Ok so one of my neighbors has a 1972 Corvette LT-1 ZR-1 convertable Elkhart Green, 4 speed 350 no heat, air, radio, power steering pretty much a factory race car. He asked me if i could do some hunting around and find some stuff out about the car... he has had it since new and it only has 20k miles. He wants to know how rare this car is and maybe how much he could get for it (he's ready to retire). So i took the task figuring it would be no big deal. I was wrong, I have ran into a dead end at every website. If its a REALLY big deal that this is a o/t car just delete it i understand, im just frustrated. Thanks a bunch Justin
you could try chevytalk.com thats the only place i know of but i am sure there is some vette site out there.
i tried corvetteforum.com or something similar but ran into a wall there to. pretty much all they could tell me is it was rare
PM Earl Schieb on here. He is a closet Corvette enthustist. PM Roadstar on here. He restores Corvettes for one of the top Corvette collectors.
A '72 Vette with 20K miles is probobly worth an ***load of money, regardless of options. If it is rare it will just make the value go up. Did you mean ZL-1? I thought ZR-1 was a later vette thing, but I could be wrong. Might help in finding out info on it though! Just tell your buddy to figure out the "Barret Jackson" angle on the car. Find some "do***entation" that says that while it was on the ***embly line Zora Arkus Duntov sat on the front fender while having a smoke. Those B.J. weenies would spend a mint for Mr.Corvette's ****-print!!! Later- John
Does a disgruntled factory worker hocking a loogie in the package tray add provenance? More realistic scenario
Well, according to the Black Book , there were only 20 (twenty) ZR1 package '72s built.....so go from there. 6508 convertibles 4200 Elkhart Green cars Suffice it to say that it is worth a lot....but to get a TRUE idea of the worth, I suspect that he will have to have Noland Adams, or someone similar, do a proper appraisal. It will cost a bit, but compared to the potential value, I think it's justified. I would guess that there are Corvette collectors out there that would pay more than what it would go for at an auction like Barrett-Jackson. One possibility (though I think it's not the best $$ option for him) is to contact a place like ProTeam. http://www.proteam-corvette.com/ My personal guess, right now, is somewhere around $70-80,000, ***uming the miles are actual...never restored/hit/damaged....numbers matching...I might be way off, though. He could also advertise it through the NCRS...get a membership & you can advertise in the Driveline. Virtually all the true restoration/original enthusiasts are members, so that's the market to reach.
If it's the real deal,ZR-1, numbers matching, original paint he will definately be able to retire. I'd go on NCRS site., I've seen LT-1 air '72s in the 100 grand range and they are WAY more common. Good for him, wish him luck with the sale.
Guess my buddy who sold his numbers matching "I checked before he bought " 72 Elkhardt green LT1 36,000 mile car for $18,000.00 about 10 years ago should have kept it. Dumb*** sold it for less than he paid for it!!! 4 speed car at that. Bet he kicks himself very hard every time BJ comes on.....
post it over here on supercars, these people deal in all the numbers and love to tell yah everything bad or good http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php
your not going to find a deffinate value cruising the internet. you may get a ball park. has the car been sitting outside for 20 years? or has it been well taken care of? they only made 20 ZR1's in 72. the potential for big money is there. your friend would be very wise to have a proper appraisal done. thats going to cost a few bucks. but, if it is what he said it is it will be worth it. contact the ncrs for an appraiser. The ZR1 included the LT1 Engine, M21 Transmission, heavy-duty power brakes, transistor ignition, special aluminum radiator, and special springs, shocks, and front and rear stabilizer bars. 1972 ZR1's generally had no fan shrouds.
Prices seem to be down a bit right now, but that changes from month to month. There were 240 '72 LT1s with A/C, if memory serves, for a comparison.
Homespun91, the Black Book says your memory of 240 is correct. I past on a yellow with saddle leather years ago, sure wish I had it now.
why the pilgramige of greed why not just cut it up make a hot rod out of the parts and drive the snot out of it!! the car will just get sold to somebody else that will never drive it anyway..
Try digitalcorvettes.com and cv3r.com....both great Corvette sites....my ' daily driver '70 Vette also has no a.c. heat or radio....but didn't come that way...but its fun to drive while I'm in the process of building my A roadster. Lee
well its a numbers matching car. been garaged stored and never seen the rain. he drove the car once a week just to keep everything in good spec. he has the original build sheet never restored. the ONLY thing not original is the tires... but i guess you can imagine where those went
I can`t add much to this thread other than to say that is a $100K + car. Last year I sold a yellow 72 convertible (not LT-1) with a/c and 47K miles, had been repainted once for $35,000. It sold within a week.
Sounds to me like a gold mine and also a B/J car.. If you can get the proper papers and **** even though b/j gets some crazy fees id bet it would bring crazy money... Dave
AMEN! It wasn't made for looking at, or hiding. Car are built to be driven. I read that a famous car collector / celebrity once stated that the man who drove his million dollar car had more fun than the guy who hid his $50,000 one. I say **** yeah - drive it like you stole it, beat it like it owes you money and thrash it like an 18-year old on prom night.
Yeah, but just think, if it would bring the big bucks it sounds like it would, of all the really neat stuff you could replace it with- and I ain't talking fibergl***, either!
Not much to add to this post but in 1990 the restoration shop I worked for restored an original 68 L89 convertible, no power brakes, no power steering, no radio, no AC, and manual windows. That was one f***ing cool car, built to go straight and fast, who cares what happens after that. SOLD FOR $100,000
Check the Corvette magazines. One of them regularly covers auctions and values of cars. I think the ***le you're looking for is actually Corvette Magazine though I'm not sure. My daily driver is an old, but relatively common and cheap Corvette. If it were worth enough to retire I'd do that in a heartbeat. I'd love to spend my days playing in my shop instead of sitting in an office.
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