'70 Chevelle SS L78 Convt.

[jbsides]

What's wrong with this picture? Through the 70's and 80's whenever I found a buildsheet in a Camaro I was working on, I thought "cool" and threw it in a drawer to look at later, which rarely came. Enter the 90's and the "analysis" years of what each plant examples of them were.
Now, everything that pops up is suspect. The hobby is so inundated with fraud, the skeptisism that it's not real is virtually automatic. With the variety of different printers and backups and different data inputters, there is probably a large number of possibilities of fonts and codes and soforth. Not every one is going to be fake. The accusations used to be entertaining, but it's getting a little stupid.
My $.02US.

JB

[LVCamaro]

jb: you responded to my post, so I presume you're talking to me. I'm not making any accusations...I'm just saying the pics in the eBay ad show a bucket seat/console interior, yet the hyperlink pics embedded in the ad show the car had a bench seat when Chuck Hansen restored it.

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[Rixls6]

For what it's worth, I believe the buildsheets are real as well as the car.

The interior is supposed to be a red vinyl bench (Code 787), according to the buildsheet. Red bucket seats would be code 788.

Apparently someone decided they liked buckets better, and switched it. Personally, I would have left it the way it was.

[70 Forest Green Zee]

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Apparently someone decided they liked buckets better, and switched it. Personally, I would have left it the way it was.

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I'm with you Rick.....I would have left it the way it was born too but never the less I would park this car in my garage with pride! Trouble is this car will sell for way more then my budget will allow for.

[Stefano]

Does this car have the original Born with Engine?

[ohhawk]

Yes, it was out of the car when purchased but the previous owner had it in his garage so it was transported home via the trunk of the convertible which was driven cross country to its new home. Articles indicate everything was there except the smog pump. It had a dropped valve and some internal damage but all has been repaired in the initial restoration performed by C.Hanson. Total #'s car according to the series of articles.

[Mr70]

Auction ended with $197,899.00 bid ..Reserve not met

[jbsides]

Steve,

I just did the quick reply thing with a general observation that there appears to me to be a trend that build sheets are now fake vice real somewhat automatically. It was not meant to be a reply to any post.
Although my experience is more with Camaros, I did not really see anything suspect with fonts and codes on this one, but the interior points are certainly valid. Would not be the first time one was wrong or the configuration was changed. Again, just my two cents. Nothing more.

JB

[Mr70]

I've seen this very nice car upclose in person,and it is the real "BORN with" block.
The CON VIN is stamped down by the oil filter,(and done in typical Baltimore fashion),and the 2 buildsheets are authentic too.
This car originally was built with a red bench seat,incorrect 1969 SS396 interior door emblems as well as a 5500 dated redline tach.Chuck corrected the last two,and a later owner converted it to bucket seats & console.
Some other interesting details:
*It came with a manual top
*It's 3:55 but not a Positraction
*It's a non Flapper Cowl car,yet customer did opt for the RPO D-88 Hood & deck stripes so those are correct.

As ohhawk mentioned,the story of it's discovery & resto are documented in various past "Chevelle World" issues.
Chuck H. did a great job in documenting this resto,as well as showing it at past ACES events.