1972 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray with Original Owner & Engine Sound My Car Story with Lou Costabile

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On "My Car Story" we're in Rosemont IL on 3-2-17 at the World of Wheels Car Show.
We're looking at a 1972 Chevrolet Chevy Corvette Stingray in Cascade Green Paint.
The car's Owner is Jim Bojan. Jim’s shares he’s had the car since new. Jim has 237,000 miles on this car, and yet it looks brand new.
Jim you’ve done an AMAZING work keeping this car looking GREAT.
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[@jamesjefferson6670]

Probably one of the best 72’ i’ve ever seen

[@loucostabile]

Nice :-)

[@studio-flash]

Beautiful work of art. My favourite are the 1967 and 1969 there you have the 2 best looking cars in the world..No lambo Ferrari etc can match the looks.

[@loucostabile]

Happy to read you enjoy the looks of this car :-)

[@truebetold65]

You are telling the absolute truth.

[@hanscramon9040]

A masterpiece of art on four wheels!!

[@loucostabile]

High praise :-)

[@PTTHOR]

Love it ! Having my motor bored and stroked right now with the same Hooker headers and sidemounts to follow.

[@loucostabile]

Hi PTTHOR, Glad you "love" this one :-) Hope you see many more cars on the Channel you'll enjoy, Lou

[@manuelgomez8910]

El dueño de este Corvette me recuerda a mi padre con su Chevrolet 1951. Excelente video. Saludos.

[@loucostabile]

Greetings Manuel, Happy to read this one reminds you of your Fathers car :-) Lou

[@manuelgomez8910]

Dios te bendiga siempre

[@hishamelfiki8111]

1972 Corvette Is the Queen of classic cars. Hello LOU How are you doing Thanks again for a wonderful Video. Please have a great day. Kind regards HISHAM ELFIKI

[@loucostabile]

Hi hisham elfiki, Happy to read you enjoy this car :-) Hope you are well and having a great day, Lou

[@alcyr5655]

Nice car, and sounds great. Brought back memories of Tim's '78. Originaly black, 350, 4 spd., he figured they were a dime a dozen. He had a friend install a supercharged 396, and a Richmond 5 spd. Had the car painted silver, and added bling rims. But had several issues with the car. Through word of mouth he dropped the car off at my brother's garage. Can't blame the guy for being nervous, leaving the car at a strangers garage. Did a complete tune up, rewired the ignition, fixed the electric cooling fans, rebuilt the carb. He just kept coming back. Rebuilt the entire suspension, my brother had an oopsie. Rear half shaft broke away from the diff. Smashed through the battery box and trunk floor. Tim just laughed about it, said you found a week link, I'll get the parts for you to install.

[@loucostabile]

HI Al Cyr, Thank you for adding to the story and glad this one brought back memories :-) Lou

[@zwild1160]

Pretty car. This owner drives his car. And wasn't afraid to put his own touch on it. I imagine he put lots of miles on it when it was stock. 600 H.P. is a lot in any car. You can tell he enjoys it. That's what counts. After all it's his car and the original owner.

[@loucostabile]

I agree ZWILD1, it's about enjoying your car :-)

[@realRichHunting]

Such an amazing car! I've wanted a Vette like this since I was a kid. So bad ass.

[@loucostabile]

Hi Richard, Keeps getting better looking with age :-) Lou

[@realRichHunting]

Love your channel, Lou! Keep up the good work.

[@loucostabile]

Thank you Richard - :-) Lou

[@nellyfarnsworth7381]

I have a corvette for sale. Just leave a comment to contact me.

[@mikejames-drummerreginacan1386]

The best my car "story"

[@loucostabile]

High praise :-)

[@timeout1569]

Pewter Silver, 1 of 1372 Corvettes painted that color and only available in 1972. I own one as well but mine is the base model and restored stock with a mild cam.

[@loucostabile]

Hi John Mellardo, Thank you for viewing and sharing your first hand knowledge, Lou

[@edcain3676]

Looks Very Similar,In Color,To The Surf Green,Offered on the 57 Chevy Bel Airs.

[@edb.3313]

Love the shark Lou..and that shade of green just sweet. THX!!

[@loucostabile]

Glad you like this one :-) You're welcome, Lou

[@hishamelfiki8111]

very good looking 1972 Corvette. Thanks LOU for sharing this video. I really enjoyed watching it. Have a nice weekend. Looking forward to coming to the states and visit with you. .Thanks again LOU for showing all the nice videos.

