'71 C3 LT1 4Sale

Mr. Cricket

Mr. Cricket

Committee Member
The LT-1 is all about the engine so I would expect to see pics of the engine pad stamp to verify it still has it's original LT-1 motor Adrian? Strange how GM tried and failed to add AC to the LT-1 but this car has it.

Nice Corvette if it checks out and a great colour combination too.
 
Roscobbc

Roscobbc

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Whereas an early high compression LT1 simply wouldn't 'work' with a/c......a '72 with it's fairly significant compression ratio drop...... probably would? - Perhaps a retro fit item?
 
Chevrolet

Chevrolet

CCCUK Member
Roscobbc said:
Whereas an early high compression LT1 simply wouldn't 'work' with a/c......a '72 with it's fairly significant compression ratio drop...... probably would? - Perhaps a retro fit item?
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As it says in the ad - " And before you say a/ c wasn't available on a 71 LT1, the car has been retro fitted with a complete GM a/ c system, even blowing cold! "
 
Mr. Cricket

Mr. Cricket

Committee Member
While speaking to Adrian about something else I asked about this C3 and yes the motor has been decked and so removing the engine suffix and VIN. He does have photographic evidence of LT-1 specific items like the 4 bolt main and others.

Could be a good buy for someone that does their DD. The LT-1 is a blast to drive rowing through the gears (no auto available on an LT-1) and pushing that high revving engine.
 
JohnF

JohnF

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This was my car that I traded in against a C2. Adrain was adamant it couldn’t be a real LT-1 and that he would market it as an LT-1 tribute car. There is no definitive proof this car was an LT-1 though lots of pointers indicate it was. The car has a rebuilt engine with hydraulic cam and non matching numbers transmission and diff. I don’t know what has changed Adrian’s mind on the authenticity of the LT-1 but he’s asking £10k more for the car than he told me he was going to advertise it for. It is a great car though but it will always have a question mark around its authenticity.
 
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BigVet

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If you recall John, I dealt blind without seeing the LT1 and we've now spent a great deal of time carrying out our own inspection. Amongst many other things, this involved dropping the sump to check crank etc. You might recall I asked you if you had dropped the sump and I'm pretty sure you said you had not. Everything we found checked out LT1, even the 4-bolt main cap part numbers. Everything photographed for the next owner. But that's just for starters as we also found out so much more. Another small point, the car has only the one fuel line, and the car has never had a body-off. You were correct about the a/c being retro fitted and we too found later part numbers behind dash that supported this. Also, as we dealt blind, we did not have the full documentation to view before the car reached us and there are a great many references in the Stateside invoices all referring to LT1. But above all, the main thing that's now convinced us is having made contact with past Stateside owners of the car, this was only made possible once we had the history folder. We've extensively discussed the car with them and we are more than satisfied with their response.
 
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pointeng

pointeng

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Let me just say that this car is a credit to its previous owner/s it’s fabulous inside and out, I’ve owned several corvettes of the years and currently own a 58 C1 but this car knocks spots off any of my 3no C3’s I’ve owned. I visited Adrian midday today to collect a few spares he had for me, needless to say I was all over this amazingly lovely car. I was taken for a spin (before it rained thankfully) it is super nice, drives and sounds bloody wonderful. For anyone looking for a nice C3 I don’t think you’ll find many available in the UK as good 👍🏼
 
Mr. Cricket

Mr. Cricket

Committee Member
JohnF said:
This was my car that I traded in against a C2. Adrain was adamant it couldn’t be a real LT-1 and that he would market it as an LT-1 tribute car. There is no definitive proof this car was an LT-1 though lots of pointers indicate it was. The car has a rebuilt engine with hydraulic cam and non matching numbers transmission and diff. I don’t know what has changed Adrian’s mind on the authenticity of the LT-1 but he’s asking £10k more for the car than he told me he was going to advertise it for. It is a great car though but it will always have a question mark around its authenticity.
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£37,500 - 10k = £27,500 less any original mark up so lets say you got a value of £25k trade in on the C2 (love to see that btw?)

My 1971 LT-1 has an insurance agreed valuation of £80k but it is a 98.4% NCRS numbers matching with all original docs including the protecto plate, partial tank sticker and complete window sticker as well as an Al Grenning (CCAS) certificate of authenticity.

My point being, someone could get a fabulous C3 possible LT-1 Corvette here for a lot less money than they usually sell for. One sold for £60k a couple of years ago.

In addition to clues already mentioned:

High Tac is another LT-1 clue albeit the cluster can be changed.
Carb is a replacement.
SMOG is missing (no big deal) probably to make room for the after market AC or just disposed of day 2 which was common
Radio is a replacement.
Spark plug shields are AWOL (I have some new old stock)
Looks like it has the correct Winters intake (look for a snow flake)
Solid lifters still? You'll hear them if they are present
Fast idle solenoid is missing but that new carb has a choke

A borescope inspection may confirm if the forged pistons and pink rods are still in there.

Definitely worth some leg work for anyone interested.

My largely unmolested LT-1 (the original copper rad is hung on the wall in my garage)

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Correct carb

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Mr. Cricket

Mr. Cricket

Committee Member
pointeng said:
LOL I need more garages as I'm not leaving any of mine outside :unsure::unsure::unsure:
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When we moved to the new crib 3 years ago the garage was an unfinished building with no doors or roof. It took 3 weeks to get it sealed up and in that time the Corvettes were outside. Dark days indeed. I found cling film to be a savior covering the gas cap doors and cowl vents and an air line to blow out the drain tube in the gas cap recess to make sure any water that did get in could get out via that often neglected drain (C2 & C3)
 
pointeng

pointeng

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We moved into an Old Farm House (circa 1780's) 6 years ago with out buildings that I've converted into garages, and workshops and now have room for 6 cars :D and all are currently full and the wife refuses to leave her car on the court yard LOL
 
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