Vehicle Description
*Coming Soon Not On Showroom Floor Yet*350 SBCMSD ignitionQuadrajet
equipped4 speed manualCardinal Red�Black interiorOriginal radioAll
original look�A/CTinted windowsPower brakes and steering4 wheel
disc brakesRemovable t-tops and rear windowStorage bags for each
are included<br />This is a great Corvette that could be
driven and enjoyed daily! It's a small block car with a 350 mated
to a close ratio�4 speed manual transmission and has nice creature
comforts such as A/C, power steering�and comfortable black bucket
seats. The call out below the shifter rates the engine at
350ft-lbs. The A/C works well and makes this car comfortable, and
stylish to drive in the heat. The removable t-tops and rear glass
window are great for nice cool evening cruises when you really want
to hear and feel the motor. This is a very honest, remotely
original Corvette that is ready to be driven and enjoyed!��<br
/>History;<br />1972 was the last year for chrome bumpers
at both front and rear, the vacuum actuated pop-up windshield wiper
door, as well as the removable rear window common to all 1968-72
coupes. The key activated anti-theft alarm system became standard.
The increasingly popular choice of an automatic transmission was
installed in most corvettes for the first time, with nearly 54
percent so equipped. This year SAE net measurement for horsepower
was now utilized (away from the previous SAE gross standard), and
was largely responsible for the much lower engine output figures
such as the 200 hp rating on the standard 350 cu in (5.7 L) motor.
This was the final year for the LT-1 engine, rated at 255 hp, and
the ZR1 racing package built around it. Although the M22 HD 4-speed
was no longer a Regular Production Option, it continued to be
fitted to cars outfitted with the ZR1 package. The LT-1 could now
be ordered with air conditioning, a combination not permitted the
two previous years. The LS5 454 cu in (7.4 L) big block was again
available and came in at 270 hp. Noteworthy is in ’72 the LS5 was
not available to California buyers. This was the beginning of a
trend where Chevrolet restricted certain power train choices to
California buyers due to that state's practice of applying more
stringent emission standards than mandated by federal regulations.
Convertibles were a vanishing breed by ‘72, and the Stingray was no
exception. It sold only 6,508 copies, amounting to 9% of the
market, placing it number three; it was beaten by the number
one-selling Cutlass Supreme, with 11,571, but beat the Impala's
6,456 and the Mustang's 6,401. Rare options: ZR1 special engine
package (20), shoulder belts with convertibles (749), LT1 engine
option (1,741).<br />
