1967 corvette 435hp 427 block found
 

I have a 1967 435hp 427 tri power block with a partial vin 7100740. I googled the partial vin and it comes up as a car being sold at Barrett Jackson in 2012. I’d like to reunite the block with the proper car.

Cool.

Odd it does not show up as registered anywhere in the NMTIS from the consumer side.

Elkhart blue convertible, and was used in the movie Con Air according to Barrett Jackson.

Con Air! That must have a negative hit on value. :)

Can't help.

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Joe

Wow, what an epic reunion that would be! If I was the owner I'd be on my way to Steve's house already. Car sold for 121k in 2012, can't imagine what it would be worth with the original engine?

I tried reuniting a 69 L78 Chevelle owner with his original block back in 2017 and he didn't want it since it had been bored to a 427 so a buddy of mine ended up making a coffee table out of it for his shop.

Dare I mention the elephant in the room here.... What if the Corvette in question has, in the past, been presented, and sold, as "Matching Numbers"?? Ruh-Roh!!

The ad from the 2012 Barrett Jackson auction does indeed list it as a #'s matching car Bill.

In this day and age "matching numbers" doesn't necessarily mean "born with". A restamped block in a 'vette, doesn't seem to be a big issue to many and on a legal point, the current block in the car does have "matching numbers"...:dunno:

I'd sure want the original "born with" block if it was my car, but like you said Mitch a lot of people are happy with #'s matching. It's a shame what that phrase has been reduced to over the years IMO.

I hear ya and I'm with ya. The "investment grade" resellers of 20-25 yrs ago twisted the terms we had used for some time to suit their own needs and this is where we are today. Lots of loopholes when it comes to "original" now...:bs:

I never,ever take "matching numbers" to mean the original born with engine or Trans today.
Anytime I see "matching numbers",I call it what it really is,a re-stamp.