This Corvette just came out of a barn in Wisconsin a couple of days ago! The seller bought it from the original owner and believes the 31,570 miles showing on the odometer are correct. By the looks of it, it has been parked for a some time, so it’s possible that it is a low mileage car. Of course, it could have been driven hard early in life and then left to rust away. It is an L-82, the LT-1’s replacement in ’73, so it wouldn’t surprise me if this car was put through its paces on a regular basis! If you’d like to take a closer look for yourself, find it here on eBay with a BIN of $8,500.

The L-82 isn’t nearly the powerhouse that the LT-1 is, with just 250 horsepower on tap. It’s still a great engine and offered decent performance, plus you have to remember power ratings changed from gross to net. While the LS4 454 offers more horsepower and torque, the 350 L-82 is lighter and makes the car a much more balanced package.

I have a feeling that this car is actually going to clean up nicely, we at least the outside will. The body looks to be in decent shape, although I do see some damaged fiberglass here and there. I’m a bit curious about the hood, which has an LT-1 badge on it. From what I’ve been able to find, even though the LT-1 engine was no longer available, L-82s could be fitted with the same hood as the LT-1. Does that mean they left the LT-1 badge on the hood or were they still calling these LT-1s?

This Vette is going to need a lot of work to just make it a driver, but it would be a fun project. I just wish it had a manual gearbox! As long as the engine isn’t seized, I think this would be a worth while project or at the very least a good parts donor. Of course at $8,500, it would be hard to justify parting it out. What do you think?