Hey chevelle guys, tell me if its worth it.

I just found a 69 ss396 chevelle 4 spd a/c car, she's not #'s matching but is rebuilt and an orig. 4 spd, in-dash tach, non-console car and is complete down to the SS center caps. Glass is good as well as interior. Not running yet, would require a carb rebuild and an oil change to get her on the road. Lots of extra parts; frame, fenders, doors, nos chrome, tail lights and a whole lot more go with it. I believe it is a true ss396 car, any way to verify it? Thanks for the input.

Derrick

 

OH yeah, he won't budge from $5,000. It's an AZ car and the body is mostly straight, one dent in rr quarter and a little bondo.

 

Nahhhh not worth it...if it were a bit older...maybe.

 

Guys at this site should be able to help you decode what the car is:

http://www.chevelles.com/forum/ultimatebb.php/forum/6.html

 

From 68 up, you can't tell by the trim tag if it's a true SS. Have a vin number? I can find out if it is or not I think. Is it a 396 motor? Send me some pics and I can help more with value. I'm sure nobody here really wants to read about chevelles (as much as I love them) hahaha.

 

well the vintag will tell all there are sites out there with ss numbers on them with a real GTO is 42437 SS should have same kind of digets also from your Qs cant tell if car is in one peice or in parts hope its just that is has extra stuff that can be added to cost of car by planing to egay extra stuff check code on motor to see if its a car or truck one is 4 speed a muncie or t10 or a junk sagana does it got discs on front as real ss would same with 12 bolt rear end that tach is a big buck item how is rust frames go under fronts of doors & what you paying cause how it sounds to me & thats not seeing car just guessing on its shape is worth up to 5K if its soild BB will run has muncie & 12 bolt discs SS hood wheels elblems but prices are nuts on these now dayz so might go for more just to me i used to get a rust free roller ss for 1-2K in 80s & passed up a 72 SS 350 all org right to tires floors were total gone frame was still good for $1500 couple summers back should of made a swap for it but at time had just grabbed a auro coupe monte SS

 

Period, comma, comma, hyphen, question mark, period, exclamation point, period..................etc.

 

don't do crap without getting numbers on the car and the motor.

So many people clone those things.

 

I'd say it's a steal at 5, if it really only needs minor work to be road worthy. If it's not a "real" SS, and the body is what you think it is, it's still worth it in my opinion. I have a 68 for my daily driver and I love it.

I just sold a 67 chevelle 300 deluxe 2 door, 6 cyl, powerglide, decent paint over bad body work, redone interior but not original looking, for $4,000.00 and it sold on this first day the ad ran in the paper, at 7am that morning. The phone rang off the hook until the following week when they pulled the ad.

 

http://www.chevelles.com/years/68/index.shtml

 

A good friend of mine just sold and delivered a '68 chevelle to Daytona this weekend. In fact he's still on his way home..
This car was a Malibu, built as a SS396..so it was a clone
He had a trashed real SS 396 stick car, and a perfect malibu (just needed restoration), so he did a frame off on the malibu, using all the SS parts.
The car was 'spot on' SS except the vin#..which he actually has the tags off the SS..but didn't want to pass the car off as 'true'.

Anyway, he sold it for just under 20,000 and was NOT sold as a real SS, and had a 454 in it..just to give you an idea what you can get.

The SS parts car he bought, which didn't have a motor was bought for 2,000..and it was VERY rought to say the least.

He's been watching pricing since he bought the car's, and we've both noticed clone car's selling for as much as 20,000 if built right, and real SS396 cars upwards of 30-35,000 for a super nice restored car with documentation.

Like these guy's said, the SS option is in the vin, so check the numbers. And with the list of part's you said it come's with, i myself think it's a decent deal.


Tony.

 

Chevrolet 1965 to 1971

1st digit - Make. (1) Chevrolet
2nd digit - Series/Model.* Code partially dependant on digit 6.* (0) Corvair, Monza or Corsa, (1) Nova or Chevy II, (2) Camaro, (3) Chevelle, Malibu, El Camino, Monte Carlo or Nomad, (4) Vega, (5) Biscayne, (6) Caprice/Impala, (9) Corvette.
3rd digit - Engine.* (1) 4 or 6 cylinder, (3, 5 or 7) 6 cylinder, (2, 4, 6 or 8) V8
4th and 5th digits - Body Style.* (11) 2-door sedan, (35) 4-door station wagon, 2-seat (65-68), (36) 4-door station wagon, 2-seat (69-71), (37) 2-door Sport Coupe (65-66 Impala & SS) or 2-door coupe (1969-70 Impala), (39) 4-door Sport Sedan, (45) 4-door station wagon, 3-seat (65-68), (46) 4-door station wagon, 3-seat (69-71), (47) 2-door coupe (66-71 Caprice, 68-71 Impala Custom), (57) 2-door coupe (1971 Impala), (67) 2-door convertible, (69) 4-door sedan, (87) 2-door Sport Coupe (fastback) (67-68 Impala & SS)
6th digit - Year. (5) 1965, (6) 1966, (7) 1967, (8) 1968, (9) 1969, (0) 1970, (1) 1971.
7th digit - Assembly Plant.* (A) Atlanta, GA, (B) Baltimore, MD, (C) Southgate, CA, (F) Flint, MI, (G) Framingham, MA, (J) Janesville, WI, (K) Kansas City, MO, (L) Los Angeles, CA, (N) Norwood, OH, (P) Pontiac, MI, (R) Arlington, TX, (S) St. Louis, MO, (T) Tarrytown, NY, (U) Lordstown, OH, (W) Willow Run, MI, (Y) Wilmington, DE, (Z) Fremont, CA, (1) Oshawa, ON, (2) St. Therese, QC
8th to 13th digits - Sequential production number

 

'68's still all will be identified as an SS, in '69 and I think through '71 or '72 the demand was so high that they were shipped as big block chevelles and decked out at the dealers with SS trim.

