Preparing a 67 L79 for Judging

[napa68]

Now that my 66 is finished up, I can move on to my next project. I was sent this particular 67 to address a few small items, give a really good detail, and prepare it for a future Bring a Trailer auction. This is a born with drivetrain L79 (CCAS affirmed) red on red (CCAS affirmed trim tag) Bloomington Gold certified 2 top car. So, I thought I'd start a thread to document the process. Here are some preliminary pics.........

[SupremeDeluxe]

Most appropriate that it has snow tires on it already

[Z282NV]

Very nice L79. So what is on the to do list, Tim?

[napa68]

Originally Posted by Z282NV

Very nice L79. So what is on the to do list, Tim?

The interior is very original. So much as..........I feel it's the weak spot. It has nice original seat covers, dash pads, and door panels. The carpet is tired. The fit and finish on the paint, body, chassis, and engine compartment are superb. The wheels on the car are real N89 bolt on's (albeit this is not an original bolt on car). Perhaps a change in the wheel and / or tire may be in order. That will ultimately be up to the car owner. As we know, first impression is everything.

[Z282NV]

Originally Posted by napa68

The interior is very original. So much as..........I feel it's the weak spot. It has nice original seat covers, dash pads, and door panels. The carpet is tired. The fit and finish on the paint, body, chassis, and engine compartment are superb. The wheels on the car are real N89 bolt on's (albeit this is not an original bolt on car). Perhaps a change in the wheel and / or tire may be in order. That will ultimately be up to the car owner. As we know, first impression is everything.

Looking forward to watching all your magic.

[TimG]

I can't wait to see the auction as I love red/red L79's.

[juliosz]

Another awesome find Tim.....can't wait to see the results!!

[napa68]

There was a change in course for this car. So, I changed the title of the thread from "Bring a Trailer Auction" to "judging". I prefer to own car like this when undertaking a project as such. That way, I can make decisions to suit my own standards, regardless of time or money spent. So, the owner of the car and I came to terms on the purchase of this 67. Having said all of that, here are some of the particulars.......

The car was sold new at Konners Chevrolet in Columbus, OH. This is an early car (like my last red L79), so this is loaded with 66 parts as well. The car is optioned with.....

-L79 327-350hp
-M20 wide ratio 4 speed
-G81 3.36 positraction axle
-A02 tinted windshield
-C07 auxiliary hardtop
-U69 am /fm radio
-P92 7.75-15 WSW tires

When the prior owner (Bob) purchased the car, it was an original paint and unhit example. The car did have a body off chassis / engine compartment restoration by an NCRS National level judge. That judge felt the paint was strong enough to leave alone, plus it played the part with the interior. That all having been said, it makes the car a "tweener". I've had "tweeners" before, and not everyone gets it.

Bob was not really a patina (or tweener) guy, so he commissioned a bare glass strip and single stage repaint of the car. The paint and body turned out spectacular. There are 2 problems with that though. Now the interior really is lacking by comparison, and the engine compartment / chassis show like they have been in a body shop.






So, new carpets are already on order. You can see the passenger side dash pad is really faded. The 2nd owner let the car sit in a garage for approximately 20 years......by a window. I'll also add, the paint leans the the pink side in the pics. That is the settings in the camera doing it's thing.




The dash pads are in great condition, just one of them is really faded. I'm going to experiment with the dye, to see if I can get the desired results. The original seat covers are really nice, as are the door panels. So those will get cleaned and reused.

The wheels are real N89 GM bolt on wheels, but not originally equipped as such to the car. I do have a set of early ralley wheels which are "B" stamped units that will find it's way on to the car, along with the proper white wall tires.

It is my plan the campaign the car through the system, and further build it's judging pedigree. While it does have a Bloomington Gold / Gold Certification from 2024 (98.3%), I feel that award should get freshened up given the work that has occurred since then. It will also allow me to make the car "mine". Furthermore, this little undertaking will get me into the spring time, so I can be certain the car is shook out and debugged.

[napa68]

I am friends with the NCRS judge that performed the chassis restoration. He indicated he bought the car from the 2nd owner in 2012. A sharp eye will detect, the 1st owner had the car for a real short period of time, as the 2nd owner bought the car in what looks to be January of 1967.

[napa68]

There are slug of period photos (scan's) that came with the car......