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11-08-2003, 12:33 PM
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427/425 69 Biscayne
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...tem=2441137681
I was just browsing eBay and thought somebody here may have been interested.
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11-08-2003, 04:08 PM
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Re: 427/425 69 Biscayne
This guy seems to be honest enough. He says right in the last 2 lines he cannot be positive on the cars genuineness, but he will help all he can. Car looks genuine enough to me, and I'm no expert! What's everyone elses' thoughts?
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11-08-2003, 06:43 PM
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Re: 427/425 69 Biscayne
I have spoken to the seller. The car is not the one featured in the magazine, the paint is not bad but the prep work apparently was not very well done. What I found strange was that the engine is coded for a 69 427/425 HP car with automatic transmission. A dealer would have replaced a blown engine with a CE block. The partial build sheet has a body sequence number that matches the cowl tag, so unless someone has switched cowl tags then it looks to be a real M22 Biscayne that is missing its original engine and transmission, with the condition of the body/rust repairs unknown.Marc
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11-10-2003, 03:13 PM
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Re: 427/425 69 Biscayne
What if the engine was damage so badly that they ordered a complete long block or the dealer had a long block in stock?
I think that full long block engines had the correct engine build information stamped on and no CE code. A number of factory stamped L88 engines exist in correct long block form.
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11-11-2003, 02:29 AM
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Re: 427/425 69 Biscayne
Tim, by the engine build info I would guess you mean the assembly date and plant prefix? What about the 2 or 3 letter suffix that would be stamped beside the assembly info, for example on this engine its stamped "LS" which would only be used in full size passenger car with Turbo 400 transmission. . Would the dealer be able to order a long block with a code that would make it correct for that application as opposed to the other cars such as Copo Chevelles, Camaros or Corvettes. If they could,did they just get close enough by obtaining a Turbo 400 code instead of the one for an M22? If so, that would explain how this engine ended up in an M22 Biscayne. Marc
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11-11-2003, 03:44 AM
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Re: 427/425 69 Biscayne
There were warranty blocks that were coded specifically for the correct application. One of my year one cataloges tells about them, and I have one in my Peck deuce, Its coded ctb without a sequential vin nbr. Very interesting article. Schonye
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