For Sale: 1979 Chevrolet Corvette in Cincinnati, Ohio

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item number description* VIN 1Z8789S419571 The first digit, "1," indicated the Chevrolet division of GM. The "Z" is the series, Corvette. The "87" is the body style, 2-door sport coupe. The fifth digit is the engine, 8, correct for an L48 car. The sixth digit, "9," indicates the model year, 1979. The "S" is the plant where the car was produced, St. Louis. The last five digits are a sequence number so this is the 19,571st Corvette made for 1979. Body Build Date F19 "F" corresponds to January and "19" is the ninteenth day of the month meaning this Corvette's body build date is January 19th, 1979. Engine Code V0116 "V" means the engine was build in the Flint, MI plant. The "01" is the first month of year and the "16" is the sixteenth day of the month meaning the engine was assembled on January 16th, 1979. This is correct as it precedes the build date of the car. Suffix Code ZAH This means the motor was intended for a 1979 L48 Corvette with an automatic transmission, which is correct for this car. Engine VIN Stamp 419571 The last 6 digits of the car's VIN, 419571, are stamped on the engine pad and pictured below, meaning this engine is original to this car. Engine Block Casting Number 8970010 The engine block has the correct 8970010 casting number for a 1979 Corvette. Engine Block Casting Date A 10 9 "A" is January, "10" is the tenth day of the month, and "9" is the last digit of the calendar year so the engine block was cast on January 10th, 1979. Intake Manifold Casting Number 14007378 The intake manifold is original and correct for a L48 Corvette with an automatic transmission with a 14007378 stamping. Distributor 1103302 This distributor is correct and original for this corvette with the correct 1103302 stamping. This distributor is specific to the ZAH suffix that this engine has. Distributor Date Code 9 A 3 "9" is the last digit of the calendar year, "A" is January, and "3" is the third day of the month so the engine block was cast on January 3rd, 1979. Alternator 1102908 This alternator is correct and original for a 1979 corvette with A/C with a 1102908 stamping. Alternator Date Code 9 A 9 "9" is the last digit of the calendar year, "A" is January, and "9" is the ninth day of the month so the engine block was cast on January 9th, 1979. Carburetor 17059216 This carburetor is correct and original for this corvette with the correct 17059216 stamping. Carburetor Date Code 0 109 "010" is the day of the calendar year from January 1st, 1979, and "9" is the last digit of the calendar year, meaning this carb was made January 10th, 1979 Transmission Casting Number 8640820 The main case of the transmission has a correct 8640820 casting number. Transmission Casting Date 12-78 11 The "12" is the twelveth month of the year, the "78" is the year, and the "11" is the eleventh day of the month so this transmission main case was cast on December 11th, 1978, this is correct as it predates he assembly of the transmission. Transmission VIN Stamping 419571 The last 6 digits of the car's VIN, 419571, are stamped on the main case of the transmission and pictured below meaning this transmission is original to this car. Windshield VJ "V" is December and "J" is 1978 so this window is original, made in December of 1978. This is correct as it predates the build date of the car. Driver's Window VJ "V" is December and "J" is 1978 so this window is original, made in December of 1978. This is correct as it predates the build date of the car. Rear Window NA "N" is January and "A" is 1979 so this window is original, made in January of 1979. This is correct as it predates the build date of the car.

exterior color code 28 Frost Blue interior color code 292 Dark Blue











rpo code description 1YZ37 Corvette Sport Coupe A31 Power Windows A51 Bucket Seat C60 Air conditioning D35 Sport Mirrors MX1 Automatic Transmission N37 Tilt and Telescopic Steering Column QBS 225/70R15 White Letter Tires U58 AM-FM Radio, Stereo U81 Dual Rear Speakers ZX2 Convenience Group