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You can see more pics of the car at:

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https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/cool.gif find...........Looks like a candidate for members ride...

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Very cool...congrats! I've owned 4 survivor '72's over the years and they are one of my favorites. In '96 I bought a 29,000 mile untouched LS5 4 speed car and drove it almost 1,000 miles home from MO https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/smile.gif It was a great car!!! BTW, I'm sure you know this, but under those hub caps is a set of rally wheels so you can run the rings and caps for a different look at times https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...ns/burnout.gif Best of luck with the car!

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Congratulations! Great looking car. Good Luck. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...iggthumpup.gif https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...iggthumpup.gif

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Dig those wheel covers! https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/cool.gif

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Dan,

I'm not 100% certain as to the rear. Given that it's a 4 speed car with air, it's either 3.08 or 3.36, right. The invoice doesn't show an upcharge for the rear end, so it's whatever would be standard setup. It certainly appears to be original, as the whole rest of the car does as well. Only the fuel pump was changed and I have the original in a box.

Zedder--good call on the wheels. The caps look great but they weigh a ton. The owner had a spare set which he gave me and the box was unbelievably heavy....

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+++ WOW +++ THIS IS A '' GREAT '' CAR TO GET, BOY WHAT EXCITEMENT IT WOULD BE FOR ME TO SEE https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...emlins/eek.gif https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...emlins/eek.gif https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...emlins/eek.gif THAT IN MY GARAGE. OH WELL, SOME OF US HAVE TO HAVE THE /// NOT SO <<< WOW >>> LOOK... https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/haha.gif https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/haha.gif https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/haha.gif. CONGRATS ON THE ** NEW ** CAR....KASEY

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------Very nice!!! What color was the car before the dealer repainted it??? I ask only because a used car dealer I worked for during that era was ordering new Corvettes in primer and painting them black upon arrival. Out of probably 5 Vettes ordered he never had the foresight to order the 454. Never could understand that.........Bill S

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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.