[@loucostabile]

Hi Hisham Elfiki, Regarding showing the videos, you're welcome, Lou

[@1974PanteraL]

Lou, The "original owner" represents the car as an LT-1 when it clearly is not a 72 LT-1 car. I know, because I owned one. Lot's of clues give it away but the tach yellow/red line gives it away. Don't get me started with the "extra tach" or the fact that he using the interior HP, compression, torque, and displacement badge in the console from a 1970 LT-1 car. Almost all corvette purest have lost their appetite after watching this video. I very much enjoy all your videos, especially the one of the DeTomaso Mangusta

[@loucostabile]

Hi 1974PanteraL, I don't know if I've ever seen a Corvette with this many miles. The fact it's still on the road and in this condition is amazing to me, so if part are wrong, or have fallen off :-) that I can understand would happen. Thank you for viewing and sharing, and appreciate your kind words regarding the videos, and feel free to let me know what I put up a good one for you, Lou

[@madelainem2]

1974PanteraL you know your shit...kudos, you are right!

[@lindas1st]

Good catch, the LT1 was down to 330 horsepower in '71 and compression was down to 9:1 I believe.

[@thud9797]

@@lindas1st And in 72 it was 255 net. The net horsepower numbers used beginning in 72 were so low that Chevrolet changed the console data plate to eliminate the horsepower rating and only show displacement, ft lbs of torque and compression ratios.

[@Camb250]

Fun car, I can see he gets alot of joy from it! That's great!

[@loucostabile]

Hi D.J. Wagner, Well said :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou

[@truebetold65]

No car can touch this beauty, every moment of a century or more comes a moment i.e Leonardo divinci or so, that pure piece art is built, well this is one moment.

[@loucostabile]

High praise.

[@1984redcloud]

Absolutely Beautiful!

[@loucostabile]

Glad you enjoy the looks of this one :-)

[@11094DEREK]

Amazing car love the motion stripe sounds mean Jim has good taste so do you Lou for filming this lol

[@loucostabile]

Glad you like the car, and thank you for the compliment 11094DEREK, I appreciate that, Lou

[@loualiberti4781]

Gorgeous

[@loucostabile]

Hi Lou, Happy to read you appreciate this "Gorgeous" car :-) Thank you for viewing, sharing and I believe you're going to see many more cars on this Channel you'll enjoy. Hope you Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this KZbin Channel, Lo

[@jaggerwild]

Them Hooker headers SET IT OFF! Once again AMAZING CAR!

[@loucostabile]

Hi Philip Settimi, Glad you think this one is "amazing" :-) Lou

[@duramax78]

This guy has my dream car.

[@loucostabile]

Nice :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing.

[@CaptainFALKEN]

Love it

[@loucostabile]

Nice :-)

[@nellyfarnsworth7381]

I have a corvette for sale. Just leave a comment to contact me.

[@FRANNIEOGURL]

Beauty

[@loucostabile]

Hi FRANNIEOGURL, Happy to read you appreciate the looks of this car :-) Thank you for viewing, sharing and I believe you're going to see many more cars on this Channel you'll enjoy. Hope you Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this KZbin Channel, Lou

[@edcain3676]

Thumbnail Stats It Is A 383 Stroker.Not Sure What the Side Pipes Add,But Most H.p. Believe A 383 Stroker,W/ Roller Rockers is Going To Max Out At Is 450-500, Unless it's A Stage 4 Cam.In 57,A Very Few Bel- Airs Were Almost Exact Same Color & U Had A Video of One,W/ 57 Options.That One Was Surf Green In 57 & This 71 or 72 is Just As AMAZING.TKS FOR SHARING ANOTHER RARE CLASSIC!!

[@loucostabile]

Hi Ed Cain, Glad you like this "rare classic" :-) Regarding sharing, you're welcome, Lou

[@fleetwin1]

Gee, I guess this Vette means business! My favorite vintage of corvettes for sure, always dreamt of one as a kid. I saw the badge on the console....Was the engine really 11-1 compression in 1972? Perhaps he changed the console for the automatic...Very cool car, still want one!

[@loucostabile]

Hi Kramden, Get one while you can as I believe the market is towards the bottom for ones in good condition. Hope you get yours soon, Lou

[@nellyfarnsworth7381]

I have a corvette for sale. Just comment, to contact me.

[@nellyfarnsworth7381]

@@loucostabile You are CORRECT

[@sabba_dabba8649]

Dr. Emmett Brown: 237,000 MILES!!!!!! Dr. Emmett Brown: 237,000 MILES! Marty McFly: What the hell is 237,000 miles?!! Marty McFly: What the hell is 237,000 miles? That's crazy how great this thing looks with that many miles on it. It must have been love at first sight for this guy when he saw it at the dealership.

[@loucostabile]

Hi Sabba_Dabba, Lots of miles & lots of smiles :-) Lou

[@Buelligan88]

Based on how cherry that car is, I thought for sure he was going to say it had "237" original miles.

[@loucostabile]

When Jim originally told me 237K mikes and I was looking at the car, my brain could not take in what he said because the car looks so good.

[@harrycallahan692]

Very nice! However...those add on gauges and tachometer need to do...Sorry!

