1966 Corvette L72 blk/blk Convert (4 Star Bowtie) on Bring a Trailer

[Daniel S.]

Hi All,

Does anyone know the current owner of this Corvette? Would like to chat with him.

Thanks,
Dan

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1966-chevrolet-corvette-convertible-155/

[Mike M.]

I'd like to chat with the 66 bowtie team that felt this vet's pad was a factory grind out. mike

[Daniel S.]

I'd like to chat with the 66 bowtie team that felt this vet's pad was a factory grind out. mike

Please elaborate...

[Harry S.]

Could be this person..

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[Michael J.]

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I'd like to chat with the 66 bowtie team that felt this vet's pad was a factory grind out. mike

There is an "expert" opinion in an Al Greening certificate there......

[David H.]

I'd like to chat with the 66 bowtie team that felt this vet's pad was a factory grind out. mike

Mike

Oh, admit it - didn't that factory grind out explanation bring a smile to your face!

Dave

[Sean S.]

Dan,
Why don’t you try to contact the seller through BAT?
Seller: djbub.
He was still chatting with people today, even though the auction has ended.
Awesome Corvette.
Hard to beat a triple black big block midyear. Beautiful, blemishes and all.
Sean

[Mark F.]

Was the end plug on the cylinder head installed when the engine assembly code was stamped onto the pad at Tonawanda ?

When re-grinds at St. Louis were necessary (for whatever reason):
was the end plug removed ?;
then the pad ground out ?;
then the pad restamped ?; and finally
the end plug reinstalled ?

[Mark E.]

I'd like to chat with the 66 bowtie team that felt this vet's pad was a factory grind out. mike

Mike,

Thanks for making me chuckle today- needed that.

[Terry M.]

Was the end plug on the cylinder head installed when the engine assembly code was stamped onto the pad at Tonawanda ?

When re-grinds at St. Louis were necessary (for whatever reason):
was the end plug removed ?;
then the pad ground out ?;
then the pad restamped ?; and finally
the end plug reinstalled ?

The Tonawanda assembly stamp was done before the head(s) were installed.

If St Louis ground and restamped I very much doubt they removed the head(s) and certainly not the end plug. The story from living St Louis employees was that they did only minor engine repairs and work requiring R&R of intake or heads usually required engine return to the engine assembly plant.

[Patrick B.]

Was the end plug on the cylinder head installed when the engine assembly code was stamped onto the pad at Tonawanda ?

When re-grinds at St. Louis were necessary (for whatever reason):
was the end plug removed ?;
then the pad ground out ?;
then the pad restamped ?; and finally
the end plug reinstalled ?

That would have to have been done with the head off. I think they disassembled problem engines and reused the parts. It was probably a bare block when the first stamping was removed. It is not obvious what kind of tool was used to remove the first stamping. It seems like an overly brutal method of removing 0.010 of material. I have seen one 67 block that was reused by the factory where they didn’t bother to remove the first stamping. They simply stamped beside and over it with a later date application.