I am looking at a black on black confirmed SS 396 4 spd convertible that has a non number matching 396 block and trans. The car has been confirmed back to the original owner and was built in Baltimore. The car is owned by a family member and has been garaged for 20 years without ever seeing rain and was only driven a coupl of times a year. The problem is that the car was original Butternut Yellow with Parchment buckets seats and is now triple black, top, interior and paint. I am trying to determine the value based on the non origianl color and non numbers match block. Any thoughts? Thanks

Jeff

Kind of hard to just tell you whats its worth with out lots more info like rust, frame condition, interior, convertible top, what type of transmission, ect. We need lots of pictures of the car.:yes:

What's the vin #? on dash driver side near glass. And the trim tag numbers? the plate riveted outside on cowl near drivers side windshield, inches from vin.
Paint doesn't matter. It's the rust factor. Do you see on the plate 13667B and TR 791 and 40 BB PNT ?

The VIN # is 136679B378157 with a 71 LS-3 402, M20 4 speed, 3.31 posi, correct wheels, factory am/fm PB,PS and bucket seats. I do not have the trim tag info as the car is 9 hours away and belongs to my relative and he is down after surgery. I have personally known the car since 1989 or so and it has no rust and has not been wet since then. It just recently passed the state of VA inspection before his surgery. I am trying to determine a value on this as I want to buy this and another car from him.

The other is a 1971 Vette Coupe 454 AC 4 speed car with original paint and 56,000 miles with original bill of sale and build sheet docs. The VIN on this car is 194371S112307. Since I have 30 years in the automotive paint business and with a major paint manufacturer, I am confident of the lack of rust repair on the Chevelle and the originality of the Vette paint. Thanks for any input. I am attempting to get someone to get photos.

For a 69 model, the VIN doesn't really mean anything other than proving it came with a V8.

As far as resale value, any proof of it being an SS other than word of mouth?

I don't think that the original color would make all that much difference in it's worth myself.
It's been repainted before, it can be repainted again.

No rust, no damage, say starting out with $13,000-18,000. Where in VA? maybe i can look at it for ya.

The color change on exterior and interior is not a huge deal given the fact that the original engine is gone anyway. If you can really and truly document the car back to the original owner, that's worth a lot. Baltimore built 69's are notorious for having no build sheets, so owner history is really important. Any chance it still has the original Protecto Plate?

The fact that it hasn't seen inclement weather for 20 years is nice - but the car is 40 years old, so that means it could have been exposed to the elements for the first 20 years of its life. A lot can happen in that time.

The color change can make a difference to some people and not to others IMO, as long as it's a '69 Chevelle color. Even the fact that it has no rust doesn't describe the overall condition. It could have dents, faded paint, surface rust, missing or non-original parts, torn upholstery, dash cut for aftermarket radio, and a thousand other defects. Or it may be in original pristine condition other than the engine swap.

The people who want an original car will offer less.