Is this an LS-6?
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Burning Brakes
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From: Aberdeen, Scotland
Is this an LS-6?
Guys,
The experts need to get into this one.
http://bringatrailer.com/listing/71-...-corvette-454/
At first look its a modded BBC car. But ... the shifter plate reads 454/425. It had Alum heads and the LS-6 intake when the owner bought it. It also looks like it has the proper tach! I mean why would someone swap those parts, back in the day?
It seems a great deal on a 'vette in general but if its a real LS-6 that is another story. I am tempted just on spec!
Alas, as usual I am out of the country or I would follow it up. It sure would be great to see this as an LS-6 again!
Any tips for the seller? Can you decode it by the VIN?
carbster ....
The experts need to get into this one.
http://bringatrailer.com/listing/71-...-corvette-454/
At first look its a modded BBC car. But ... the shifter plate reads 454/425. It had Alum heads and the LS-6 intake when the owner bought it. It also looks like it has the proper tach! I mean why would someone swap those parts, back in the day?
It seems a great deal on a 'vette in general but if its a real LS-6 that is another story. I am tempted just on spec!
Alas, as usual I am out of the country or I would follow it up. It sure would be great to see this as an LS-6 again!
Any tips for the seller? Can you decode it by the VIN?
carbster ....
Team Owner
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No. There is no engine information in the VIN, but that's a moot point. Read the listing again. The existing engine is not original and the listing says nothing about LS-6. It does say the engine was built by a professional shop.
Contact the seller and ask what is now under the hood.
It's a nice looking car, but keep in mind it's a used Corvette with a replacement engine. The asking price reflects that fact.
Last edited by Easy Mike; Apr 11, 2015 at 11:13 AM.
Le Mans Master
Joined: Dec 2003
Posts: 5,727
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From: Fremont CA
NO! its not a LS-6 Vette.....has some wrong parts for it to be a factory car. I would say which ones but, don't want to alert anyone to how to create hard to tell frauds. I'm 100% sure it never was a LS-6 Vette because it has some features you would find on Vettes powered by Impala Staion Wagon type motors
Melting Slicks
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From: Earth
Guys,
The experts need to get into this one.
http://bringatrailer.com/listing/71-...-corvette-454/
At first look its a modded BBC car. But ... the shifter plate reads 454/425. It had Alum heads and the LS-6 intake when the owner bought it. It also looks like it has the proper tach! I mean why would someone swap those parts, back in the day?
It seems a great deal on a 'vette in general but if its a real LS-6 that is another story. I am tempted just on spec!
Alas, as usual I am out of the country or I would follow it up. It sure would be great to see this as an LS-6 again!
Any tips for the seller? Can you decode it by the VIN?
carbster ....
The experts need to get into this one.
http://bringatrailer.com/listing/71-...-corvette-454/
At first look its a modded BBC car. But ... the shifter plate reads 454/425. It had Alum heads and the LS-6 intake when the owner bought it. It also looks like it has the proper tach! I mean why would someone swap those parts, back in the day?
It seems a great deal on a 'vette in general but if its a real LS-6 that is another story. I am tempted just on spec!
Alas, as usual I am out of the country or I would follow it up. It sure would be great to see this as an LS-6 again!
Any tips for the seller? Can you decode it by the VIN?
carbster ....
Le Mans Master
Joined: Dec 2003
Posts: 5,727
Likes: 39
From: Fremont CA
The incorrect parts I see on this Vette would require a body removal from the frame to install......that is why I say it isn't an LS-6 Vette.....any one in desperate need of locating one......I have a 1971 M-22 trans with a VIN# for an LS-6 car......my buddy swapped in an Doug Nash trans back in the early 80's into the Vette the trans came out of....had a dual disc clutch in it too.......you just have to have access to a law enforcement computer to locate the Vette.......
