Re: WIW? L78/M22/4.10/UU original w/docs 1968 Camaro
 

He will absolutely get at least 25,000 for it if not more. Car has too much provenance not to be able to be sold for that

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#s matching solid lifter car and factory paperwork= $$$$$$ thats the difference from the other one posted. The other car is a great car no doubt but there is lots of supposed real 375 cars with slick paint jobs forsale at any given time,but real cars with #s and real paperwork and unrestored are hens teeth anymore heck its almost 50 yrs old!! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/3gears.gif[/img]

Re: WIW? L78/M22/4.10/UU original w/docs 1968 Camaro
 

And its an M22 car!

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and a 4:10 rear. This would be a steal for a body shop owner as that's where the majority of your $$ will go on this one! Neat car though, cannot be too many made in this combo.?

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If it were closer to Seattle, I'd snatch it up in a heartbeat for $20k and stash it in my garage before my wife ever saw it.

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Damn -- now somebody else knows my plans??!@#? TAZ

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I think the real market price for L78 novas is not where many of us think it should be, look at the cream puff recently at BJ, super car workshop restored. I think a 68 L78 camaro is in that same boat in a sense, the market price is not what many of us think. If we think its worth north of 25K all day long, reality is likely south of 25K. It is not a 69 camaro, and they suck the money out of the room first. What is left goes towards cars like this. Its the reality I see.

South of 25K is the price I think it really is. Probably 20K. Car was not stored well, who even knows if the engine is not bored to the point it can't be rebuilt one more time. Back in the day, people pushed the bore on a 396 to make it closer to a 427 as best they could.

Re: WIW? L78/M22/4.10/UU original w/docs 1968 Camaro
 

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: black69</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I think the real market price for L78 novas is not where many of us think it should be, look at the cream puff recently at BJ, super car workshop restored. I think a 68 L78 camaro is in that same boat in a sense, the market price is not what many of us think. If we think its worth north of 25K all day long, reality is likely south of 25K. It is not a 69 camaro, and they suck the money out of the room first. What is left goes towards cars like this. Its the reality I see.

South of 25K is the price I think it really is. Probably 20K. Car was not stored well, who even knows if the engine is not bored to the point it can't be rebuilt one more time. Back in the day, people pushed the bore on a 396 to make it closer to a 427 as best they could.

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^^^^^Exactly. Our &quot;feeling&quot; where the market &quot;should&quot; doesn't mean where it is. The market sets the market price, not us. Just go back and look at the BJ thread and how people were saying the market is soft? There were plenty of &quot;deals&quot; or &quot;smolin deals&quot; that were present during this years BJ Scotsdale show.

&quot;Tom William's old L78 Nova with a Henderson restoration did $67k. No love for a real Nova&quot;

This was posted by Charlie in that thread:
&quot; Lot 1016.1 - 1970 CHEVROLET CHEVELLE LS6
$66,000.00* No Reserve Scottsdale 2017
Excellent condition. Matching-numbers LS6 454/450hp engine with a 4-speed manual transmission. One repaint. In the LS6 Registry, photocopy of the Build Sheet and documented owner history. From the Charlie Thomas Collection&quot;

So lets see, from a buys point of view, pay 66K plus fees and be done with it NOW and driving LS6 or pay 25K and go through the resto on this Camaro??? Granted there was also some &quot;issues&quot; possibly with this LS6, but still and LS6 and numbers matching.

But like I said in that thread, I think BJ other shows, like Florida or Indy, numbers will be even softer???

Sorry just sorta a &quot;trend&quot;? Money seems to be going resto mod style now, or mod trucks!!!!! The muscle car might have reached it's peak as only us die-hards are really going after them. The &quot;new money&quot; wants a truck or resto mod, the money has shown it's favour in these that people can drive and use more, at this time anyway.

Look at Kendig's VW van!!!!! $302,000+ one could by a Yenko Chevelle, Camaro or a couple of Deuces, or a Boss 429 for that?

