427ci 425hp V8, solid lifters

Years 1963–79 Models 2 Factory citations 2

Also described as 427 CID V8 425hp427ci 425 hp Turbo-Jet V8

Documented applications

Corvette (C1 / C2)

1966 Factory-verified

$312.85; 5,258 built (factory kit resolves: kit p.4 shows 5,258 built at $312.85 — the "5,528" figure does not appear in the kit; kit rates the engine 425hp, explicitly noting it was first listed at 450hp then the rating, not the output, was reduced to 425hp shortly after introduction)

GM Heritage factory kit — 1966 Chevrolet Corvette, p.4.

Impala / Full-Size

1963–70s (varies) Single-source
1966, 1968–1969 Factory-verified

manual transmission only in 66

GM Heritage factory kit — 1966 Chevrolet, p.38.

This page aggregates every documented appearance of L72 in the Chevrolet reference. Confidence and citations are shown per application — the same code can be better documented in one year than another.