Parked in '73... 2nd-Owner '68 Chevelle SS396/4-sp #s L-78 Project, DOCS

[scuncio]

Man...even has the window sticker, POP, sales contract, etc!

Needs everything, but looks solid. Even has the original spiral shocks in place.

Parked for 52 years...incredible.

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[jeffschevelle]

Interesting car, and great paperwork, but hard to believe it got that rough in only 5 years of driving. Seat looks like 15 years of driving.

Also, how is it still a "one-owner car" when he bought it from the original owner, sold it, and bought it back? The Title might not be updated, but it is still now a 4 owner car.

And who supposedly spends $5K on an engine rebuild and receives it back with the entire aluminum intake painted orange?? I'd have a hard time trusting their internal work under those circumstances!

Nevertheless, hope it ends up with someone who will redo it right!

[66cayne]

parked in '73? Sure got the hell beat out of it in 5 years of service!

[scuncio]

Yep, the painted aluminum intake is a red flag for sure.

Originally Posted by jeffschevelle

Interesting car, and great paperwork, but hard to believe it got that rough in only 5 years of driving. Seat looks like 15 years of driving.

Also, how is it still a "one-owner car" when he bought it from the original owner, sold it, and bought it back? The Title might not be updated, but it is still now a 4 owner car.

And who supposedly spends $5K on an engine rebuild and receives it back with the entire aluminum intake painted orange?? I'd have a hard time trusting their internal work under those circumstances!

Nevertheless, hope it ends up with someone who will redo it right!

[LT1vette]

Spent $5K on the engine. That's not much of a rebuild, can hardly buy the parts for that price. Not including labour, then the intake gets painted orange......

[Bill Pritchard]

I think the 44 years in the leaky barn probably did more harm than the 5 years on the road. And they conveniently don't elaborate on what the $5K worth of 'freshening' consisted of.

[markjohnson]

That’s a ‘69 #163 intake manifold intended for long water pump applications. It needs to be removed & replaced anyway.

[Kurt S]

Got a perfect picture of the engine VIN, but not the engine stamp? Or WS?

[Too Many Projects]

Wow, quite the story about the degradation. I don't believe it sat IN a barn, maybe next to it, unless the barn didn't have any roof. Paint fade like that doesn't happen in a covered building. The ENTIRE cowl panel rusted away, not just rusty, but GONE ??!!

[luzl78]

that car should be 10,000 born with and docs help but you got 50-75,000 to restore it.