1970 LS6-EBAY

[JoeC]

In some organizations, a repainted engine will get you zero points in the underhood catagory for the unrestored class.

[chads454Ls6]

I use to own this car and it is a very nice piece. i agree with some and disagree,i would not leave an untouched car alone that has been parked for 25 years and assume all is well with the motor. unless you are not going to drive it at all,you take the risk of breaking a spring and dropping a valve and potentially wrecking the original motor,and then it would not matter about survivor status,but the things that should not have been done was the motor being painted or anything else redone. When i had the dick harrell camaro,i wanted to paint that motor but i did not! that was one of the most original cars i had ever seen.

[hugger_69]

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In some organizations, a repainted engine will get you zero points in the underhood catagory for the unrestored class.

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It's always nice to see an unrestored engine and they are becoming far less common after 34 years. I was in a friends shop just last week where we crawled all over a completely intact 1970 Z/28 LT1 motor that he has. A true survivor motor with only 6K on it, we pulled the valve covers and it was as clean as a whistle. The motor has been assembled and dry stored ever since it came out of the car back in 1970. Original paint marks, X markings on the heads, and crayon markings are also very evident on the sides of the block.

I personally get a rush out of seeing original stuff that is in that nice of condition. This Chevelle is nice, and it won't be long before we see a car like this hit the 150 marker. Maybe in January.

[COPO427]

For that price, I'd expect a more optioned car. At least gauges and flapper hood.