1973 Chevrolet Corvette

Coupe

350 cu in V-8, L-82 option

Manual

Clear

Gasoline

YOU ARE BIDDING ON MY 1973 CHEVY CORVETTE STINGRAY L-82 4-SPEED VIN# 1Z37T3S4XXXXX THIS IS A VERY ORIGINAL ALL NUMBERS MATCHING CAR THAT HAS NO SERIOUS ISSUES AND WAS ALWAYS ADULT OWNED. I AM THE 3RD. OWNER AND REALLY HATE TO SEE IT GO BUT WITH SPACE ISSUES I HAD TO MAKE A CHOICE AND THIS IS ONE OF THEM I DECIDED TO SELL. I ACTUALLY BOUGHT THIS CAR FROM THE ORIGINAL OWNER WHO SOLD IT TO A FAMILY FRIEND AND BOUGHT IT BACK FROM HIM LATER - SO I GOT ALL OF THE INFORMATION I AM TELLING YOU FROM THE ORIGINAL OWNER.PLEASE NOTE DO TO THE LIGHTING I WILL BE POSTING ALL OF THE PHOTOS TOMORROW WEATHER PERMITTING. FIRST AND FOREMOST THE CAR RUNS AND HANDLES LIKE A NEW CORVETTE AND SOUNDS GREAT. NO SHAKES, SHIMMIES, RATTLES ECT. AT ANY SPEED. YOU CAN DEFINITELY HEAR THE PERFORMANCE CAM AT IDLE. THE MOTOR WAS NEVER APART AND IT NEEDS TO BE LEFT ALONE. IT DOESN'T BURN OIL AND IT HAS NO HESITATION WHATSOEVER. THE DRIVE TRAIN IS ALL ORIGINAL & NEVER MODIFIED - DOWN TO THE POINTS DISTRIBUTOR IT ALSO HAS NO FLUID LEAKS ON MY CONCRETE FLOOR. I KNOW THE ORIGINAL OWNER HAD CHANGED THE VALVE COVERS WITH NEW SHINY CAL CUSTOM ONES YEARS AGO. THE CLUTCH IS ORIGINAL AS WELL AND IT WORKS GREAT. IN THE NEAR FUTURE IT WILL NEED SOME MINOR THINGS LIKE THE MUFFLERS ARE THE ORIGINALS (NO JOKE) AND THEY ARE A BIT RUSTY - BUT HOW MANY 41 + YEAR OLD CORVETTES ARE RUNNING AROUND WITH THE ORIGINAL MUFFLERS THESE DAYS !!!! THE TANK WAS NEVER OUT OF THE CAR SO THE BUILD SHEET SHOULD STILL BE IN IT. THE CAR HAS ALWAYS BEEN KEPT INDOORS SO THE ANSWER TO THE FRAME QUESTION IS ITS "EXCELLENT". AND THIS CAR WAS NEVER INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT OR MISS TREATED. THE TIRES ARE IN EXCELLENT SHAPE - THE BRAKES WORK / AND STOP VERY WELL WITH NO PULLING OR ANY NOISES. IT WILL EVENTUALLY NEED A MASTER CYLINDER REBUILD OR REPLACE. IT HAS SOME SLIGHT SEEPAGE AT THE REAR OF IT BUT ITS NOT EFFECTING THE PEDAL AND I HAVEN'T HAD TO ADD ANY FLUID. THE PAINT IS ORIGINAL AND ITS LACQUER. BACK IN THE MID 90'S THE OWNER HAD HIS FRIEND THAT HAD A BODY SHOP SHOOT OVER THE PAINT WITH SOME CLEAR, AND IT ACTUALLY WAS PROBABLY THE BEST THING HE COULD HAVE DONE TO PRESERVE THE PAINT. THERE IS SOME CHECKERING IN THE PAINT IN VARIOUS AREAS - THE GAS CAP ARE IS THE WORST OBVIOUS SPOT, BUT THE CLEAR SAVED THE PAINT FROM GETTING WORSE. THE PAINT HAS SOME CHIPS AND SCRATCHES HERE AND THERE AND A COUPLE SMALL CRACKS AROUND THE REAR WINDOW AREA (VERY COMMON ON A OLDER CORVETTE. THE LOWER DRIVERS DOOR ON THE BOTTOM OUTER WILL NEED BONDED BACK TO THE INNER PART OF THE DOOR. ANOTHER COMMON PROBLEM BUT AN EASY FIX. BUT ALL AND ALL THE CAR FOR BEING PRETTY MUCH ORIGINAL SHOWS VERY WELL AND I GET THUMBS UP AND GREAT COMPLIMENTS EVERY WHERE I GO. AND THE DARK BLUE (945) IS WHAT SOLD ME AND THE ADMIRERS LUV IT AS-WELL. THIS CAR LOOKS GREAT CLOSE UP AS WELL - LIKE I SAID ITS BY NO MEANS PERFECT BUT IT WAS TO NICE FOR ME TO WANT TO HAVE IT REDONE BEING ORIGINAL AND ALL. THE INTERIOR IS BLACK LEATHER AND EVERYTHING INSIDE IS ORIGINAL AND UNTOUCHED BESIDES THE STEREO WHICH IS AN