I want to start off saying, this is the 1st older Vette we have sold on ebay and I dont have the same knowledge most buyers out there have on these cars. That said, Ill try to represent the car to be best of our ability. Whats great about the L46 cars is you can use todays Premium fuel on them with lead additive maybe, and for a daily driver they are fun and practical and great to drive all the time ! 1970 was the best yr for the Muscle Car era, and the Corvette is no exception. 1970 C3 Stingray Vette / factory L46 300/350 car w/ factory 4 speed. This car runs and is a blast to drive not being fully restored. Snap the throttle and the car pushes you back in your seat easily. The car was parked for many yrs, hence the factory low miles on it and being an AZ car, Ive been under it and couldn't find any real rust to speak of other then surface. The car was a garage queen most its life. Not sure why, but the original motor was taken out with aprox 50k miles on it and set aside, meanwhile a built 350 motor was dropped in. It was a pretty good idea at the time because it was going to be a driver. The ORIGINAL MATCHING #s MOTOR and Heads (long block) Come with the car !! Finishing this car wouldn't take much and so worth it in the end esp with the Original Drivetrain that comes with it. Mileage and Title show mileage to be ORIGINAL 54950 aprox. Arizona cars are time capsules half the time and the best kind to restore. DRIVETRAIN: okay, so the motor in the car runs and drives great but the car comes with the original matching #s long block. The engine in the car sounds and runs well too and is suppose to be new and fresh as well with some HP upgrades. I'm going to try to get some #s off the block on the engine IN the car now, because its suppose to be a 4 bolt main motor as well out of an early model GM of the 70s. Still checking that. They didn't put back on some of the AC stuff, and they did some add-ons for their taste. Whats great is if you decide to put the stock original engine back in, the motor you pull out of this would be great for any other GM project that may need an engine. The 4 spd works well and clutch and rearend feel fine. I was told its the original Muncie still in the car (didn't verify yet). I dont know the condition of the original motor sitting in the garage (see pics below) but it IS MATCHING #s and complete with double hump heads. It spins over freely, and no sign of any major damage, just a few bad freeze plugs. Even the original Timing chain set feels tight with little to no slack on it at all. To me it looks like the they used the original aluminum intake and valve covers on the donar motor currently in the car. INTERIOR: according to the tag it was 411 blue, but it looks to me like most of it is new and the last owner was changing it over to black ? Its not finished and the console is not bolted down and some things under the console are still not connected. The interior needs finishing. It looks complete in the pics but some things are not screwed down on the dash and console area. Also some stuff looks to be missing and not finished under the steering column. Im not sure what all is connected or not, but It wouldnt be all that hard for a professional shop who works on these everyday to finish the interior. For some reason the L blinker wont turn off too. Maybe the switch in the column is bad. On a good note, in the pics the interior does look great and it seems like most if not all the black parts could be recent or new. Carpet looks new too. Tops in nice shape as is all the glass too, and windows work too. The REDTOP Gel battery will not come with the car, sorry. but a good Interstate will. EXTERIOR: so the car was painted its current old silver many many yrs ago seeing as the tag says it was originally a really cool rare color, Bridgehampton Blue. Body looks to be in pretty solid, nice shape. It's going to need some minor stuff done but most cars this old all do. Currently there is an L88 hood on it. The exhaust looks to be aftermarket with Hooker headers and it could be their sidepipes too. They both look to be new as well. Of course they sound great. For some reason the hood doesn't latch when I drop it down at the latches (adjustment maybe) and the wiper cover panel is not bolted down all the way either. Bumpers and chrome are in the great shape too. Yes, it has later model aluminum wheels, which actually look good. Tires are in great shape, almost new. We dont have the factory steel rally wheels. Antenna is missing. I think they where getting ready to start stripping the car and getting ready to paint it which is why some of the stuff is missing or taken off. Headlights wont go down at the moment with the factory switch. SUSPENSION: basically looks to be all stock with some new parts bolted on recently front and rear. See pics. Looks like during the previous restoration being started, there are some Bilstein shocks all around and some new bushings installed front and rear. BRAKES feel great and seeing that the cars been here in AZ expect little to no corrosion in those areas. The rearend is a little high for my taste, but it can be adjusted of course. now and depending on how you want to restore it, this truck is a great starting point for the next owner, esp if you DONT want to spend weeks fixing rust issues. 54,924 miles from the odometer. Color codes from the odometer. Built date is F10. Motor pad says V0604CTD. March 24, 2015. |