1971 vette hood insulation

[Thomas E. Zales]

1971 big block. Does anyone know if the inside of the hood had insulation to protect the outside of the hood from heat when the car came from the factory?

[Jim T.]

Re: 1971 vette hood insulation

Don't know about the 71 specifically, but my 70 did not have it at the end of the model year build date in July 1970.

[Joe L.]

Re: 1971 vette hood insulation

Thomas-----

1971 Corvettes, big block or small block, did not originally have any under-hood insulation. In fact, during the 68-72 period the only Corvettes that ever received any hood insulation were SOME 1969's, both big block and small block. Even for these cars, the insulation consisted of a small piece installed on the forward lower surface of the hood (where it did practically no good, anyway).

The first C3 to consistently get a "full size" hood insulation blanket was the 1973 model year. For this year, the hood was redesigned with a higher profile and a molded insulation blanket with a large hole in the center for the air cleaner was used.