1970 SS396 - Value

[Mr70]

Which shade of gold?...Code 55 Champagne Gold or code 58 Autumn Gold?
Based on those photos & description,I think 10K is a very fair price today...Some might give a lot more,some a lot less.
Does it have a 3:31 posi & factory gauges?
I would not take his word for it,and look @ all the component numbers on it first,and hunt for a buildsheet too,regardless.
Kansas is a plus,as there a lot of places to look for the sheet.
How far do you want to take the car?...practice car?....weekend driver?..street freak?..full blown resto correct?

[XXXGoldL34M20]

It would be easy to part that car out and make the $10K if every component is correct like the owner says.

If you find the build sheet and see every component is correct, i say go for it.

If you can buy it a little lower than $10k it will be a bonus.

By the way the 4 speed with bench seat does not lower the value of the car [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img] If it was an automatic with bench seat then it would.

Does the car have the optional gauge package with Tach, a Posi rear diff and also what is the original color of the interior?

[Supergas990]

Thanks for the quick feedback. I'm unsure about the cars interior appointments. I'm hoping for a gauge package, but expecting a standard dash.

Not sure on gear ratio or actual paint code. I'll take more pics and record all of numbers when I see the car.

My son is several years from driving, but wants a musclecar for his summer ride. This car is close to his price range and would actually hold some longterm value, as well as giving us a nice father-son project for the next couple of years.

Car would mostly be a summer dirver, but we would do home shop body-off resto on the car. It would be our second full resto, if we move forward.

Blair

[Jack_Tar]

Factory 396 with 4 speed and seemingly minor rust issues, $10k is not too bad. If you can get it for $7-8k then you are doing very well with it.

[Mr70]

Blair
I know you said you were looking for a father/son project,but this done Autumn Gold L-34 was just posted on TC yesterday for only 5X more then the one you're looking at.
http://www.chevelles.com/classifieds...?product=56571
Looks &amp; sounds pretty good.

Rick

[Supergas990]

Rick,

You're right, that's a sharp car. Way more than the ballpark I play in though.

Last fall my son won a boat at a fishing tournament. He opted to sell it and keep fishing from my boat (smart kid). Now he has a nice bank account and 3 years to get a nice car together.

This Chevelle is pretty close to home and may be the right project for a long-term investment and great first car.

Blair