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THIS CAR WAS A RECESSION PRICED BARGAIN. SOLD TO DEMOINE, IOWA.

1972 CHEVROLET CHEVELLE SUPER SPORT '13367' CONVERTIBLE - RARE 402

THIS IS AS RARE AS THEY GET. A SUPER NICE CHEVELLE BIG BLOCK CONVERTIBLE. SINCE CHEVROLET ONLY BUILT 4,853 ACTUAL CONVERTIBLES IN ALL FORMS IN 1972 (454-402-350-307) FINDING A REALLY NICE ONE IS HARD ENOUGH. BUT, OUR CAR IS AN ORIGINAL 'CRANBERRY RED' CONVERTIBLE WITH PARCHMENT WHITE INTERIOR, WHITE LEMANS STRIPES AND SOFT TOP. EQUIPPED WITH THE SELDOM SEEN 402 V8 (FACTORY LABELED LS-3 "TURBOJET 400). EVEN MORE UNIQUE IT I'S EQUIPPED WITH THE 4-SPEED M-20 TRANSMISSION, 3:31 POSITRACTION AND HOOD TIE-DOWN PINS. IT CARRIES A JL-2 COWL INDUCTION HOOD AND POWER F. DISC BRAKES WITH THE OPTIONAL TILIT-STEERING WHEEL, POWER STEERING, F-41 HI GH PERFORMANCE SPORT SUSPENSION, SPORT MIRROR, RALLY 5-SPOKE WHEELS W/ RAISED-WHITE-LETTER TIRES, POWER TOP, DUAL COURTESY LIGHTS, GLOVE BOX LIGHT, TRUNK MAT, CHROME EXHAUST EXTENSIONS, AM/FM RADIO, TRUNK MAT AND EVEN THE COMPLIMENTARY ASTRO VENTILATION. MILEAGE HISTORY SHOWS THE 75,072 MILES ARE ORIGINAL AND IT COMES COMPLETE WITH IT'S FIRST (ORIGINAL) WINDOW STICKER, OWNERS MANUAL, AND MORE. ACCORDING TO THE SOURCE SHOWN ABOVE.... EXTRAPLUATING THE PRODUCTION INFORMATION: THIS CAR WOUD BE ONE OF 10 ACTUALLY BUILT IN THIS CONFIGURATION. PRICED TO SELL @ $59,500.

 

THE STORY:

"Tricky Dickie", and his sidekick Spirew Agnew, were going full-bore on the Political Scene while Black Panther Activist Angela Davis was found innocent of aiding a courtroom escape that left four people dead. Nixon boosted his popularity back at home by harboring relations with China and Russia while rumors of the Administrations involvement in Watergate just started to surface. Jane Fonda was getting Bad Press over her position on the Vietnam War, while Linda Lovelace recieved lots of notororeity for her gag-able performance in the "Deep Throat" X-Rated movie. Mark Spitz achieved 'Gold' Swimming in the Olympics while the "New Sexual Revolution" was just getting underway- so, it was no surprise 2,3000,000 cases of Gonorrhea were reported that year. Airline Passengers started being 'screened' for the first time due to increased Airline Hijacking, while women slowly gained new rights through The Womens Liberation Movement (fronted by Gloria Steinhem). George Wallace was shot in Laurel, Maryland while Richard Nixon became the First President ever to visit Russia. While the reality of the closing days of the Vietnam War loomed people were watching TV Shows like "The Bob Newhart Show", " The Rookies", "M*A*S*H*" and "The Walton's". Musically, Top Albums were 'Chicago V', 'American Pie' with Don McLean and 'America' by America. Top singles included Roberta Flack's "If I Ever I See Your Face" and Nillson's "Without You".

People tend to forget but, by 1972 Ralph Nader had scared everyone to death with his books about the hideous dangers of driving a Convertible (ex: "Unsafe At Any Speed") and sales of all convertibles plummeted. Hence, finding a 1972 "Anything" in a Convertible can be difficult. It's one of those factoids people just 'look past'. That fact alone helps makes them Very Rare and Desirable. Especially Rare are any found in Big Block variation. Perhaps you can relate to: 2,252,892 Chevrolet's built in 1972: 28,647 were Chevelles in all body styles, only 4,853 were Convertibles! Then breakout the records that show: 70 were built as 454 Cubic Inch V8's (27 of those were 4-Speeds). The majority were Small Blocks and only 93 ( that's right, NINETY THREE) carried the 402 cubic inch version (formally dubbed: 396). Then, break it down to 17 Four-Speeds and 51 Automatics, the rest were 3-speeds. Then,you hone it down to Super Sports with the ZL-2 Hood option and a Four Speed and the count is SEVEN without the Hood Option- it would be 10. Perhaps, it's easier now to relate to why so few are ever seen for sale. Our car has the extra bonus of 'bucket seat delete' BENCH SEATS so, you could over-puff- it and say : this could be ONE OF ONE.

Built in Baltimore Maryland, it was sold new by Keyser Chevrolet in Lansdale, PA. Restored completely in1995, it moved to Arkansas, and then to Michigan. We sold it 7 years ago to Georgia and then 5 years ago to FL. It comes complete with Owners Manual, Consumer Info Packet, original Key Punch-outs and the Original Window Sticker. In closing, the 1972 model still retains the same body characteristics of the 1970 and 1971 model Chevelles which are now fetching Six Figures. This car offers Rarity, Documentation and Desirability- all good reasons to Invest In The Best !

**Source: "1968-72 Chevelle A-Body production Totals by DDC, LLC 2004"