Corvette Question...

[MosportGreen66]

[ QUOTE ]
My guess is that part of the difference in value was that the additional "35" horsepower came with a "wink" from the boys at Chevrolet. Just my $0.02 (pre-tax, of course)

[/ QUOTE ]

totally different animal... 2 bolt main in the 390 car, 4 bolt in the 435, no tri-power in the 390, hydraulic lifters in the 390 too, solid lifters in the 435. A nice performance car, but nothing like a 435!

[rubbinisracing]

[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]
My guess is that part of the difference in value was that the additional "35" horsepower came with a "wink" from the boys at Chevrolet. Just my $0.02 (pre-tax, of course)

[/ QUOTE ]

totally different animal... 2 bolt main in the 390 car, 4 bolt in the 435, no tri-power in the 390, hydraulic lifters in the 390 too, solid lifters in the 435. A nice performance car, but nothing like a 435!

[/ QUOTE ]

Just to make it clear:

L36-390hp
2 bolt main 3904351 block
single 4 barrel

L68-400hp
4 bolt main 3904351 block
3 x 2 bbl carbs

otherwise they use the same cam, lifters, heads and exhaust manifolds

[TimG]

No mention of paperwork. I would inspect the car and look for all the necessary big block signs. Owner states "not a restamp" and this is better than saying just a matching numbers car. The picture of the pad is certainly not good enough to make a determination on the stamp. A better shot would be helpful.

[LS6 RAT]

I think the top bid of $83,100 was reasonable for this undocumented big block car. I don't think he'll do any better than that.