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that is the real deal SS car.the thing is that car needs a total restoration an is it worth 10k in the condition its in?
 
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That thing is in rough shape and priced too high to be considered a good buy. Needs Way too much sheet metal work. Seller is under playing the rust issues. you'll probably need trunk pan, inner fenders and trunk drop offs, new front fenders, don't see front inner fenders. To me that's a PASS!

Even for free it's too much for me as a start for a project.


Paint code 72 Monaco Orange confirms it's a 69 SS.



Add says it has a 3 speed Muncie????

Didn't look too close at the doc's, trim tag picture is too hard to read.
 
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Re: 69 Chevelle broadcast sheet

Body Broadcast Copy sheets don't tell too much. It does indicate a 4-speed, floorshift, bench seat car - line 2, blocks 7, 8, and 9. The YA code for wheels and F70x14 tires in line 6 would suggest an SS396. Sadly the engine code would be on the Chassis Broadcast Copy.
 
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Re: 69 Chevelle broadcast sheet

I'm pretty sure the seller doesn't want to find the Chassis Broadcast Copy.

It would blow his battleship right out or the water.;)

It does have the L on the cowl tag, that along with the body broadcast sheet appear to be enough to verify SS status of the car in question.
 
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I saw the bid get up to 12k last week.
 
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DUTCH MAX HEADWORK said:
Even for free it's too much for me as a start for a project.
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This holds true for almost any of these 100% restos we look at if you have any sense of value. We have seen some really nice 69's that have just as much going for it as this one in the $35K range and either not selling or struggling. It would take that much or more in resto costs to get this there, if not more, if you start at $0.

5 offers .......$6K High

http://www.chevelles.com/forums/showthread.php?t=373550

Looks like the same car finished for $37K. Not hard to pick out the best value.
 
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This is why I don't get excited over numbers match. For me it's only special if every OE piece of metal is on the car. Once you replace fenders, 1/4's, trunk, hood, floor pans, cross braces with aftermarket [ none of which are actually produced by GM ] what's the difference between that and taking an OE body with all original, never wrecked panels and and replacing the block with a new GM produced block. The old sheetmetal was far better quality than the new replacement sheet metal and ironically, the modern GM block castings are far superior to the OE block castings of the era.
 
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This is why I don't get excited over numbers match. For me it's only special if every OE piece of metal is on the car. Once you replace fenders, 1/4's, trunk, hood, floor pans, cross braces with aftermarket [ none of which are actually produced by GM ] what's the difference between that and taking an OE body with all original, never wrecked panels and and replacing the block with a new GM produced block. The old sheetmetal was far better quality than the new replacement sheet metal and ironically, the modern GM block castings are far superior to the OE block castings of the era.
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Exactly my views. Let the other guys pay inflated prices for the numbers, the car's structure is far more important to me. The system plays on vanity. The placards displayed at shows rarely brag of original body parts but always let you know if the correct vin. is on the block.


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