AM-FM 8 TRACK. I HAD PLANS ON REPLACING IT WITH THE ORIGINAL BUT NEVER DID. THE GOOD IS THE DASH / RADIO HOLE IS UNCUT. I NOTICED THE TACHOMETER LIGHTS AT NIGHT IN THE DASH ARE NOT WORKING AND THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH BEZEL MAY NEED REPAIRED BUT THE LIGHTS WORK LIKE THEY SHOULD WITH NO VACUUM LEAKS EITHER. THE WOOD INSERT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE SHOULD BE REPLACED. AND THERE WAS ONE SMALL SPLIT IN THE LOWER PART OF THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAM THAT I DOUBLE STITCHED WHEN I FIRST GOT THE CAR AND IT REALLY DOESN'T LOOK BAD AT ALL. THE INTERIOR ALL IN ALL LOOKS REALLY NICE DOWN TO THE CARPET. ALL OF THE HEAT CONTROLS SEEM TO WORK AS THEY SHOULD. THE A/C IS COMPLETE BUT I HAVE NEVER USED IT AND I WILL HAVE TO TEST IT, BUT MY GUESS IS IT WILL AT LEAST NEED A CHARGE.THE T-TOP'S DON'T SEAM TO LEAK AND I HAVE THE ORIGINAL COVERS FOR THEM. ALSO HAVE THE ORIGINAL OPERATORS MANUAL.THE CLOCK IS ORIGINAL AND STILL WORKS AND KEEPS GOOD TIME. ALSO IT HAS THE FACTORY ALARM AND IT ALSO WORKS LIKE IT SHOULD. I AM A VERY HONEST SELLER AND WANT THE NEW OWNER TO BE COMPLETELY SATISFIED. IF I FORGOT SOMETHING OR YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE DON'T HESITATE TO ASK. I AM NOT SELLING THIS CAR FOR ANY OTHER REASON THAN I NEED MORE ROOM AND I LOVE DRIVING IT. SELLING MY CAR WAS A LAST MINUTE DECISION. I AM SELLING MY CAR WITH NO RESERVE AND SOMEONE IS GOING TO HAVE A NICE INVESTMENT NOW AND IN THE FUTURE. I HAD A COUPLE QUESTIONS RECENTLY AND PROBABLY SHOULD HAVE POSTED THEM FOR ALL TO SEE - ONE WAS WHY DOES THE CAR NOT HAVE A 6K TACHOMETER IN IT ?- ANSWER - THE TACH IS ORIGINAL AND GM DID NOT WANT A 6K TACH IN A CORVETTE WITH FACTORY AIR FOR OBVIOUS REASONS !!! (LIKE RUNNING THE AC AND REV-ING THE CAR AT 6K IS UNSAFE !!!) ALSO ASKED WHY IT DOESN'T HAVE L-82 HOOD EMBLEMS ? ANSWER - BECAUSE GM ONLY OFFERED THE 454 EMBLEMS ON THE BIG BLOCK IN 1973 , SO IF YOU SEE THE L-82 EMBLEMS ON A 73 THEY WERE ADDED. PAYMENT ON PICK UP ONLY OR CERTIFIED CHECK IN THE MAIL WITH IN 5 DAYS. ALL FUNDS MUST CLEAR BEFORE IT IS RELEASED AND I WILL WORK WITH YOUR SHIPPER IN ANY WAY I CAN IF THAT IS THE DIRECTION THAT YOU CHOOSE. THANKS FOR TAKING THE TIME TO READ MY AD !!!!!!!! I AM POSTING A REAL NICE INFORMATIVE ARTICLE ABOUT THE 1973 CORVETTE L-82 IF YOU WOULD CARE TO READ IT.The LT-1 had enough brawn to carry the performance torch for the Corvette however there was one big problem, 1972 would be its last model year. The Corvette's base 350 V8 for 1973 was the L48 which had dropped to 190 horsepower. The brawny 270 horsepower 454 was still around but it was nearing retirement, so Chevrolet decided to introduce a new performance 350 (5.7 liter) V8 called the L-82 (also referred to as RPO "L82" in some Chevrolet literature). Initially just like the LT-1, the L-82 was to be a performance motor for the Corvette and Camaro Z28. It served that duty well. Where most low-compression high performance motors of the 1970s had compression ratios in the 8.0:1 to 8.6:1 range, the L-82 had a 9.0:1 compression ratio which was high by 1970s standards where 