'68 L79 parked for 48 Years
 

I got lucky last week finding this '68 L79 Convertible parked for 48 years. Plates were last registered in 1981 but the last oil change and service receipts were in late 1978 Odometer is hooked up and works and the car shows two miles from the last oil change to where it is currently. Car was purchased off of a used car lot in 1977 by a Ms. Ramsey. She drove the car for about a year and a half and then parked it after some clutch trouble.

It retains its numbers matching drivetrain. It wears one repaint in a non factory blue.

Tank sticker was intact and shows some neat options.

1. 1. P01 wheel covers
   2. Tinted Glass
   3. N11 Offroad Exh
   4. M20
   5. L79 327/350hp
   6. Std Black top
   7. Std Black interior
   8. Safari yellow.
   9. G81 3.??

Not totally sure on rear gear yet as the code on the rear isn't readable and the tank sticker isn't legible in that area but with an M20 it could've been equipped with either 3.36 or 3.55 and based off the drive shaft rotation it seems to be a 3.55.

Intake, carb, hood and alt are incorrect but the rest of the components are original to the car including the shocks. Seats and glove box i don't think are original to the car due to the headrests not on the tank sheet and no pockets available in '68 glove box. We did find some old grocery receipts from 1969 and a parking ticket that we pieced together from 1972. The car was never full cleaned out so there was some neat paperwork hiding under the seats.

Working on what the plan of attack is, borescope shows two cylinders with some scale and the engine is stuck. I've started soaking it, but with the clutch issues it seems it might be best course if action to pull the engine and trans go through it.

Nice find, the radio knobs & air vent knobs are NOT 1968 also missing the AIR smog equipment

Those seats look like leather I can tell by the wrinkles in the material

There was a newspaper clipping with an advertisement for those seats i found in the car. I was thinking the pattern looked off also. I have a '68 L71 also and thought there would be more of a difference. These seat also have the Low seat back releases like early cars do so maybe they were out of a '68....both cars i have are early (October and November '67). Thanks for the reply

G81KA on the tank sticker indicates Posi 3.36 axle code.

That is a nice find, congratulations.

Congrats!! There still out there!!

Great find and congratulations!!!

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Awesome find, looking forward to more as you get into it.
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~ Pete

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Thank you

Thanks, will probably be on the back burner for a bit while the L71 gets going.