Engine Stamp look good?

[MYSTERYCHEVELLE]

I think anyone about to purchase a Rare.... Ultra Rare car. Like a 67 SS L-78 convertible. ( maybe 22 produced ) they should do more than post a photo on a bulletin board. No offense to the gentlemen asking for help.

Remember... REAL 67 SS L-78 Chevelles .... 612 made. Real fully restored original engine and docs ones catch min $90,000 and upwards of $135,000 depending on quality of restoration and again, being authenticated by a respected expert in the field. One has to always ask the question is the car being sold for what the market is getting?? And if RARE with little to compare it to, is the price too good to be true ? If so... It probably is.

Some folks do more research buying their flat screen tv than they do in buying a classic car, I'm never shocked.

66 Deck Stamps are different from plant to plant and from time of the year to other times of the model year. Fonts and styles vary. Gang stamping at one and not at another. and that's 66 SS Chevelles. 67 is no different. What might be a good EXAMPLE for a January 67 at Atlanta may be different than a June example at Atlanta. Kansas stamps are nightmares for all year long. Buyer Beware.

Finally... cough cough.... Find out when the L78 option was released for Chevelles vs Camaro and what time frame a real one should be? April? or June and July ?

[TimG]

Tonnawanda stamps should all resemble each other regardless of where the final assembly of the car was. They should all track familiar in any 396 or 427 for 1967, also. The three things to look for are assembly stamp, VIN stamp, and broach marks. Two of the three (assembly and broach) will be similar in all Tonnawanda big blocks. As far as VIN stamp for Chevelles, others may want to comment on that portion.

[olredalert]

----Just asking the experts, but is the "6" on the Tonawanda stamp on the original posters pic correct? the straight leg sticks out to me........Bill S