Ebay LT1 sold
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Melting Slicks
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From: Tucson AZ
Originally Posted by vette_newb
how can you let a car like that just sit in storage for 30 years?
Drifting
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Good deal? Probably. Great deal? Probably not. Car's not correct color and probably needs a repaint, not cheap. If it only has 40K miles and its been in storage since 78, why the repaint. Also, it's advertised as M22 trans which was not an option in 72 and the "rare" pop up wiper doors. Also L88 hood, looks like normal 72 LT-1 hood in pics. I am always leary of a car that the owner knows so little about. I watch most LT-1s on ebay, but skipped this one for the above reasons. I am however surprised that the reserve was so low.
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Pro
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From: College Station TX
Could be a ZR1
Wasn't the ZR1 available in '72 and didn't it ONLY come with an M22 ???
Originally Posted by mstanton
Good deal? Probably. Great deal? Probably not. Car's not correct color and probably needs a repaint, not cheap. If it only has 40K miles and its been in storage since 78, why the repaint. Also, it's advertised as M22 trans which was not an option in 72 and the "rare" pop up wiper doors. Also L88 hood, looks like normal 72 LT-1 hood in pics. I am always leary of a car that the owner knows so little about. I watch most LT-1s on ebay, but skipped this one for the above reasons. I am however surprised that the reserve was so low.
Burning Brakes
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From: Connelly Springs NC
Always looking for a LT-1
I think that that one will need a lot if you wanter to return to stock, and if not why bother with a LT-1. It would need to be restriped, repainted and a new exhaust at a min. No pictures of the engine. It did look like it had the original block. It was probably worth about $15K but no more.
Le Mans Master
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From: Chattanooga TN
Originally Posted by mstanton
Good deal? Probably. Great deal? Probably not. Car's not correct color and probably needs a repaint, not cheap. If it only has 40K miles and its been in storage since 78, why the repaint. Also, it's advertised as M22 trans which was not an option in 72 and the "rare" pop up wiper doors. Also L88 hood, looks like normal 72 LT-1 hood in pics. I am always leary of a car that the owner knows so little about. I watch most LT-1s on ebay, but skipped this one for the above reasons. I am however surprised that the reserve was so low.
Something is not quite right about this deal. Sounds like a fanatic that knew little about it had it. Why did it need repaint? Why rebuild the engine with that low miles? I hope it works out for the buyer.
