| I USED TO WATCH THE 2ND OWNER DRIVE THIS CAR IN THE 70'S WHEN I WAS GROWING UP...AS A KID IN THE 70'S, YOU COULD HEAR THE SIDE PIPES COMING & YOU WOULD STAND TO ATTENTION FOR THE DRIVE BY ITS A 327, 300 HORSE POWER, 3-SPEED MANUAL COUPE. NUMBERS MATCHING. ONE OF 326 PRODUCED, AND MAYBE ONE OF ONLY A HANDFUL LEFT... I HAVE NEVER BEEN ABLE TO FIND ANOTHER ONE - NOT EVEN AT CORVETTE'S AT CARLISLE. ORIGINAL COLOR IS LEMANS BLUE. IT HAS HAD ONE RE-PAINT IN 1992 TO A SEIKENS PAINT CLOSE IN COLOR, MAYBE ONE SHADE DARKER. THE CAR IS PERIOD CORRECT WITH 70'S SPEED EQUIPMENT --HOOKER FENDER WELL HEADERS & SHOW TUBES, SMALL CRANE CAM, CAL CUSTOM VALVE COVERS, EDLEBROCK INTAKE, HOLLEY CARB, TOP THE FLYING EYE AIR CLEANER, AND A HAYES CLUTCH. SINCE THIS IS A 3-SPEED CAR, IT CAME WITH A 390 REAR GEAR RATIO. IT IS A 4 WHEEL MANUAL BRAKE, MANUAL STEERING CAR. I WAS TOLD THAT THE STEERING WHEEL IS SLIGHTLY LARGER TO COMPENSATE FOR THE MANUAL STEERING. THE CAR HAS NOT SEEN RAIN SINCE 1971. IT IS TRUELY A SURVIVOR! THE FRONT SEAT COVERS & CARPET ARE THE ONLY THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN REPLACED IN THE INTERIOR - THE SEAT COVERS ARE ORIGINAL GM PURCHASED BACK IN THE DAY! ALL STAINLESS ON THE CAR IS POLISHED. CHROME BY ROYAL SILVER OF VIRGINIA, INCLUDING FRONT/REAR VENTS, GAS CAP - ALL CHROME. ORIGINAL WINDOWS & WINDOW FELT - ALL IN GREAT SHAPE. THIS CAR HAS BEEN KEPT IN A GARAGE UNDER A COVER - IT HAS BEEN VERY WELL KEPT. WIPER DOOR ACTIVATOR ARM IS BROKEN. WIPERS DO WORK, BUT SINCE IT HASN'T BEEN DRIVEN IN THE RAIN, IT WAS NOT A PROBLEM FOR ME OR THE PREVIOUS OWNER. I AM STILL IN TOUCH WITH THE 2ND OWNER WHO HAD THE CAR FROM 1969 UNTIL I PURCHASED IT ABOUT 8 YEARS AGO. WE HAVE THE ORIGINAL TITLE FROM THE SECOND OWNER WHICH COMES WITH THE CAR, AS WELL AS THE NEW TITLE. Color codes from the owner. Built date is I04. 92,684 miles from the odometer. May 3, 2010. |