 

I need to clerify, '69 and newer could be identified by VIN numbers as an SS but there were many that don't have SS Vin numbers that were outfitted as I stated above and drove off the showroom floor as SS's and were SS's, but the VIN's won't identify them as such.
In my opinion, if it is a solid car with no bondo and has all the trim parts it is worth the 5K. I have a non SS '68 that has a '68 Chevelle SS 396 and all of the SS parts as well as the 12-bolt rear end, it needs complete interior and is in primer, but is all metal and I was offered $6K. These cars are shooting up in value like crazy.

 

So a '68 SS is still a 138 car then. I always get that confused between the 68 and 69s. Do they have a trim tag on the cowl like a 67?

 

Yea, if it's as good as you say, it's worth it. Even if it is a clone.

As for the "If it was a bit older" comment. It's 36 years old now.
That's older than the Model A's and Deuces or the 49 Mercs the guys back in the 50's were building. And there's a hell of a lot less involved in building one of those even today. Guys look down on the muscle cars because it didn't take much skill to buy one right off the showroom floor in the 60's while you had to build a REAL hotrod that probably wouldn't keep up with it. Times have changed. Now you can build a Model A or Deuce with 100% new parts and you still have to hunt for a lot of the musclecar parts the old fasioned way. Guys in both groups are car people wanting to bring the old stuff back from the dead and haul ass. I'd drink with the guy who brought back the Chevelle from the dead over the one who bought a new pro built TCI framed Brookville Deuce and matching enclosed trailer any day.

But that's just me. Your mileage may vary...

 

I'm with ya Joe.

As for the Chevy, it wouldn't happen to have originally been bronze, was it?

If it's as solid as I'm inferring from your post, a NON SS Chevelle would go for that much in that condition. I'd scoop it up.

 

Put aside the SS thoughts.

Just the facts............69 Chevelle, big block, 4 speed, AC, solid body, lots of extra parts.

That's worth $5000.

If it turns out to be a real SS, then you got an even better deal.

 

aand the build sheet should be on top of the gas tank,
that's the only way to know for sure if it's an ss..
vin # on 69-up won't tell ya jack(as far as being an ss)
68 was the last year that they got dedicated vin number.

it's still worth an easy 5K, buy the fucker and gloat

 

Frankly, sounds like a deal just as parts. Good SS stuff, good body, drivetrain, etc., will bring that much.

 

Good point about the build sheet. The sheets can hide in lots of places. Under seats, carpets, etc, I've heard of them being found tucked into wheelwells.

The point is, buy it or tell the rest of us where it is.

 

The car is complete and assembled, he drove it until he got a DUI, slammed on the hood(SS hood) and lost his license. That was 8 yrs ago; about 3 yrs ago he put some gas in it, fired it up and drove it til some some seals went into the carb. The motor is a 396 and was rebuilt a few hundred miles before it was parked. All the extra parts I mentioned are truly extra and would have to go with the car (he wants so much because of the parts with it). A lot of the parts that come with are from his 69 ss396 auto that got t-boned. Interior is dark blue and in damn good shape-needs headliner(new headliner comes with the car); the best I can tell the paint was blue- she's been rattle canned black. Tires are still holding air but dry rotted. I could take a rebuilt carb with me and drive it home. Thanks for the info so far.

 

Yes to both of your questions, the tag is on the cowl and the SS is 13837 on both the '68 and '69

 

Or it is located in the springs of either the top or bottom of the rear seat

 

Cad Carver, if the Chevelle is like you say it is, BUY IT! The prices for muscle cars in gerneral are way crazy. The days of buying a Chevelle for $500 are long gone (1987 was when I picked up my 72).

If you buy it then change your mind you can always turn around and resell it. Also, it's an easy car to restore with a ton of reproduction parts available. You could part it out and get $5K for the parts. The 12 bolt rearend alone is worth $$$$.

My Dad has done some work on a 66 SS clone this guy picked up last year at Pomona. It's originally a 283 bucket 4-speed car. They put an SS hood and all the emblems and the guy bought for $14,000. And he is still paying my Dad to install disc brakes, power steering and some small items.

Heck, if you don't buy it, let me know. I am only a few hours away and can get a hold of a trailer ASAP.

Sean

 

Goto www.chevelles.com, they helped me decode the 67 I bought for my wife, then she made me sell it. She said I could get what I wanted, but.......

 

Nice little update. I'm forking over the cash when I get the title. He's not gonna dig too majorly for the extra parts but I am getting some body pieces, the stuff to complete the interior and then some. I'm gonna start f'ing with it on wednesday and plan on racing it on saturday. This car will probably need a fuel pump and a carb rebuild-gas in the oil. The motor has less than 10k on it and the original motor has been found(it's mine for $1,000)! Pics are soon to come.

 

Right on! Need some some pics.

I was at Pomona on Sunday looking for a 69 Camaro for my boss, man the prices are out of control on muscle cars.

Sean

 

If you have any extra parts or need any let me know, I have a 68 too.

 

I'm working a deal right now for a 69 396, 4spd with the console. Here's the kick, this guy bought this car BRAND NEW, he stopped driving it in 85 b/c "it started running like shit". It's been on blocks in his back yard since then. It's weathered, but untouched (correct wheels, exhaust tips, steering wheel, console, eight track player, 375 horse decal still on the air cleaner) I've verified through his two brothers that he bought this thing in spring 69. I will get this car for less than 1500.00.