1972 CORVETTE
Production: 20,496 coupe, 6,508 convertible, 27,004 total.

• A 350ci,-200hp engine, 4-speed wide-ratio manual transmission, vinyl interior trim, and soft top (convertible) or T-tops (coupe) were included in the base price.
• The ZR1 package included the LT1 engine, heavy-duty close-ratio 4speed manual transmission, heavy-duty power brakes, transistor ignition, special aluminum radiator, and special springs, shocks, and front and rear stabilizer bars (ZR1 s have appeared with and without rear stabilizers). 1972 ZR1s generally did not have fan shrouds. RPOs A31, C50, C60, N40, P02, U69 and U79 were not available with ZR1.
• M40 was no cost with the base 350ci, 200-hp engine, but cost $97 with LS5 (454ci, 270hp). It was not available with LT1 or ZR1.

• Suggested interiors shown. Additional combinations were possible.
• All 1972 wheels were painted silver.
• Paint quantities do not add to total production because additional units had non-standard paint, or primer only.
• Seat and shoulder belts matched interior colors except for the blue interior which received darker blue belts.

• Appearance changes were again minimal for 1972, but this model's significance is more associated with its "end of an era" status than by new looksorfeatures.
• The l972 Corvette was the last to feature front and rear chrome bumpers, a bright egg-crate grill, side-fender grills (later models do have functional vents and some have vent trim). Also, the 1972 model was the last to feature the removable rearwindow available from 1968-72.
• The 1972 did not have the fiber-optics light-monitoring system used in 1968-1971 models, but the previously optional alarm (sounding horn type) was included in its base price.
• This was the last year for RPO ZR1 and RPO LT1, although the ZR1 code was used again in 1990, and LT1 designated a new base engine in 1992.
• This was the only year the 1970-1972 LT1 engine could be combined with air conditioning. The number built is believed to be 240. Previous restrictions were based on the possibility of air conditioning belts being spun off by higher engine rpm permitted by solid valve lifters. To discourage higher rpm, LT1 s with air had the base engine's 5600 rpm tach instead of the 6500 rpm unit used with non-air LT1s.