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[John P.]

I wanted to introduce myself. I'm John and I recently purchased a very nice 1970 LS5 Convertible with the hardtop from a long time owner in PA. This will be the 5th Corvette that I have owned. It is pretty complete as far a correct color and interior, but I have not investigated how authentic all the parts are. I will look for support on this forum from you guys that have lots of experience. I am enclosing a picture of the car and if any of you are a previous owner, I would welcome contact as I am going to try and put the paper trail together. Hope you all have a Happy New Year!

[Gary C.]

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John, welcome to NCRS and the TDB. Moved your thread from the Test to the Technical forum. Gary....

[John P.]

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Thanks Gary, I will learn quick the ropes around here.

[John P.]

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Thanks to member 21448 for pointing this out. It might be helpful for you all if I gave you some of the VIN. It is 11505 as the last five numbers. If you have owned this car, let me know.

Happy New Year

[Alan S.]

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Hi John,
Welcome, and Happy New Year too!
Your car looks like a beauty in your picture. But,what's not to like about a big block convertible!!!! NICE!
Putting a car's history together can be a bit frustrating but also can be BIG fun!
Once again, I'm glad you're here and I'll look for your posts.
Regards,
Alan

[Tom H.]

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Welcome John ! Great looking car !!! If you don't know where your car started life ( The Original Dealer ), now that you are a member we have a service that will get you that info. It can open up a whole new life to a cold case for some of these old cars. Check it out !!!

https://www.ncrs.org/services.php

[Jack C.]

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Welcome John. The white with the black vinyl hardtop is nice. It makes the car look unique.

[Jim T.]

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Welcome to the discussion board John. Nice 1970. Hope you enjoy driving it for many years. When I bought my 1970 new I had seen the 1969 in pictures before with side exhaust and wanted that option. Later I installed them and left them on for many years before returning to under the car exhaust.
When the internal metal leaves the inside of the the factory side exhaust mufflers, they can really make some noise at WOT (wide open throttle).

[John P.]

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Alan,

Thanks for the tip! Already paid the money and requested the report. Yes, it is a very valuable service for those of us not lucky enough to have documentation with the car.

Best,

JP

[John P.]

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Jack,

Thanks, yes the black hard top looks great on a white car. I love convertibles and this is the best of both worlds.

JP

[Chris H.]

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Hello John,

Welcome, always nice to have another '70 LS5 person around. Looking forward to helping you with any questions you have.

[Marc K.]

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Hey John,
I have 1970 #10723, about 782 cars before yours, convertible LS5, 4-speed. I have no power options at all, but it has a black vinyl hardtop, deluxe interior, and rear window defogger. If I can help in any way, please let me know.
Marc

[Thomas H.]

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I wanted to introduce myself. I'm John and I recently purchased a very nice 1970 LS5 Convertible with the hardtop from a long time owner in PA. This will be the 5th Corvette that I have owned. It is pretty complete as far a correct color and interior, but I have not investigated how authentic all the parts are. I will look for support on this forum from you guys that have lots of experience. I am enclosing a picture of the car and if any of you are a previous owner, I would welcome contact as I am going to try and put the paper trail together. Hope you all have a Happy New Year!

John,

Welcome to the LS5 Pennsylvania owners club! If you are in south eastern PA, it would be neat to see the car at some of our local events.

Tom

[Anthony M.]

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Welcome. Great choice of car 1970 Vettes are great. Make sure you join the 1970 Corvette registry and check out some of the great pictures and notes. Here is the website: http://www.1970corvetteregistry.org/

[Stephen B.]

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Good to see any 1970 lover.