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Old Jun 24, 2011 | 02:29 PM
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Which month (February?) was the first 1971 production LS6 Corvette built. The early LS6 Ontario Orange Corvette coupe that was used as a press car (#10931) survived it's time with journalists and still exists. What was the fate of the very first production LS6 Corvette built prior to 10931 that was delivered new into Switzerland? Thanks!
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I don't like to discuss a lot of particulars about this, as I don't want to give those unscrupulous individuals any specific information to assist them in trying to fraudently build a Corvette with this option.

The information from Thoms is a bit ascewed. The car he is referring to actually went to Sweden. It may have been assigned the LS6 option first, but was completed later with a VIN after the Ontario Orange coupe.

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I don't like to discuss a lot of particulars about this, as I don't want to give those unscrupulous individuals any specific information to assist them in trying to fraudently build a Corvette with this option.

The information from Thoms is a bit ascewed. The car he is referring to actually went to Sweden. It may have been assigned the LS6 option first, but was completed later with a VIN after the Ontario Orange coupe.
Warren thank you for sharing a bit of your knowledge about the LS6 production history! Sweden would certainly make more sense when viewing the current marketplace.
I wonder if Zora influenced the choice of a roadster for the export order. He built his ZL1 years earlier using a 1968 roadster as the platform.
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