| HARDSHIP AUCTION. OLD VIETNAM VET MUST SACRAFICE HIS 1969 T TOP CORVETTE. 427 RECENTLY REBUILT. NEW CLUTCH SETUP. I STARTED TO RESTORE THIS BEAUTIFUL FATHOM GREEN 390 HP MONSTER OVER A YEAR AGO. COLLECTING NEW PARTS FOR THE RESTORATION. THEN I HURT MY BACK AND SHOULDERS SANDING ANOTHER PROJECT 1964 (IMPALA SS) I'D WANTED SINCE I WAS YOUNG. AFTER NUMEROUS XRAYS, AND CONSULTATIONS AT THE VA, I FIND OUT 3 OF MY UPPER VERTABRAE HAVE GROUND DOWN MY DISCS AND I AM IN TO MUCH PAIN TO CONTINUE USING MY ARMS. MY 2 KNEE SURGERYS DONT HELP MUCH EITHER. SO I PAID A LOCAL BODY GUY TO PRIME, BLOCK SAND, REPRIME AND SEAL AND BASE COAT THE ORIGINAL COLOR, FATHOM GREEN. CLEAR COAT THIS CAR WITH 3 COATS OF CLEAR, BUT WILL NEED A COLOR SAND AND BUFF TO ELIMINATED DUST IN CLEAR COAT AS USUAL. SEATS ARE ORIGINAL, THEY ARE LEATHER AND USABLE. DASH PAD IS GOOD. GLASS IS GOOD. DRIVER WINDOW HAS A SCRATCH, BUT GAUGES WILL NEED RESTORATION. SPEEDO SHOWS 81K MILES ON GAUGE. I HAVE DONE TONS OF WORK ON THIS CAR, INCLUDING CLEANING AND REPAINTING FRAME, IN WHICH I FOUND NO RUST OTHER THAN YOUR NORMAL 45 YEAR OLD SCALE. I HAD THE MISSING SPARE TIRE TUB. NEW ALUMINUM BIG BLOCK RADIATOR. I HAVE AND AM INCLUDING BOXES OF NEW PARTS NEEDED TO FINISH RESTORATION. CAR ALSO HAS NEW TIRES, NEW HEADERS AND NEW SIDE EXHAUST. ALSO THIS IS THE YEAR WITH THE REMOVABLE REAR WINDOW. DID I SAY 390 HP? AND NEW CARB? SOMEONE WILL GET THIS CAR AND WITH A LITTLE LOVE AND LABOR MAKE IT INTO ITS FORMER GREATNESS. INCLUDES NEW GREEN CARPET SET, NEW WEATHERSTRIPPING KIT. AM/FM WONDERBAR 69 GM RADIO. 2 DOOR MIRRORS, VACUUM CANNISTER FOR HEADLIGHTS, BEAUTIFUL POLISHED ORIGINAL 69 CORVETTE STEERING WHEEL, A NEW REAR PACKAGE TRAY, AND NUMEROUS OTHER SMALL PARTS AND SCRIPTS. THIS CAR RUNS AND DRIVES EXCELLENT. THIS VIDEO WAS TAKEN TODAY AFTER CAR WAS NOT STARTED FOR 3 MONTHS. I HAD A FRIEND BUY A NEW BATTERY YESTERDAY, PUT IT IN AND START THE ENGINE AFTER 3 MONTHS SITTING IN A PAINT BOOTH ON JACK STANDS. SHE FIRED RIGHT UP, AND AFTER HE LOWERED HER DOWN ON THE GROUND DROVE GREAT. IT'S DRIVABLE NOW SO IM SELLING IT. I CANT FINISH HER. SO SOMEONES GOING TO GET A GREAT DEAL HERE. I WILL SELL TO HIGHEST BIDDER, EVEN FOREIGN COUNTRYS, AS LONG AS YOU MAKE SHIPPING ARRANGEMENTS. I AM ONLY 65 MILES FROM JACKSONVILLE FL. PORT. AGAIN.THIS IS A AS IS SALE, AND BUYERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO INSPECT THE CAR. I AM NOT GOING TO CRAWL UNDER THE CAR AND GET THE #S OFF THE TRANSMISSION, OR REAR END, IF YOU CARE, COME CHECK THEM YOURSELF. I WAS TOLD BY FORMER OWNER. IT'S ALL ORIGINAL, AND THAT THE CAR SAT UNDISTURBED IN AN OLD MANS GARAGE FOR OVER 20 YEARS BEFORE HE BOUGHT IT AND REBUILT ENGINE AND CLUTCH. SO I BELIEVE THIS IS A # MATCHING 427 CAR. IN ORDER TO SATISFY SOME BIDDERS, AND MYSELF, I WENT TO MY SHOP TODAY, ARMED WITH MY READING GLASSES, A BRIGHT FLASHLIGHT AND A MAGNIFYING GLASS. ON THE FRONT OF THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE ENGINE. JUST BELOW THE HEAD ARE THE NUMBERS LM 19S712631. SO THIS IS DEFINETELY THE ENGINE THAT CAME WITH THIS CAR. I AM NOT ABLE TO LAY UNDER THE CAR TO GET TRANS OR REAREND, BUT ID BE VERY SUPRISED IF THEY WERE NOT ALSO MATCHING. THE RESERVE IS LOW. I PLAN TO SELL THIS CAR. IF RESERVE IS NOT MET, IT WILL BE OFFERED TO HIGHEST BIDDER. September 2, 2015. BiN $22,000 but reached $19,650 (RnM) on August 31, 2016. |
