63 409 Impala on Ebay??

[x Baldwin Motion]

bid at $9700. no reserve? how bizarre. too good to be true?

original factory correct zinc chromate green (sounds Navy)

[John Brown]

The whole thing just sounds too good, too good to be true. The gold 63 automatic '09 from Michigan a month ago had a reserve of around 20 K or so. The 11,200 and an e-mail address just sorta stinks this up to me. I was really wondering if maybe these pictures were being recycled from somewhere else. I guess the thing to do is go ahead like it's for real, then take a trip to D.C. if it comes to that. Definitly no electronic money transfers on this one though.

[Belair62]

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This is the real deal, factory setup 425 horsepower from a high compression (11:1) 409 cubic inch monster fueling through two massive 4 barrel carbs. This is the setup Chevrolet delivered to Drag racers and NASCAR teams. 4 speed manual to the Positrak rear end. No extra weight, this Impala SS 409 is radio and heater delete from the factory. No horsepower drain, this car is manual steering. This car sounds mean through it's dual exhaust and it's not bluffing, it do go fast.


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[Verne_Frantz]

I sent the lister an email and asked for a photo of the cowl tag.

Verne

[John Brown]

Well, the scammy part must have been right on this one. I just got the following e-mail in my "My Ebay" mail box.



Dear xxxxxxx ([email protected]),

The following is a notice from eBay Trust & Safety regarding:

Item Number - 170159705795

Item Title - Chevrolet : Impala

Our records show that you were a bidder or buyer of one or more of this seller's items. We recently removed this seller's active listings and suspended the seller's trading privileges. Due to privacy concerns we cannot share further details about this seller.

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Now I'm waiting for the scam e-mails I'm going to get offering me the car at a "deal" price. This could get interesting.....

[Belair62]

Well it is a 409 c.i. MONSTER fueled by 2 massive carburetors !

[Verne_Frantz]

I noticed earlier that it was removed. Does anyone have the VIN of that car? I forgot to write it down, and I'd like to keep it on record for the future.

Verne

[Verne_Frantz]

BY the way John,
I am in contact with the new owner of that anniversary gold '63 you mentioned and am waiting for my forms to be returned with complete documentation on it. The owner intends to keep it unrestored original as is.

Verne

[SuperNovaSS]

Why would you keep the VIN. The guy probably did not own the car, but stole the pictures of another car.


Jason

[PeteLeathersac]

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I noticed earlier that it was removed. Does anyone have the VIN of that car? I forgot to write it down, and I'd like to keep it on record for the future.

Verne

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I've never tried it yet but would a 'Wayback' search work now?.

Also, I'm no computer wiz but I did copy/cut/past the subject Vin and Google it to no result yesterday.. At the end of each day the history is cleaned out but if there's a way to still find it easily, I could try Verne?.

~ Pete