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I'm currently very interested about a 66' L72 Convertible.
I'm keen on an as original as possible car.
According to TRIM/VIN tag, colors and dates are ok.
Block is not original : it is a CE 1969 block with correct stamping
Could you help me about the originality of this car and enventually condition although I know it's difficult to do with only pictures...
Price asked is $ 75k
Thanks
Chris
I'm currently very interested about a 66' L72 Convertible.
I'm keen on an as original as possible car.
According to TRIM/VIN tag, colors and dates are ok.
Could you help me about the originality of this car and enventually condition although I know it's difficult to do with only pictures...
Price asked is $ 75k
Thanks
Chris
Hood prop is on the wrong side. I see a ballast resistor, so the TI stuff must not be functional, or was never there to begin with. Exhaust manifolds look like they have plugs where the AIR system fed into the manifolds. I don't think AIR was available for the L72.
Gerry
The cylinder heads are a 68+ and it looks like the carb is a generic double pumper. And has a few more vacuum ports then needed. From what I see it's over priced by about 20k
Good catch on the A.I.R exhaust manifolds that were never used with the L72. As I recall, only two Chevy engines avoided the AIR setup in '66, the 4 banger and the L72.
That carb, which might have the right stampings on it, has been messed with because the choke butterfly and linkage are missing.
Any other info on that roadster? Does it have a hardtop along with the old soft top?
Mike T - Prescott AZ
You're a goldmine of information !
Good catch for the carb (although a missing choke is maybe not so bad to replace, but I don't like people who start engines without choke...). You're right : the vent for the bowl is missing...
And thank you for exhaust manifolds. If I've read my "Corvette by numbers" well, these are 454 engine numbers (3969669 LH).
The car doesn't have any hardtop :-(
The Tuxedo black color is my second best (first : Nassau Blue) !
Does the car show any evidence of ever having TI? Or show any repair damage to the car. There is nothing under the hood of that car telling me it was a L72. So I would go at it as a SB car with a BB under the hood. And truth be told I don't like that trim tag
Does the car show any evidence of ever having TI? Or show any repair damage to the car. There is nothing under the hood of that car telling me it was a L72. So I would go at it as a SB car with a BB under the hood. And truth be told I don't like that trim tag
The fourth picture in the first group shows the ballast resistor. It also shows what may be the big block throttle linkage.
If I undertand well, there is no ballast resistor with K66 ?
Correct. With K66 TI there is a amp box mounted on the raditor support or inner fender (can't remember location on 66) that is the brains of the dist. Does the current dist have a tag on it. If so what does it read
NO! There is no ballast resister with the TI ignition.
Just by the serial number this is not an early car. Serial number is 13,3xx. My car is 076xx and the hood prop is on the left side. Also, the seat belt buckles are later 66 and the 65/early 66 style did not have the center release button. I'm also of the opinion that this is a BB conversion.
From the pics it looks like a very nice driver.
Does it have the correct redline in the tach for the L72?
Frame looks good but obviously need a thorough inspection along with the cage.
Body looks straight but really cant tell much just from pictures.
09-25-2016, 07:15 AM
Black 1966 L72 advice
