Your right, this isn't a factory car, but :cool: anyway. We ran into the owner of this car during our last local gathering, except he was driving his other car that day.




What a beautiful 65. :cheers:

He joined the forum a few days after that gathering. :D





[Modified by 2K1 Ragtop, 7:51 PM 12/26/2001]

 

I guess you guys have never head of anyone handicap driving a corvette?
people common who cares if someone did do it don't bash them because why would you have an automatic there may be some other circumstances like missing that leg or possibly an arm??..
I have a friend whos dad lost his legs in vietnam, He drives everyday.. do you think he has a stick?? Ive heard of automatic Zr-1s also

 

I saw an automatic Grandsport convertible at a car show last summer. It even had red rocker covers you cant just slap those on. When i asked him what number it was he said # 2100. I guess the lt4 autos were late production. LOL. I just thought this story was cute and fitting here. I dont really know either. I would get my girl to buy one. How about we ask the General to do a ls6 auto in a ragtop.

 

Yes there were only a few that were special ordered in 1996 as I have seen a S.E. Rag Top with a LT4 and a auto trans, I looked at his R.P.O. codes and I have seen a article in Vette magazine about another VERY rare LT4 auto. You are not on crack. You had to know some one at the G.M. plant to make this happen.
Regards, Louis
1996 LT4 torch Red ZF 6 Speed Coupe

 

S.E. Rag Top ?? :confused:

 

S.E. Rag Top=Special Edition, Rag Top as in not a Coupe. CONVERTIBLE, I guess I am showing my age (51) as the old timers called Convertibles Rag Tops. This Vette had the RPO codes,1YY67,base convertible, LT4 engine, MD8 4-Speed Automatic and Z15, Collector Edition. I tried to purchase this RARE Vette for my wife as she needs a knee replacement and the clutch is too much for her.e-mail Pat Goss at http://www.ncoa-vettes.com and ask him if any LT4 automatics ever made it to the public. I read all the other replys and these guys just read that ALL LT4 were 6 speeds and for the most part they are correct, but a few did make it from the factory.
Regards, Louis

 

According to Sonny Kilgo and Jerry Watts, there were zero LT4 Automatic assembled on the factory floor.

 

5 posts and he's claiming knowledge of a "rare factory auto LT4", makes me wonder if someone's trying to make a big sale on a fake car.... :bs

 

I heard they are at Area 51 next to alien bodies.

 

GS #2100? Oh, brother! What else was the owner of this really "rare" GS trying to sell people??? :lol: Obviously it was a GS clone (plenty of those about) and some done very nicely, too. Nothing wrong with that as long as they are honest about it.

And while the factory did NOT produce any auto-LT4's (how many times do we have to repeat this old thread anyway?) I salute those that take what the General mass produces and converts it to what THEY really want. That's what hot rodding is all about.

After all, with a Z06 convertible, I'm not one to point fingers. :D

 

Hi Hutch,
Do you still have the shorty headers? And Unless some one faked the RPO tag there IS a LT4 auto. What about the one in Vette Magazine. As I do not want to point fingers either but I will look for the issue that had this 1996 LT4 auto that was from the factory as the article said it was done on the sneak as you had to know some one at the factory.
Louis

 

780 posts does not make you a pro sliver and red. All I know is that I looked at the RPO codes and they LOOKED orginal, but I am not a pro just a man that has drag raced for 30 years and I do not think you were being a good sport about how many posts some one makes.

 

A picture of the LT4 Auto you are referring to is posted toward to top of this thread. The owner is a member of this forum and may post again unless everyone's attitude has chased him off. :mad

Quite a few of folks from Central Ohio met him at our get together several weeks ago. In addition to the LT4 Auto he has a 65 Vert restored from near basket case status if the pictures he showed us are any indication of what he started with.

