Re: 70 LS6 MALIBU auto/bench Docs. 30,000 Mile Val
 

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Except black ones.....

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Annie, oh Annie......they're making fun of your <font color="red">red </font> bench seat, column shift 454 Chevelle again........ https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/haha.gif
Rick

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Let me chime in My Next door neibor was Glenn Wilkinson Plant manager of the Baltimore Assembly Plant from 1968 to 1971, then Arlington plant manager from 1971 to 1976, previously Wilmington plant manager 65 thru 68. Among many of the conversations we had prior to His passing one was Quite interesting. His knowledge of these cars was staggering and the pictures of His Company cars incredible. He had the first LS-6 built as his demo as well as many Ram air IV GTO's . This is a Factual story in 1970 a Plant employee ordered a plain jane Malibu for himself, he walked the car thru the line adding all the LS-6 componets in a Malibu body. It was a correct number matching car that made it all the way to the final rolloff line where the car was being checked out for departure from the plant. Quite a commotion arose from this car as to how it got built, the Employee was fired and quite a few people got in serious trouble over this car. As I recall the car may have been Black or Green I will have to ask his son who is my age. Their family grew up arround these cars and Dad had every Hi Perf car that could be ordered from the sixtys out. There is one, it wasn't destroyed and the where it went is a Mystery but a REAL and TRUE story ,so there is ONE maybe still out there. Plain Jane ,no emblems ,steel wheels, flat hood ,the exhaust tips gave it away or it would have made it to the other side of the gate

Jim https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...ins/3gears.gif

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In '66 a friend of mine followed his SD396 Beaumont down the line in Oshawa and had it built with no emblems. It came to final inspection and the inspector would not let it out of the plant without having all the emblems installed. I eventually owned that very car. In '70 technically all SS cars were Malibus with the SS option package added. In '69 they could be 300 Deluxe as well with the SS package added. I got better insurance rates because our COPO Chevelle was a Malibu and not an SS car. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...ns/burnout.gif

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Richard

Help me out here cuz I'm confused in a serious way???? This is the same car I spoke of it isn't it https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/hmmm.gif

and so, what's the deal, you looking to buy it or what? This just isn't the way the car is presented, so help me out here on what you are doing?

Mike

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He had the first LS-6 built as his demo as well as many Ram air IV GTO's.

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Was this a Baltimore car? If so, was it the "Pilot" car?

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This is a Factual story in 1970 a Plant employee ordered a plain jane Malibu for himself.........

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We have all heard the LS6/L89 or the fiberglass hood and fenders or the LS6 Monte Carlo or the 4 speed MC or the.........The point is, they are all stories until someone comes up with some type of proof. I too have heard some of these stories. Some are fairy tales while others seem to have some validity. We all know that they made no '67 SS427/425 Impalas. Last year I was given a story and some photos of a supposed 427/425 Impala. Though not enought to varify it beyond a shadow of a doubt, the owner was at least interested in finding the truth himself and willing to share information with certain people who could be trusted with it. He had some pretty interesting photos and background information. Hearsay is just that, hearsay. Not passing judgement on this car but when someone asks for help, the tools needed for that help should be supplied.


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There is one, it wasn't destroyed and the where it went is a Mystery but a REAL and TRUE story ,so there is ONE maybe still out there. Plain Jane ,no emblems ,steel wheels, flat hood ,the exhaust tips gave it away or it would have made it to the other side of the gate

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Jim is right. There are actually many of these one off cars that were built for testing and many were released to the public, some to inside GM people for testing, Monte Carlo convert, '65 Impala 4-door convert, Z-16 convert, etc, etc. Most were destroyed while some got out so ANYTHING is mpossible.
Rick

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- In the story of the factory built LS6 Plain-Jane Malibu, it sounds like the car was ordered built with an engine other than what was installed by the 'friendly co-workers' so wouldn't any build sheet show the 307 or whatever was originally intended?.

Here in the Oshawa GM plant through the sixties I've heard how they used to allow you to walk along the line with your ordered car as it was being built and options added by co-workers became too common a thing so GM had to put the hammer on guys doing this...is this what ended allowing guys to walk the line Keith?.

Back in the late 70's I was looking at a '63 BelAir and the retired GM fella who owned it told me how he had walked the line w/ the car being built and had additional options added by co-workers also proudly mentioned how extra seat bottom stuffing material was added to his car...the seats did even seem firmer than most too but I passed on the car as the firm seats didn't help the cars rear frame rust problem..

~ Pete
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Here in the Oshawa GM plant through the sixties I've heard how they used to allow you to walk along the line with your ordered car as it was being built and options added by co-workers became too common a thing so GM had to put the hammer on guys doing this...is this what ended allowing guys to walk the line Keith?.


~ Pete
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Pete,
They used to have that program at the Van Nuys plant-I ordered my first new car,got a TPW and watched it being built-79 T/A SE Starlight black..the highlight of my teen life at that point!

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Having grown up in Detroit, I know that some of the Ford and Chrysler plants allowed walk-alongs. The Ford Wixom plant, where my aunt worked, would let you know the date that your Lincoln was being built, so you could walk it down the line. My dad knew when his car was going to be delivered before the dealer did.
The problem that comes to my mind, and I'm certain that I will be corrected if I'm wrong, is that engines had to be mated with a VIN matched body, so unless it was a COPO, how would Tonawanda know the correct motor to ship if it wasn't an RPO?
Adding "options" like a stereo radio, or rear defogger, or the power this or that just meant that some other car would get stiffed of that equipment. Write it off as "factory error", or Union brotherhood . Happened all of the time, with the wrong color interior or center console missing, etc. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...s/rolleyes.gif https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...emlins/eek.gif
How would the engine assembly phase be talked into building a motor that the computers would have kicked out of the system for not being a compatable RPO, such as a non-SS 454? https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/dunno.gif

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Tonowanda (Flint etc) did not stamp Vins...
The assembly plant stamped engine and trans vins with the same gang holder after the two were mated but before they were installed in the chassis...

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Good info. but the orig. Post is what has me very concerned that something fishy is going on https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...emlins/mad.gif

Richard you confirmed to me that this is the same car in same town in TN, the car I mentioned above.. so doubtful this small town has two LS-6 White with Red Bench automatics in it... that being said.. my friend who has asked me to find a buyer, has no knowledge of you, yet your post seems to elude to many false facts, ( possibly bad info given to you )price being one of them, Malibu status being another, and the seller's thoughts on value when finished.. and you indicate Price is Firm?? ALl FALSE!

who told you of this car? The owner who does not participate here is not happy about this post...It is a REAL LS-6 Chevelle, no build sheet, just a POP and MSO, and great untouched car with great previous owner history on a car that needs little to complete.. it's not priced crazy, nowhere near the price you mentioned.. let alone FIRM! So tell me what is your take in this? Just someone who heard bad info.?