Corvette Club Of San Francisco - Corvette Timeline 1972

Production Numbers

Production: 27,004

Coupe - 20,496

Convertible - 6,508

Base Price: $5,296.00

VIN's: 1Z36K2S500001 - 1Z36K2S527004

Engine: Base - 350ci, 200hp ohv V8

Transmission: 4 Speed Manual/3 Speed Auto

Color Options:

Exterior: Sunflower Yellow, Pewter Silver, Bryar Blue, Elkhart Green, Classic White, Mille Miglia Red, Targa Blue, Ontario Orange, Steel Cities Gray, War Bonnet Yellow

Interior: Blue, Black, Red, Saddle

Production Options:

Base Corvette Convertible

Base Corvette Sport Coupe

Custom Interior Trim

Three Point Seat Belts

Power Windows

Custom Shoulder Belts

Auxiliary Hardtop

Vinyl Covering (Hardtop)

Rear Window Defroster

Air Conditioning

Optional Rear Axle Ratio

Power Brakes

Air Injector Reactor

270hp, 454ci Engine

255hp, 350ci Engine

4 Speed Manual Trans, CR

Turbo Hydra-Matic Auto Trans

Tilt-Telescopic Steering Column

Power Steering

Deluxe Wheel Covers

Single Striped Tires F70 x 15

White Letter Tires F70 x 15

Heavy Duty Battery

AM-FM Radio

AM-FM Stereo Radio

California Emission Test

Special Engine Pkg (LT1)

Special Engine Pkg (LS6)

News Headlines

President Nixon makes unprecedented eight-day visit to Communist China and meets with Mao Zedong (Feb. 21–27).
An L88-equipped Corvette driven by Heinz/Johnson finishes first in GT category and fourth overall at the 24 Hours of Daytona race.
Time Inc. transmits HBO, the first pay cable network.
At the 12 Hours of Sebring race in Florida, Dave Heinz and Bob Johnson race Toye English's 1969 L88 convertible to first in GT class (March).
Britain takes over direct rule of Northern Ireland in bid for peace (March 24).
Gov. George C. Wallace of Alabama is shot by Arthur H. Bremer at Laurel, Md., political rally (May 15).
Dick Gerstenberg puts a final stop to current mid-engine Corvette projects, on the basis that the car is selling well enough without need for such a radical change.
The National Institute of Mental Health and the surgeon general issue a report that claims exposure to violence on television fosters aggression in children.
Atari introduces the arcade version of Pong, the first video game.
John Greenwood races Corvettes at the Le Mans race in Europe, setting a Mulsanne straight-away record of 211 mph.
Five men are apprehended by police in attempt to bug Democratic National Committee headquarters in Washington, D.C.'s Watergate complex—start of the Watergate scandal (June 17).
Supreme Court rules that death penalty is unconstitutional (June 29).
Gloria Steinem's Ms magazine debuts.
Eleven Israeli athletes at Olympic Games in Munich are killed after eight members of an Arab terrorist group invade Olympic Village; five guerrillas and one policeman are also killed (Sept. 5).
M*A*S*H premieres on CBS.
“Christmas bombing” of North Vietnam (Dec. 25).