[@loucostabile]

Thanks for viewing and sharing.

[@Buelligan88]

605hp sounds a bit optimistic for a single carbed small-block... 4:54

[@cityblues68]

It's that aluminum water pump that gives it all that HP.

[@edcain3676]

@@cityblues68 ,: Lol

[@nellyfarnsworth7381]

@Ruby Lee I have a original big block 454 with original 4 speed (rock crusher) with factory A.C., FOR SALE. Dad passed, and the family is selling the house and cars. Rare 454/4-speed/A.C./ Tilt Tele/T-top/Hooker headers with side pipes. Stock engine, except Holley carburetor & Hooker headers. But Big Block Chevy can make 650 +++ Hp. Those Hooker headers will help make BIG Hp. ( NO CATALYTIC CONVERTER). The first catalytic converter was 1975. So Hook Headers/ side pipes are legal. Just leave a comment, if you want to buy. Also NO RUST. this is a desert car. No rain, No RUST.

[@lloydraymond333]

@Ruby Lee No 72 Vette left the factory with 370hp

[@loucostabile]

Hi Buelligan88, Thank you for viewing and sharing. Hope you see many more cars on this KZbin Channel you enjoy. Lou

[@Buelligan88]

I put sidepipes on my 1978 Camaro. The week I put them on, every one of my friends got burned on the right calf and I had a matching burn on my left calf. The long header primaries and side-pipes essentially surrounded the passenger compartment with hot pipes and bathed everyone inside with heat. It was miserable in the summertime with the hot air pouring in through the open windows when I slowed down, and the pipes were too loud even with the restrictive slip-in glasspack mufflers installed. I eventually backed up over a curb and crushed the too low to the asphalt primaries. I put my old headers and dual exhaust back on and that was that. The sidepipes looked great, but never worked good on the street and my car ran faster with the old headers and turbo mufflers.

[@loucostabile]

Sounds like the right intention, but ended up being a learning lesson.

[@danvannuys6096]

@@loucostabile Lou, you are a practical poet

[@peterhogan9537]

should have left it stock.

[@lindas1st]

MY thoughts exactly. That LT1 might be the best version of the classic Chevy Small Block. Not to mention it's becoming more & more collectible and by extension- valuable.

[@danvannuys6096]

@@lindas1st I agree

[@AG-bb6mf]

Nigga its a small block you have to make that puppy sound good

[@loucostabile]

Hi Peter, Thank you for viewing and sharing. Hope you see many more cars on this KZbin Channel you enjoy. Please subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this KZbin Channel, Lou

[@GeneralLee1961.3]

American beauty ❤️🥵🇺🇸❤️🥵🇺🇸❤️🥵🇺🇸❤️🥵🇺🇸

[@loucostabile]

:-)

[@carsbyjeff]

I like it! But hard pressed to believe near 600 hp...

[@loucostabile]

Thank you for viewing and sharing your thoughts.

[@psiewert83]

383 sounds fantastic, but doubtful on the 605 hp

[@loucostabile]

500...600...700 you know....it's all pretty fast :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing AirsickCashew, Lou

[@rarebreed6703]

For sale?

[@nellyfarnsworth7381]

I have a corvette for sale. Just leave a comment.

[@loucostabile]

Not that I'm aware of.

[@sqr2024]

Why a tach on the column?

[@loucostabile]

Not sure.

[@thud9797]

The factory tach was cable driven off the special Corvette distributor so guessing he replaced the distributor with an aftermarket unit and now had no way to drive the tach. He could have swapped in a 75 or 76 tach but chose to do it this way.

[@1974PanteraL]

Oh, and BTW, no way that NA SB is developing anywhere close to 605 hp! Sad and pathetic he has to embellish the truth, especially at his age.

[@loucostabile]

Oh, I get it already ...let's move on to the next cars :-)

[@calripson]

No way it produces 605 rear wheel horsepower naturally aspirated.

[@loucostabile]

Hi Cal Ripson, Thank you for viewing and sharing your thoughts. Hope you see many more cars on this KZbin Channel you enjoy. Please subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this KZbin Channel, Lou

[@peterlindner8819]

I'm looking for orange 72. If anyone is selling

[@loucostabile]

Hope you're behind the wheel of the orange car you're looking for soon.

[@peterlindner8819]

@@loucostabile I wanted the 72 since I was a kid. My cousin picked me up from 2nd grade class in his. Ever since I been obsessed

[@lorne2405]

Can't here half of what they say

[@loucostabile]

The volume button on your PC is usually in the lower left hand corner.

[@lorne2405]

Unprofessional video

[@lorne2405]

My volume works fine on my device

[@1969CampEvans]

The stripe is not my taste nor the colour

[@loucostabile]

Hi COMBAT DOC, Clearly this one is not for you :-( Hope you see many more cars on this KZbin Channel you'll enjoy :-) Lou