70 LS6

[sYc]

I would go for a survivor car any time over a restored one. Even though not perfect, the factory did a pretty good job of building them. Well, most of the time.

[TDW]

Tom...That caught my attention. You would rather have a survivor car than a restored one. I have a 69 SS L78 that has never been taken apart. It has been painted though. 66K miles. Nothing wrong with it. Runs and drives excellent. Shows some wear, but is real decent. Would you consider a frame off, or leave it alone?

[sYc]

"Has been painted once" kind of clouds things, as per a true survivor, but if no rust, etc, I would leave it alone and enjoy. I have owned a couple of L-78s with low miles, a '69 Camaro and a '69 Chevelle, both survivors, and both ran great, rode and drove excellent, just fun cars. The Camaro would SCREAM, maybe out running our Yenko Camaro, and the Chevelle simply hooked and went, with no hint of the dreaded wheel hop. As Rob and I get more and more involved in Pure Stock drag racing, we realize we should have kept both of these cars.

Nothing against restored cars, as that is what my cars are, just really appreciate survivors. Partly I think 'cause there are so few of them left.

[TDW]

Thanks for your input Tom. I agree, it is not a survivor, due to the paint. The few things that have been replaced, Master Cylinder, Water Pump, and Carb have been purchased and will go back on. I am concenrating on getting the rustfroofing off everything now. Car runs and drives great. Looks good too. Thanks again for your time...Tony