SoCal 1970 Chevelle SS 396 with original Fathom Blue paint

[L78M22Rag]

Originally Posted by the427king

also comes with original power train 396 motor, 4speed, and 3:11posi gears motor is not bin correct but year and model correct......Translation,you get $1000 worth of parts with the car that you wont use

Original paint is neat,but it doesnt trump the fact that in the end its a hydraulic lifter car with the wrong drivetrain IMO

If this car had solid lifters, you wouldn't touch it at this price. So, I think the price and drivability is what makes this Chevelle so attractive. This is a "pack up the family and go for ice cream" or "take your wife out to dinner and the movies" kind of car that could also attend any car show and get a lot of attention. I think it would be a good buy in the high twenties?

Any mechanical improvement that keeps this car out on the road more often is OK with me (IMHO), as long as it can be preserved and perhaps put back to original one day.

[the427king]

I always put a premium on original paint anything, then I find out when Im selling the next guy is planning on a paint job and doing the "how much is it going to cost me to restore it" accounting that always leads to nowhere , and the premium I put on it is gone as a resale perk.Happens time and time again, but never keeps me from buying original cars.Ive just learned not to sell them . Everyone will buy a perfect unrestored car, but very few of us will step up for driver quality survivors,right James???!