VIN 194371S119533

Car Year:	1971
Car's approximate birthday:	June 16, 1971
Owner:	Kurt Ebay:
City:	Musketon
State:	Michigan
Country:	United States
Purchase date:	Undefined
Status:	Current Owner
State:	Project Car
Exterior:	987 Ontario Orange	(10.41%)
Interior:	403 Black (Leather)
Softtop:	Other Color
Wheels:	Other Color
Delivery Dealer Zone:	Unknown
Delivery Dealer Code:	Unknown
Options:	RPO	Option	Percentage Sold [%]	Sales Price [$]
	19437	Base Corvette Sport Coupe (BB 365hp)	67.34%	5,496.00
	A85	Custom Shoulder Belts (std with coupe)	70.44%	42.00
	LS5	454ci, 365hp Engine	23.38%	295.00
	M40	Turbo Hydra-Matic Automatic Transmission	46.14%	0.00
	U69	AM-FM Radio	82.92%	178.00
	Total		0.000368724564846% (1 Cars)	6,011.00
Factory job nr.:	Unknown
Export Car:	Non Export Car
Car history:
2 Owner. LS5 454. Big Block w/T Tops. Only 52145 Original Miles. Introduction: In the following few paragraphs you will read about and see pictures of a very nice 1971 Corvette LS5 454 Big Block with just 52145 original miles. The mileage is backed with a 1983 Title and Affidavit(if you would like). The pictures and the description will elaborate on the car. First a little history. Most importantly, I have known this car and the last owner since we were High School, and that was more years than I care to elaborate on. But, it was before Roger (The last owner) purchased this car. Anyway, he purchased the car in 1982 from the original owner with just 33,580 miles on it. The car meant everything to him. 1983, the car had a few cosmetic issues and Rog always wanted a Rally Blue Corvette so the car was disassembled for paint with around 50000 miles on it. And then sent out for the Blue paint. The car still retains that paint to this day and looks good! The car’s trim and glass were reinstalled. At some point in this process the Fan shroud was removed and wasn’t’ reinstalled. This inherently caused the original engine to overheat. To the point the engine needed removal and replacement of the block, with a 1973 Corvette Block including the LS5 heads. This is were the story takes a weird life change of course. The engine was sent out to be done. A short time later, it came back wrapped in an engine oil bag, put on an engine stand, the body was covered, and both were pushed into the corner of his garage sometime in ‘83. That is where this car sat until about a year ago. Over the years, I approached Rog no less than a dozen times to purchase the car, but to no avail, he wasn’t selling. However, a year ago, in the midst of a divorce, Rog approached me this time, to sell the car. Long story short, I purchased the car, reassembled it, cleaned it up and enjoyed driving it last summer. I will outline as many of the good and bad points of this car for you. The “Bads”; This list isn’t too long, but you need to know them. The most obvious I suppose is the engine is not original due to the overheating issue mentioned above in the early 1980’s. It is a 73 Corvette Block with the correct LS5 heads and various peripherals. It runs out good and sounds great through the chrome side pipe exhaust. The paint as you can see looks nice, even up close but there are areas of some small cracks and evidence of previous body work on the front end of the car. Specific spots include passenger fender hood lip, spot on the hood and a couple other minor spots. I will include picture examples but are small enough they don’t show real well in the pictures. The upper windshield chrome strip is missing and will need replacement. The two fender windshield trim pieces are just on the car and will need attachment. I have ordered the clips. The side pipes have a couple of small dings. Although the wipers work ok, as I have installed a new wiper motor, I think there is a power draw somewhere in that electrical circuit. I draws the battery down after a couple days of sitting. The interior is what I would call average. It does show some wear. The center console is cracked and the drives seat has one seam right in the middle letting loose. Dash is without any cracks. Other than that, the interior is clean and operational. Also, the passenger door latch from outside the car has been temperamental. Sometimes it works, sometimes is hasn’t. Just so you know. No issues with it from inside the car though. From under the car, you will see a bit surface rust only on the suspension components with the floor and more importantly the frame remaining very solid. The radiator support does have some rust issues. Body lines look good, I’d call them average and period correct. Everything is very tight as I installed a complete USA made weather-stripping kit. The originals were a bit hard and weathered looking. The “Goods”; As you can expect this car has a lot more you can list in this category. Most importantly, this car was a nice car before anything needed to be done to it. It just hadn’t been moved for over 25 years, literally! So, in reality this is a true LS5, 454 365hp Corvette, with just 52,145 actual 2 owner miles. The engine an transmission have both been freshly rebuilt and run and operate properly. The Frame is super solid. The rail ends are not rusted. When the car was purchased the windshield was cracked, so a USA made replacement was professionally installed by local glass company. I installed new BFGoodrich T/A’s on the original Corvette rally rims. Once the car was put back on the road I noticed one of the calipers began to leak. One thing led to another, and in an effort to do it right, I replaced all pads, rotors, some brake lines and 4 stainless four piston calipers. Front shocks were replaced with new. The wipers didn’t work so I installed an new wiper motor. Note the wiper door goes up, but slowly and the coordination of the wipers and doors will need some attention. Upon reinstallation of the engine many components such as new fan shroud, alternator, water pump, gaskets, seals, belts, hoses, plugs, filter, starter, alternator, battery, fan clutch ect… were all replaced with new. The head lights vacuum actuators work correctly and all lights including headlights, brights and dims, blinkers, brake lights and markers all work. Interior lights work. Windows go up and down. Original radio works. Again, after the car was assembled and looking great, I noticed all the seals looked a bit dingy and worn, taking from the cars appearance so I purchased complete USA weather-stripping kit and installed. The rear window seal was good, but a new one comes with the car for possible future install if you wish. Oh yeah, the rear window is removable. With the rest of the Chrome and stainless looking good the mirror was a bit worn looking, so I installed a new one. This could and can go on for a very long time. Point is, it is a nice car with great pedigree, isn’t perfect but is being sold no reserve. I have done most of the work so you can enjoy it. In Conclusion: Is it a 1971 Corvette LS5, non original 454 but with correct peripherals including the LS5 heads. Most of any maintenance items you would even consider worrying about have already be fixed or replaced. The frame is very solid. The engine and transmission have been rebuilt with less than 1000 miles on them. A plethora of new parts have been installed, totaling $3500.00 plus(I do have receipts). Money or time you won’t have to spend after receiving the car. However, If you want the LS5, you want a 454 big block, that isn’t going to chew up your pocketbook after the purchase on parts and maintenance, this might be the one you want to consider. The car is in a heated facility and draws people to it every time they enter the room. 52,145 miles. Colors from the owner. Built date is K15. January 12, 2009.
For Sale:	No
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