1972 Corvette LT-1 Coupe

[Sportyworty]

One of our forum members on the 428 Cobra Jet Registry posted a link to Craigslist on the forum this morning. I know this seller to be a brutally honest straight shooter based on several transactions over they ears. Perhaps someone here would appreciate the car. I only know the seller not the car and figured I would give them a leg up by spreading the word.

http://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/cto/3290163443.html

[MosportGreen66]

The 1972 LT1 is proven by VIN. Pending a motor/trans/body inspection, this is a VERY good value for an up and coming collector car.

[TimG]

It looks like a decent car, frame looks dry. The VIN should have a "Z" in it for LT1, Elkhart is a color I like as it was the color of my very first Corvette.

[marc1]

Originally Posted by TimG

It looks like a decent car, frame looks dry. The VIN should have a "Z" in it for LT1, Elkhart is a color I like as it was the color of my very first Corvette.

I missed this post, just to clarify, the 5th digit in 1972 is an L for the LT1. K is the base engine and W is the LS5. The 5th digit for 1972 in any GM line delineates the engine. The Z (second alphanumeric) in this car's VIN means Corvette line.

[Big Block Bill]

Being it has "No Paper" am I missing something? I don't see the complete VIN # being shown to prove it left the St Louis factory as an LT-1 (Z) car?

Bill

[marc1]

Originally Posted by Big Block Bill

Being it has "No Paper" am I missing something? I don't see the complete VIN # being shown to prove it left the St Louis factory as an LT-1 (Z) car?

Bill

The Z in the second position means it is a Corvette and does not have anything to do with the engine option. It is the 5th digit in any 1972 GM VIN that delineates the engine. This was new across the board for 1972. Wouldn't it have been nice in 1970 to sort out LS6 Chevelle authenticity? At any rate, in this case the L means, unequivocally, it is an LT1 car. Please refer to my previous post #503226 on this. The VIN was provided in an early post. This information is generally available in service manuals from that period or if this helps clear the confusion, here is the documentation from GM on 1972 VIN's:

http://service.gm.com/dealerworld/vi.../vincard72.pdf

[Sportyworty]

I asked for verification on the vin like you guys mentioned. Here is what we have: "The VIN is 1Z37L2S570383, and the engine pad has the number sequence stamped (12S570383), along with the larger font "(square)901 C K Y," which is also relevant. Here are a couple of pix of the data tag and the pad stamp."

You can email Kim directly about the LT-1 at [email protected]

[olredalert]

----Could the 1 in your 12S570383 be a small cap L? Then it would match exactly. Im not the biggest 72 guy but the black book says it should be a large cap L to match the VIN. Dont understand for a minute how a small cap letter would have been substituted but maybe the L got damaged and they used a 1 for the L until another L was procured?.......Bill S

[Fast67VelleN2O]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: olredalert</div><div class="ubbcode-body">----Could the 1 in your 12S570383 be a small cap L? Then it would match exactly. Im not the biggest 72 guy but the black book says it should be a large cap L to match the VIN. Dont understand for a minute how a small cap letter would have been substituted but maybe the L got damaged and they used a 1 for the L until another L was procured?.......Bill S </div></div>

I don't understand. This car's vin stamp follows all partial vin stamps for Chevrolet engine pads. 1= Chevrolet, 2= 1972, S= St. Louis, followed by the sequence.

[olredalert]

....Matt,,,Im constantly learning, even at 65 years old, but why would the engine stamp have a 1 when there isnt even a 1 in the serial #? Im not saying it couldnt, as I just dont know. Please understand that I fully believe this to be the engine that came in the car new for other reasons (the ground pad), and am in no way trying to knock it.....Bill S