91 octane gas was as good as it got. However it was low compared to the 1970 LT-1 which had a 11.0:1 compression ratio. The L-82 had high performance cylinder heads which had 2.02 inch intake and 1.60 inch exhaust valves. The L48 had smaller 1.94 inch intake and 1.50 inch exhaust valves. Where the L-82 also differed from the L48 was it used a more performance oriented camshaft which was taken from the 1969-1970 L46 350. This camshaft had an intake duration of 346, exhaust duration of 360, a intake lift of .450, and an exhaust lift of .460. The L-82 also had a free-flow dual plane cast iron intake manifold and forged aluminum pistons. Unlike previous small-block high performance Chevy V8s which used high-performance Holley 4-bbl carburetors, the L-82 had a 750 cfm 4-bbl Rochester Quadrajet. All L-82s had a four bolt main 350 engine block whereas the L48 was a two bolt main block. Also included with the L-82 were the LT-1's attractive finned aluminum valve covers (in later years these L-82 valve covers would be painted black). The 1973-1975 Corvette equipped L-82 had a dual snorkel air cleaner assembly that also accepted cool air from the hood's cowl induction setup. With cowl induction, the L-82 at full throttle made that beautiful sound all muscle car fans at the time loved. Starting in 1976, the L-82 would no longer have cowl induction and used a more traditional dual snorkel air cleaner assembly.The L-82 was the Z28's only motor for 1973-1974. When the Z28 took a short hiatus and returned for 1977, the L-82 was only available on the Corvette. The 1973 Camaro Z28's L-82 had the traditional performance open element round air filter assembly versus the 1974 the Camaro Z28's L-82 which had a dual snorkel air filter assembly. The Z28's L-82 was rated at 245 horsepower and 280 lb-ft of torque. Performance for the 1973-1974 Camaro Z28 which was equipped with a 4-speed manual, was very good for the times. Car and Driver (September 1973) obtained a (1/4) quarter mile time of 15.2 seconds and 0-60 mph in 6.7 seconds. It would take another 10 plus years before another Camaro would equal this performance. The 1973-1974 L-82 equipped Corvette was rated slightly higher at 250 horsepower and 285 lb-ft of torque. The Z28's L-82 was detuned by 5 horsepower and 5 lb-ft of torque, not because of a difference in output but more than likely due to internal politics at Chevrolet - it probably didn't want the lower priced L-82 Z28 documented as having the same output as the higher priced L-82 Corvette. Road and Track magazine (June 1973) test drove a 1973 Corvette with the 4-speed/L-82 combo and hit 0-60 mph in 7.2 seconds and the 1/4 mile in 15.5 seconds. Road and Track commented that the L-82 1973 Corvette was "one of the best Corvettes we’ve ever driven". The L-82 couldn't have asked for better words of praise. And due to the L-82's much lighter weight than the heavy 454 big-block, the 454 and L-82 were performance equals,Road Test magazine (June 1973) obtained from the 454 equipped (4-speed manual) 1973 Corvette, a 0-60 mph time of 7.5 seconds and a 1/4 mile of 15.5 seconds at 94.1 mph. ALL ITEMS SOLD AS IS - NO WARRANTY