The 96 C.E. is an LT4 auto. He makes no claim that the car came off the line at BG as a GM built LT4 auto. What he does have is a very unusual combo put together very nicely by folks that did work at GM and helped design/build the 96. :yesnod:

 

louis wrote:
I'm not trying to chase anyone off, but if you've been around for this subject in the past, people keep showing up (always with low post counts) and try to claim there are rare, ultra valuable factory Lt4/autos to be had. If these cars are being sold as such, it's felony fraud. I hate to see a forum member get ripped off purchasing used parts from the forum, I'd hate to see someone here pay an extra $5K-$10 for a fraud.

BTW, I don't find it a coincidence that these stories are coming out of Ohio, that's where some of the extra eight 1967 L-88s came from. (If you don't know this story, the factory confirms that twelve 1967 L-88s left the St. Louis factory, but now there are 20 documented 1967 L-88 cars. Rumor has it a certain large Ohio dealer of used, rare Vettes had a hand in some of the fakes.)

Finally, I want to see an LT4 VIN car converted to auto, everything to date has been a LT1 VIN car converted to an LT4. Converting a 96 auto to an LT4 is easy, but why bother? The LT1 heads can be ported and a better cam installed for much less than installing a real LT4 crate motor. The simpliest way to make a fake LT4/auto would be to install an red LT4 intake on a stock LT1 car's motor and sell it to some chump that doesn't know any better. Add some LT4 rockers for an extra $280 and most folks wouldn't be able to tell. Making a fake option sticker is easy work for my 7th grader.

Eric


[Modified by silver & red CE, 10:42 AM 12/28/2001]

 

Eric.
I do thank you for your input on the subject and you could be correct in that this guy has a fake but was it necessary to hint that I am not as smart as a 7th grader or that I am a CHUMP. I think you owe all the members to be a little more mature. I will print your words of wisdom and pass it along the the other Corvette forums so they can have a laugh.
Louis

 

Louis,
I never hinted/called you a chump or a 7th grader, if you feel I did, please accept my apology. As for calling me immature...:rolleyes:

Welcome to the forum,
Eric

 

Louis -- Sorry, the shorty headers have been sold.

As others have mentioned, the LT4auto that Vette magazine ran a small piece on awhile back is shown in an earlier post. As I recall, the article mentioned that the car was built by "GM employees" but not as an RPO car. Again, as others have already stated, its an original LT1 car with a transplanted LT4.

Nothing wrong with that. In fact, I think its way cool as long as no one is led to believe its something it is not (not saying the owner is pushing this fantasy). That would be like me trying to convince someone my Z06 Convertible came from Bowling Green that way. Doesn't make it any less cool, but factory original it ain't. ;)

 

Hi Hutch,
Thank's for the information. I am glad I did not buy that Vette for my wife.Sorry I missed the headers. I am looking at some long tubes (TPIS&Hooker) and Random Tech. cat's, and a Power Effects cat back system that I will have a muffler shop shorten the cat back so I can use the Random cat's. Will this be a problem as I know you have used several different systems on your Good looking G.S. Coupe. And I want to pass state emmison testing.And I think the long tubes will provide better torque than the shortie style.
Best regards,
Louis

1996 Torch Red LT4 Coupe ZF6 Speed
Hyper-Tech Power Commander III
160 stat
air foil
K&N open air box and filter
Breathless Adjustable fuel Regulator
Throttle body coolant Bypass
MAT sensor relocated in air box
Fikse Forged Wheels
Michelin Pilot Sport Tires
P.S. Your new C5 Looks Sharp :cheers:

 

Anyone considering the purchase of an auto LT4, auto ZR1, or purple
Grand Sport, would be wise to spend $40 on a build sheet from NCM.
If the build sheet does not reflect the equipment on the vehicle, the
vehicle will unfortunately always be considered "non-original". Thats
just the way it is. :chevy
-----------------------------------------------
Peter
Black on black LT4

 

And "non-original" cars aren't worth buying? :confused:

Somehow I don't think you'll find a GM build sheet for the Sledgehammer, for Hutch's Z06 Vert, or thousands of of other unique Corvettes that are out there. Not everyone wants to be limited to what GM built.

People do need to know what they're buying but dismissing a car because it's "non-original" means missing out on some of the best cars around. :yesnod: