66 Chevelle 396/375 conv lesson needed

[FESTIVAL78]

Hi all. The news isn't all bad (I guess). The car has gotten considerably worse. It is very wet and moldy. I'll give you guys the numbers and we'll see whats what. trim; 01B 185
66 13867 116
731 F2
the vin: 138676B136040.
Here's what I saw.. Intake and top of motor stolen. no vin on pad # is T06231VR. The car is under a tree with lots of wet leaves and mud. I can't sneak out of work and then show back up dressed in mud & scum, therefore no tranny or rear #'s (yet). The convertible top is power, the car was blue but is now silver. It has a four speed. Black interior. Does have rollbar, Bolted to floor with one bar rendering the passenger seat useless. The odometer shows 19634 but the car has rot (sitting outside rot more than driving rot. lower fenders lower doors blown through. The frame and under are too nice for big road miles. The straight axle has drums (of course) and spiral shocks. The name of the car (rear quarters) is Gentle Ben. the dash is painted with " driven by Glen Lorenzen" there are two 1/4 window stickers. One I cannot make out and the other says "1969 AHRA summernationals new york national speedway". It is not reasonable to consider that this car was street driven. The lower quarter says " artwork by Gill" Maybe someone knows of this car. Also I checked ebay for pricing. Not too high. Who's got suggestions on money to be offered. I think maybe this car should stay a nostalgia drag car? First it's got to get inside! Just got my camera back..will sneak over and try to post a picture. If anyone is hugely interested I'll email you one real quick as I do know how to do that at least! [email protected] Thanks all

[FESTIVAL78]

Got the photo's...Also; At the right side bottom of the trim tag is a lone "2"..Maybe I could e-mail the photos to someone who's good at posting???

[JoeC]

email them to me. Is the engine set back or in stock location?

[Schonyenko2]

My chevrolet by the numbers says Ivr is 1966 passenger 396, 325hp, turbohydramatic,rochester carb. Ken

[JoeC]

Here is one of the pictures. Looks like it just needs a little TLC.

[JoeC]

motor looks like it has small port heads

[whitetop]

Festival '78

Is the straight axle an aftermarket unit(psi, mas, challenger) or out of an old chevy van, 55-57 chevrolet truck etc
Any other old speed equipment on the car- gauges, what type wheels/
Dave

[JoeC]

more pics

[JoeC]

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[MYSTERYCHEVELLE]

13867 is TRUE 66 SS Rag top.
B is Baltimore assembly Plant
36,040th car prodiced at that plany during that production year.

TRIM TAG

66 yep...1966

13867....redundit

116 internal plant tracking numbers...tells nothing of the car. as is 185

01B Second week of January 1966 Built car

731 Bright Blue Bucket seat interior

F2 Marina Blue Body Paint ( F) w/ Black Top ( 2)

Lone # 2 on Balt tags very common, as are a few other LONE Numbers like 4 and 3... and others...has not yet been definitively decoded, though it is not all to be associated with the car itself as much as work SHIFT code or Hour of day, many ideas have come across the tables....

T = Tonawanda Engine Plant
06 = June
23 = 23rd day
1 is most likely an "I"...66 used letter letter I instead of # 1 in engine cdes...very common.

IVR is not a 66 Chevelle engine suffix code, may be an Impala code or other Chevy, but not Chevelle in 66...sorry., all 66 and 67 SS Chevelle codes start with letter "E"

Price on this car...very very difficult to say without seeing it IN PERSON....but I can say, other than it being a RAG TOP...aint much there to write home about...

Spiral Shocks,,,,keepers

and a very rare ( I can see it and want it) Metal Finger Guard atop of the Radiator I would love to get the Rad too [img]/ubbthreads/images/icons/smile.gif[/img]

Offer $3000 tops if frame is good....and that's stretching it...IMO.

Lots O work there

Mike