Original 1972 Chevelle with 17k Miles! Review & Test Drive
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 1 ก.พ. 2023
- Taking a step inside this car is about as close as you can get to stepping back into 1972. On the showroom floor now is this astonishing 1972 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu, a true survivor of a car with under 18,000 original miles on the odometer. The previous owner stated that he bought the car from a man who inherited it from his grandparents and owned it for over 25 years. Over the course of that time, he put only 400 miles on it, an average of only 16 miles a year! The grandparents were the original owners of the car, having bought it new. Additionally, the car is believed to have always been stored inside, further preserving the original steel. When the previous owner bought this Chevelle, it appeared to still have the original tires on it! Powered by an original, base 307 C.I. V8 breathing through a 2-barrel carburetor, this Malibu has all the power it needs to get up and moving. Torque from that 307 gets to the rear end through a 3-speed automatic transmission, shifting smoothly and effortlessly. In completely unrestored condition and wearing the original paint, the "Sequioa Green" color may look a little rough around the edges, but overall, it's in pretty decent shape. What's in more than decent shape, however, is the interior. The interior is in spectacular condition, unrestored and almost completely original. The green vinyl bench seats are very comfortable, and even the original "FASTEN SEAT BELTS" buzzer still works! Options on this '72 Malibu include a heater + defroster, a working factory AM pushbutton radio, seatbelts, and a single exhaust system. This is a base-model Chevelle Malibu, which makes it even more amazing how someone thought to preserve it as well as they did! The car rides on stock Chevelle steel wheels complimented by Chevrolet dog-dish hubcaps over some Kumho "Solus" blackwall tires. What you get with this old Chevelle is as close to a time machine as money can buy, and it's ready to fire up at a moment's notice. It's a very special car, and it's looking for a new owner to take care of it just as nicely as it has been throughout its life.
VIN and Cowl Tag decode as follows:
VIN- 1D37F2K573637
1: Chevrolet Motor Division
D: Chevelle Malibu
37: 2-door "Sport Coupe"
F: L14 307 C.I. V8, 2-barrel carburetor
2: 1972 model year
K: Kansas City, Missouri GM Assembly Plant, U.S.A.
573637: Sequence number; 73,636th 1972 Chevelle built at Kansas City Assembly
COWL TAG-
72: 1972 model year
13637: Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu 2-door "Sport Coupe"
K: Manufactured in Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.A.
713: Green vinyl trim
A52: Bench seats
4848: "Sequoia Green" exterior paint
02B: Production date in the 2nd week of February, 1972
05294: Build sheet data processing number - ยานยนต์และพาหนะ
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T00 bad, no council !!!! 😊
I used to own the exact same car, exact same color. Bought it from a Ford dealer used car department in 1978. Sold it in the mid 1980's to a guy who totaled it within a month of buying it
Yes, it's very nice. We'd leave it stone stock. Perhaps pull the back glass, and fix the rust on the catwalk panel. Just maybe, you could find packaged lacquer paint for it somewhere, you could then just blend it in, like factory. Other than that, perhaps dual exhaust with some nice mellow sounding mufflers, get rid of the red heater hoses, and that's it! Cheers to the lucky buyer!
Those would be the perfect touches.
You don't see original dimples like that on bottom of quarters Let her live as a survivor
I would fix the rear window rust, reseal the glass and fix the trunk rust. We have to watch out for rust and leaks on the front glass as well. Floor undercoat needs cleaning and Ziebart recoat if the car is moved to a tropical climate or near the beach. Front drum brakes can be replaced with disc brakes for safety. It will run 200,000 miles or more with proper maintenance. I would buy it as is if I have the money. Great classic.
What a time machine. What a look back. Gotta love the green color too.
The color is great. Driving this thing is like a trip down memory lane
Cars like this are indeed very rare. It takes very unusual circumstances to get to this. My old neighbor 12 or so years ago had the same car. Same engine/color/interior. She was in her 70's living alone after her husband passed. She would ask me to help with that car now and then. She literally drove it to church and to get groceries. That's all. At the time the car had a little over 52000 miles on it and it looked the part. Not knowing what ever happened to her or the car but hopefully someone kept it original. It's way to easy to take a classic car like this and turn it into something else
That is a great point. You just do not see cars like this very often.
Love those survivor cars !!
Just like your cougar!
@@CoyoteClassics your inventory and service and people are 2nd to NONE !!!
Nice
Thanks for watching
I would put that entire original drive train safely in the garage. Replace it with whatever Strikes you for fun. They are only original and original equipment Numbers matching once. And nobody ever saved the original 10 bolts We're in, the Turbo 350 transmissions were Cheap and plentiful back in the day and Lord knows nobody saved the 307 that's great that's why I would save all of it
Hard to find with that low of miles for sure.
How much is it please
Grammies Chevelle
My father ordered a 1972 Malibu 400 in early October 1971 and picked it up the end of that month.I was 3 .I learned how to drive and took my road test in it(I passed first try!).The car has all the ss power train...... bucket seats, turbo 400tranny w/horseshoe shifter,big jetted quadrajet carb,12 bolt posi w/3:73 gear. Flat hood and sweep dash.Had high volume electric fuel pump and slightly ported heads(ordered that way!) Placer gold color w/black interior.....THE ULTIMATE SLEEPER!!!
It was garage kept until the day he sold it in 1988.Had 120,000 on it with original timing chain still in it!
@@ogg-men Very neat, thank you for sharing!
How's the heater...fellas
It is warm & needed on days like this in iowa lol. Thanks for watching!
its a shame its the most undesirable v8 ever made a 307,yuk, even worse then the dodge 318,its a nice 20,000 dollar car at best