L82 Block Assembly stamp
 

OPINIONS?
Here are some photos of the deck stamp, the engine doesn't appear to have had the heads off... block and heads have same patina. Car had a cam in the 80's, (original cam and lifters show no damage) it has been driven 2000 miles since.

IT looks like someone took a piece of sand paper to it at some point, it was greasy and I kept trying to get it off with a cloth and my finger nails...

That looks like a legit stamping to me.

The car still has the original double walled swaged head pipes and the exhaust pipes are also factory double walled with crimps and a flattened D shape. Black with Black leather A/C PW PS PB tilt tele AM FM - thin white line tires.

FWIW the 1973 L82 with A/C in the vette and the 1973 Z28 with AC also used a lower RPM redline tach just like the 1972 LT1 A/C cars. 5600 for A/C VS 6000 for non A/C version.

A Black '73 Vette? Special Order Paint ? Tres Cool !

----A real black 73 Vette. Wow! I have never seen one and would have said they never made one. Can you post a pic of the tag?.....Bill S

Tag says special...
The rumor is there were 25-30 Black 73's produced.

----I don't mean to be picky, but does the tag specificly say "SPEC"?......Bill S

It actually says special...

No it says
SPECIAL

The BB 71 Black Roadster also says
SPECIAL
in the paint position.

I believe that Mike's 71 LT1 with Original Black Paint - also has the ordering paperwork from GM overseas and his also says SPECIAL on the TT.

There is another Black 73 with SPECIAL on the tag built C03
This L82 was built C11

----Wow! Very cool......Bill S

Thank you!! Can’t wait to get it delivered.

That, my friend, appears to me to be an original factory "grind out" of the pad. When they made an error, the assembly line workers had access to what must have been a BIG grinder that would take the mistaken information off the pad and then hit the pad with the correct information. I have many, many in my files and they all have similarities. I would "embrace" this difference as I feel confident it is original.

If you order the Shipping Data Report, I wouldn't be surprised if this car was ordered by Hory Chevrolet in New York. They had a minimum order of 50 black 1973 Corvettes, one was owned by a good friend about 12 years ago.

Tim, thank you. I have ordered the paper work from NCRS for it. James has been told it was probably ordered from Hory. The NCRS judge also stated it was a factory grind out. We will know more when we (My brother) gets his hands on it.

Clr
 

fyi Here is a comparison shot of a CLR pad also. Hard to see its buried in the garage. Larry

Good info but just to clarify, Mike's Original Paint Black LT1 has SPC on the TT.
Below is a pic of his tag he posted in the other thread...
https://www.yenko.net/forum/showthread.php?t=154310

:beers:
~ Pete

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----That's what I meant when I posted SPEC. Thanks for clarifying! Surprising that they stamped it two different ways......Bill S

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I was thinking it was SPEC too Bill and looking back, was surprised it was actually SPC w/ no E.
Do you know of any w/ SPEC on the tag as that'd be three different styles if so?
:beers:
~ Pete

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just to add to the confusion... here is another October 1972 built black Corvette which is original paint -
The Window sticker code for special paint is stamped on the TT.

Rumor has it that the FORD racer Kolb is the one who ordered the cars, Ford wouldn't let him have a dealership at 28 years old so he went to a small NY chevrolet dealer and made them the number 2 sales in a few years for the state of NY, Chevrolet asked him what he needed from them to help him sell more cars... and he said 50 corvettes...