1969 COPO engine

[William]

Originally Posted by chevyman0429

Im no expert when it comes to these rare cars but if we haven’t seen the vintage yet how do we know exactly what car it came out of ? If my memory serves Right didn’t Morrolis Chevrolet on Gratiot Ave have a silver copo stolen off their lot that was never recovered?

Two ZL-1 Camaros were stolen from Merollis Chevrolet; one was a silver 4-speed. The car was recovered.

Not the same car.

[EZ Nova]

I fully agree with Steve. You want to get the $$$ out of the engine, but can't spend the $30.00 or didn't want to unless the engine sells?

This engine is only "worth" what someone will pay for it. And it's only special to the matching cars VIN. Other then that, it's your typical run-of-the-mill 427 with maybe a extra $500/$1000 for possibly being a COPO engine.

As it sits, I wouldn't give him $10K for it. Now some may feel it's worth a bit more if it's close to there original engine build date or whatever. But what would it add value wise to the original car? $30k, $50K? Plus you have to freshen it up and see if everything is still usable and in good shape? Is it bore .125 over already?????

[mprice]

I agree with EZ Nova, as soon as I seen it on Facebook I messaged him and suggested he should adjust the price to a realist number and he might sell it. I also agree that 10k is that number.

[Formula455SD]

Originally Posted by EZ Nova

I fully agree with Steve. You want to get the $$$ out of the engine, but can't spend the $30.00 or didn't want to unless the engine sells?

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It's not the op's engine so why would he want to fork out $30? The op was just trying to help out a friend that isn't on the internet. Shame on the op for trying to help a guy out....

[ryanchevelle]

Doesn’t matter. He can’t walk into a swap meet and just set up a table because he’s helping a friend out. Can I see both sides of this coin sure. But I wouldn’t want to be the owner of the car that has to negotiate on an item the owner already values at 3-4x its actual value and won’t pay $30 to advertise it. And on the flip side I’m not ripping a perfectly good motor out of my car and then having to replace it with another motor and all the work that goes along with that unless it’s lucrative to do so

[PeteLeathersac]

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Great when any Factory Stamping Original HiPo Engine surfaces, especially when car known/existing!
10-thou seems right on but whatever the #, hopefully both seller & buyer can make it happen.
Otherwise, lots of great points from all sides but OP starting w/ a for sale thread indeed what set things off also other than not wanting to buck up, his postings seemed reasonable and he did offer the C-note when prompted…so, bummer the way things ended up but best we learn from the experience if possible?
As others have noted, we don’t want to miss one-time posters w/ parts/info to share so all being as simple as possible important also considering age of many who lived these cars new, easily found help posting comments/questions/pictures etc.
Best of luck to subject buyer and seller also long live the sYc!

~ Pete

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[Tuna Joe]

My take?
If the old guy with the COPO engine can figure out basic “Facebook stuff” he can figure out how to pay Steve the $30 bucks to advertise on this site.

[big gear head]

I hope someone comes back and lets us know if a deal was made and if it actually was reunited with the car, or at least if the VIN was found.

[COPO140]

The seller (older gentleman) is very well versed and capable of advertising and selling the engine. When I spoke to him, I did end up offering him 10k for the engine. It has none of the correct COPO items on it and the value is in the block imo. He seemed insulted. I asked about 20k and he said it wasn't worth his time to sell it for 20k. I finally asked about him selling the vette with the engine in it. it's a 69 427 car with NO documentation as a 427 car. He stated for 75k or better he would sell the car with the engine. I wouldn't waste your time unless it's the original engine for your car.

[Steve Shauger]

If I owned the car and this engine is original to I would have no problem spending 20k. If it was built close but not original to the car 10k. Be patient and bet it works out.