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LT1 was an engine option. Without the LT1 engine, it's just another non-matching numbers SB Corvette with some stickers. It's possible they replaced the tach when they put in a lower revving replacement engine, but I doubt it. It does look like a nice car, but it's not worth a premium over any other "base" SB '71.
Sorry but I really do not agree that a 70-72 LT-1 Corvette is not an LT-1 anymore just because the engine it was born with has been replaced with a different engine for what ever the reason , no more than a 69 or 70 Chevelle or Camaro SS-396 or Z-28 are and always will be a high dollar sought after Muscle car even without their original vin matching engine. As long as it is represented as NOM being having the engine replaced at some point. The rare 70-72 LT-1 Corvettes deserve the same respect and value's as one of the few that were produced and still exist today .
Hi j,
I don't see anything in the photos that indicated this car left St.Louis as an LT-!.
There are some things that could be checked in person that might be an indication of how it was originally built.
Regards,
Alan
...Sorry but I really do not agree that a 70-72 LT-1 Corvette is not an LT-1 anymore just because the engine it was born with has been replaced with a different engine for what ever the reason...
Okay. What would be your definition of an LT-1 without the original LT-1?
Sorry but I really do not agree that a 70-72 LT-1 Corvette is not an LT-1 anymore just because the engine it was born with has been replaced with a different engine for what ever the reason , no more than a 69 or 70 Chevelle or Camaro SS-396 or Z-28 are and always will be a high dollar sought after Muscle car even without their original vin matching engine. As long as it is represented as NOM being having the engine replaced at some point. The rare 70-72 LT-1 Corvettes deserve the same respect and value's as one of the few that were produced and still exist today .
Noble idea but not supported by current market participants. Without documentation, it is just another disrespected car with a story. If you want to pay more for the story..go right ahead.
Noble idea but not supported by current market participants. Without documentation, it is just another disrespected car with a story. If you want to pay more for the story..go right ahead.
Sorry to disagree but exactly how many L88's are out there without their factory "born with" engines? They are no longer L88's? Market shows they still receive the "respect" they deserve.....
Sorry to disagree but exactly how many L88's are out there without their factory "born with" engines? They are no longer L88's? Market shows they still receive the "respect" they deserve.....
Probably only a handful. The ones that are respected with a big wallet have documentation, provenance, or both. Many have race history. A better comparison would be all the NOM L71s out there. Would you pay six figures for one, especially without any authentic documentation?
Probably only a handful. The ones that are respected with a big wallet have documentation, provenance, or both. Many have race history. A better comparison would be all the NOM L71s out there. Would you pay six figures for one, especially without any authentic documentation?
I'd wager many more than we know! But I'm not disagreeing the dollar amounts at all.
We are talking about whether or not a car that left the factory as a specific model, lost it's original motor, should still be considered what model it was originally. My reply is yes, the vehicle would still be what it was with a different/restored motor.
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I'd wager many more than we know! But I'm not disagreeing the dollar amounts at all.
We are talking about whether or not a car that left the factory as a specific model, lost it's original motor, should still be considered what model it was originally. My reply is yes, the vehicle would still be what it was with a different/restored motor.
You are correct. It is what it was regardless of what pieces are missing.
I'd wager many more than we know! But I'm not disagreeing the dollar amounts at all.
We are talking about whether or not a car that left the factory as a specific model, lost it's original motor, should still be considered what model it was originally. My reply is yes, the vehicle would still be what it was with a different/restored motor.
I meant to say only a handful of the L88s still have their original motors...according to someone in the know. We are talking about proof that a car left the factory as a specific model. Stories do not count as proof and have no market value...at least to knowledgeable buyers.
I would stay away from it. I'm sure there is a "real" '71 LT1 matching numbered car out there for sale. Keep looking if that's what you're after...........Just my own thoughts.
I had a Very Rare garnet red SS-396 Chevelle 300 deluxe Post Sedan with a bench seat, rubber floor mat, and a 3 speed on the floor that I bought back in the 80's without the drivetrain I paid $125.00. Yes it needed everything but all was there other than the drivetrain 10 yrs later that same car was sold on ebay for over $13,000 . In the same shape I bought it for to a guy that totally restored it with a date coded motor trans ect. to original factory show room or even better as it came off the assembly line. 1969 was the Only year you could get an SS-396 package on the 300 Deluxe 2dr Post sedan car ( Low price Base Model Chevelle ) GM only made a handful of these cars as most buyers did not know the SS-396 package could be ordered this way and most all they knew and wanted was the hard top with the bucket seats ,4 speed, ect. This rare car without the drivetrain it was born with does not make it a Chevelle Malibu . I have followed the restoration of this car and the experts I have read believe there is maybe less than 2-5 of these cars ever built with the color garnet red. The car today is a piece of History that was saved from the scraper for future generations to admire and understand what was available back in the day that could be ordered from GM. I just feel the same goes for Our rare corvettes wither it be a BB Or LT-1 as long as our car's are not misrepresented by someone faking an original saying it is a numbers matching when it is not . That is where I have a problem with people saying without the original motor it was born with it is just another plain jane low budget corvette. When we all know there are way's to pretty much document an original BB or LT-1,ZR-1, ZL-1, or even an L-88 even if it has lost its engine at some point.
I don't believe thread car on Ebay is a real LT-1 either at this point. I sent a question to the seller , asked him how many fuel ports are on the fuel pump , return line ect. The tach definitely wrong for sure, or did the 71 and 72 LT-1's come with a lower red line ? Somebody school me on this, Alan ..?
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Is this a real LT-1?
