbd58

Maybe the one you are looking at is worth almost double given it is an original paint car. C3 Corvettes are still not bringing much compared to the mid years. I think 50k is at the very top.

Personally, I think the 68 - 72's are undervalued today. I have always liked them.

[olredalert]

----Lynn,,,The deluxe interior is almost a necessity for a 72 to break into the big #s value wise. I forget the LT1 with AC production #s but they are extremely low. Then add the leather gut and you are in the big leagues in my opinion. Tilt and PW also help a bunch as buyers want all the toys on a 71/72 today. Some degree of downside can be attributed to a 72 LT1s down turn HP wise, however.......Bill S

[Lynn]

Gotch Bill. Still, as undervalued as these cars are, and given that this one isn't running, I am thinking there is room for negotiation. $50k sounds high to me. But then, I am not shopping for a 72 Vette.

BTW, did the 72 use the same cam as the 70 LT1? Just the compression that is different?

[olredalert]

----Cant remember about the cam, but just looked up production #s of LT1/AC 72s and there were 240 or so of them built......Bill S

[Tenney]

'71 and '72 same cam/compression/hp - just SAE v. Net hp rating?

[olredalert]

----I bought a 70 LT1 with 4:11s new and it was a beast. Back then it turned a 12.90 with only headers and an old set of borrowed slicks at Palm Beach Dragway. I still have that time slip around somewhere. At that time it had absolutely no other changes. Slicks were way too tall and I got that ET running third gear through the traps. Didnt even check the float level. I have only ridden in 71/72 LT1s but I think the drop in compression really hurt them. The LT1s depended on compression points to make power they made......Bill S

[TimG]

I just found out one of the cars Houston attorney John O'Quinn had was a red/red LT1 with air. It was restored and had no paperwork. It sold to a dealer for $60,000.

[olredalert]

----And you couldnt get a red deluxe interior, so the car had a vinyl gut, Tim. I cant stress strongly enough how important the leather option is......Bill S

[Lynn]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: olredalert</div><div class="ubbcode-body">----And you couldnt get a red deluxe interior, so the car had a vinyl gut, Tim. I cant stress strongly enough how important the leather option is......Bill S </div></div>

Strange. Red leather was available in 68 and 69, but not 70-74, came back in 1975.
Only leather available 70-72 was black or saddle.