V.V. Cooke Yenko engine

[jeffschevelle]

I reunited the original L37 IX block with Z16 Chevelle 5K167816 for ZERO dollars profit.

Gentleman who had the BARE block wanted me to give him $20K for it when I was trying to buy the car. So I passed on both. Then the car was bought by someone else, and that fellow told the gentleman with the block to pound sand when he heard that price.

A year later the gentleman with the block needs cash quick and offers it to me for $3K. Had he done that to begin with I would have the car (with block) today. I told him to sell it to the car owner and he said no, that guy won't speak to him about it (and who could blame him, right?)

So I called the car owner and told him I could get the block for $3K, and it was his for $3K if he wanted it. He agreed, I bought the block, he drove 500 miles to my house and picked it up.

And justice prevails!

[61 vert]

My offer was turned down with no counter offer. I dont like to start low and work up. Skip all the crap and state a price that you will pay. Thats what I believe and did. Its in the sellers court if he wishes to rethink but he didnt seem responsive to negotiations at this time. Hoping he realizes that we are his market and 20,000 is a fair price. Its seems as noone on here has disputed my valuation. At least that gives me a warm fuzzy feeling that I was thinking it thru correctly. If I was trying to lowball I would have offered 10,000.