Projects A little help from the Caddy guys please...'56

My ex brother in law gave me a call a couple of weeks ago. His father passed awhile back and they were just getting around to cleaning out his shop. He was wondering if I wanted any parts. I went up and purchased a bunch of misc car stuff from him, nothing exciting.

Well his dad was also in the process of building a 56 Coupe De Ville. All the body work done, an ugly color paint, freshly rebuilt 331 (?) etc etc. but still a long way from being road worthy.

He offered it up to me for what is an ok price, but I'm neck deep in some other projects right now and I don't really have the extra cash to pick this up at his asking price. I got to thinking I could sell a couple of parts off the Caddy I wont have a need for, bringing my cost down. Then maybe it would be worth picking up and putting away for a future project.

My questions...What do you think I could get for a fresh rebuilt 331, all stock never been back in since the rebuild? The car also has the continental kit option. What would something like that be worth to a restorer? I wouldn't be using either one of those. Course keeping the engine for something else would be cool, but I'm trying to figure out a way to make this work for me cost wise.

Thanks for any help.


Mark

 

TTT for help from any morning guys...thanks

 

If the continental kit is complete with nice chrome it would fetch a nice chunk of change,if there are duplicate trim and chrome pieces,they will bring good money also.
I spent a small fortune on just a handfull of chrome trim pieces for my 56 coupe.
A 56 should have a 365 motor
Get that coupe bought ,see if the ex brother in law will take payments

 

Ok thanks for that info. Can anyone tell me is the 365 a popular engine for swapping into a hot rod? I was thinking the value on this motor around 1500 bucks?

I know what it worths get crap here on times...but Im just trying to figure out a way to pick this car up for a decent final price.

Thanks again for any insights.

 

How much for the whole thing? Does it run ?

 

if the motor is stock, i dont think you'll get a lot of cash for it-- unless someone really needs it locally and its in great shape you can prove.

i've gotten my past couple 331/365/390 motors for pretty much free, when guys get silly and decide to pull them for an SBC swap or whatever...

-scott noteboom

 

Engine is not in it, its on on an engine stand just waiting. I can probably come up with the receipts for the rebuild. Ill look for some Caddy resto type sites online somewhere and see what else I can find out. Thanks for the responses and the views.