Re: WIW? L78/M22/4.10/UU original w/docs 1968 Camaro
 

http://www.camaros.net/forums/66-whats-w...sitraction.html




<span style="font-weight: bold"><span style="font-style: italic">Quote from above thread over at Team Camaro..</span></span>



<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: JJW68</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I actually have a deal pending, just putting together the terms of sale. Don't want to involve that in the thread here or the particulars, and if it goes through, I will indicate that it did. just want to make sure i have my bases covered.</div></div>

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someone needs to start a chevy version of Graveyard cars, and then start the first episode with this cool camaro. What a challenge. It would have to be someone good like Supercar workshop....now that would be a show I would watch...someone that knows what they are doing to bring a car like this back from the dead.

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Well i can tell u its selling for north of 25k ,know he was offered more and has a deal pending.

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told ya. car has so much going for it. just needs to be loved by a passionate body/paint man

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: JamesinHBCA</div><div class="ubbcode-body">

15K won't buy this car. Seller is looking for closer to 25K USD. May go to ebay soon.
Car is located in Ottawa Canada.
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To me, this earlier statement of closer to 25K does not imply greater than 25K, I read that as less than 25K or on the money. If it did sell for more, I am happier that would be the outcome, I am an L78 fan, I have 2 of them (a 65 and a 69).

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GUYS, just like to add:

Just because I think it's too high or not worth it for me, doesn't mean I think or feel any less for someone who thinks it's not. NO HARD feelings on my part.

GLWS and hope you do well too.

In this case , the seller was only getting local offers in the 15K Canadian range until these boards generated a little more exposure.

Sometimes you get more than you ask for with multiple offers when your selling expectations are realistic.

I just got back from a 24 hour road trip to buy this car. It is COOL...even has most of the original exhaust on it. There is rust, but it's all fixable....

https://photos.smugmug.com/Cars/1968...MG_4808-X2.jpg

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Cool news, congrats Tony!
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~ Pete

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great buy.....i really liked that car....

Nice score Tony! Has all the right tickets punched! Keep us updated on your progress.

Thank you guys.

congrats on the buy. That's a great car.

Congrats..!!.. When you have time please send me some of the info on the car for my registry..

Nice.... It will be a looker when done...
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Tony if you don't mind me asking what's your plans for the beauty.

Thanks a lot guys.

Mike, the plan is to get it driving and just collect NOS parts for it to restore down the road. Will probably end up selling my 68 Z to justify restoring this thing.

Darrell, let me know what info you want and I'll get it to you.

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You come up here to Ontario to bring the good ones back, and I come down to your place in Michigan to drag em back to Canada. You and I might have to renegotiate this NAFTA deal Tony ! Nice car. You always find the good ones

Great purchase Tony, congrats

Tony
I have original trunk pans and floors as well as NOS door skins, interior parts as well as other 68 items if interested
Best wishes with this new project!
I like it
L78Fred
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Yeah Marc, and the border was way simpler than the bureaucratic process I was dreading. I think you went through a lot more paperwork to get that Biscayne to Ontario than I did getting the Camaro here.

Thanks Mike, appreciate it!

Sure Fred, I will keep that in mind for sure. I'd like to go NOS or assembly-line parts everywhere, no repop stuff for this car if I can help it.

Congrats, Tony. That's a cool car. Sorry to hear you may have to let the Z go to get this one done.

Thanks, Jon! I'm trying to keep everything including the Z, but the garage is REALLY tight with everything parked under one roof.

I need to find a Belisle Motors dealer emblem (I can see the holes on the tail panel where it once was) but in the meantime I was happy to find this, in France of all places:

Belisle Motors Keychain

http://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/sS0AAO...gP/s-l1600.jpg

Congrats Tony,
Really glad to see this Camaro go to a good home. I look forward to seeing updates on the car as you get it running, driving and enjoying it. I'm sure she'll get a lot of attention.

That car is right up my alley!!!

Very cool....somehow I missed this post!:biggthumpup:

Thanks Helmut, thanks Bruce, I'm stoked.

As you should be!:worship:

The original interior is actually quite nice. Seats and front door panels are absolutely flawless, dash has never been messed with, headliner is pristine, etc. Needs some localized floor work and rust repair at the base of windshield.

Look closely and you can see the original radio blockoff plate that has been drilled and cut for an aftermarket 8-track player...UGH!

https://photos.smugmug.com/Cars/1968...MG_4805-X2.jpg

That thing is bad azz.

Nice score Tony, congratulations!

Hey tony speaking of the Z... and it's original colors... I found some pics of a survivor original palamino ivory over ivy gold interior convert...