New Project 70 LT-1 Corvette

[musclecarjohn]

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LT1 Corvettes are still under-rated in my opinion. The 1970 version was the pinnacle of Chevrolet engineering, Balanced chassis, high RPMs and gobs of torque made them an equal match for many big blocks and they would leave them in the dust...if you raced around the block! Nice car, great color and I'm sure your wife will love it. Thanks for sharing, Ed

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Totally agree,'70 was the year!
I have a buddy restoring a '70 LT-1 roadster right now as we speak.

[markjohnson]

I've always been fascinated by how the 1970 350-370 LT-1 engine option was more expensive than the 454-390 LS-5 engine on the '70 Corvettes. I believe it was $447 over the base engine while the 454 was only $289 bucks! Chevrolet must've been pretty proud of that little LT-1 to offer it to Corvette customers in 1970 for $158 more than the monstrous 454-390! But run their asses off they did.......a very good friend of mine has owned one since almost new and with the typical 4.11 Posi,Muncie 4-Gear and small-ish 28 x 9 Mickeys, it spits out 12.30 time slips like clockwork. It's biggest modification would only be a set of the requisite headers, but we're talking stock camshaft, stock rockers, original aluminum dual-plane intake with it's matching 780 Vacuum Sec. Holley. That's really gettin' with the program!

[markjohnson]

By the way, Tim.....thanks for posting the photos of that beautiful Orange '71 LT-1. That's a really sharp car. I know that not many people like Ontario Orange and prefer the much brighter Hugger and Monaco Oranges but I can remember a very long time ago of looking at an Ontario Orange 'Vette at sunset one evening and that color just come alive at that time of day! I've been a fan ever since.