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Old 06-19-2015, 01:52 PM
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Default Re: Question about the 1966 L-72

----I have seen several 450hp rated window stickers for 66 Corvettes. My cousin ordered a new 66 big-block Corvette in May of 65. When it came in just a week before opening day, I noticed that it was serial # 700 (even). It had a black air cleaner lid and only a 427 decal, no HP decal at all. My own 66 was delivered in May of 66 and was rated at 425hp. I have also seen 400hp window stickers for early 66 Corvettes that appeared to be 390hp. I owned an early 400hp Corvette. Wish I still had it. No big body 66 Chevys were ever rated at 450hp or 400hp in my opinion. The high rating was strictly a Corvette thing.......Bill S
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Old 06-19-2015, 02:31 PM
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I know of an original documented early L72 corvette that has the original protecto plate and window sticker and sales invoice. The car was built in Sept 65 and the sales invoice and window sticker both denote 450hp. The car was customer ordered car not dealer inventory car. What is also neat on very early 66 427 corvettes is that the hood catch is located on the passenger side unlike most 66 427 cars which on the drivers side. Gm used up left over 65 hoods modified to accept 1966 hood emblems and have no provision for driver side mount. This was done until they ran out of hoods then the redesigned 66 hood was used. I believe sometime around Vin# 3600 the transition happened.
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