1972 Corvette LT-1 Coupe

[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

[TimG]

Bill, here's a stamp from another 1972 LT1.

[Kim]

Spent a little time looking over dates and casting numbers on the Corvette this afternoon... Looks like the exhaust manifolds are incorrect (as is the distributor), but the intake manifold is. The car was built in April and the dates on the block and heads are March, so I feel pretty confident that this really is the original engine. The car is just too &quot;driver quality,&quot; and all the receipts I have are for mainly maintenance types of stuff, done to keep it on the road. Can't see someone spending a lot of time and effort to fake a motor in a car with a 15-20' paint job.

It started raining here today, and it probably won't stop now until next July. Someone needs to come and rescue this Corvette--my storage situation just isn't very good!

[marc1]

Originally Posted by Fast67VelleN2O

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.

This is exactly right. There is nothing wrong with the partial VIN on the pad. The leading 1 is for Chevrolet.

Great car, great price.

[olredalert]

----Marc,,,Thanks for the explanation! Also,,,Thats an excellent price. Car wont be around long. Thats for sure.......Bill S