[mmcporter]

Thanks Bill. The car is coded as a "Classic White" or paint code 972. I will tell you, though that the car is black through and through, underneath, inside, outside, etc. There is even china marker from the factory or the dealer on the backside of the hood. Even the blue VIN sticker is still adhered to the driver-side door. I'm the fourth owner, and the second owner (who bought the car in '75 from the original owner) swears that they pulled up to the dealership and the car was black when they took delivery. Because black wasn't offered for a few years, the dealers and the factory got inventive in satisfying the large contingent that still wanted a black car. This car also has the code 404 Black Deluxe Leather Interior trim. You're certainly right about the relative rarity of the LS5 454--out of a total of 20,500 coupes made that year, only 3,089 had the 454 according to the NCRS Corvette Spec Guide.