Based on the VIN... it originally had a 5.9L (360 ci) AMC 4 barrel V8 with 220 bhp... it's a 1974... they only made about 780 in '74 and there are only about 2800 total manufactured ever. About 1300 or so are still known to exist in some form. They weigh about 3950 lbs but were quicker than the Corvette of the same era stock. The 75 and 76 models had a 175 hp Ford 351 windsor 2 barrel... the only year that had cat converters was the 76. The 74 and 75 had dual exhaust and the 76 had single. The body on this one has been painted. Originally only 5 colours were made (other than prototypes and "the Chairman's car") and they all had colour-impregnated acrylic (like a bathtub... no paint) over fibrglass body construction... SV-1 was "safety vehicle 1" and the colours were safety white, safety orange, safety red, safety green and safety suntan. Safety was also in the frame with a full cage and side protection like no other of the day. They did crash tests head into a wall at 35 mph and the windshield didn't even crack. Quite a rare car and sad to see her in this condition...
Mike P
