1969 COPO 427 MN Block

[69 Post Sedan]

Yes you could be right. I think that it is smart to keep track of where it is. But I just thought it was funny when I read it the first time. I also think that if someone owns a COPO car they could afford the motor. But I have been wrong before. Could be a timing thing where the funds are just not there at the present time. Although now is the time to buy since the market has seemed to slow down.

[427king]

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Who knows, could be the economy....


[/ QUOTE ] This happened last year when COPO asking prices were 300K and up, plus 12K for THE rebuilt original 427 motor to your car is a great price even if its for a 75K car..........enter the cloners.....

[dvss1]

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Who knows, could be the economy....


[/ QUOTE ] This happened last year when COPO asking prices were 300K and up, plus 12K for THE rebuilt original 427 motor to your car is a great price even if its for a 75K car..........enter the cloners.....

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If the guy who still has my engine was asking 12k I would of bought it up in a heartbeat, but 28000 was alittle overboard. Funny thing, next swapmeet I saw him selling at with my engine in his spot, a ce engine showed up 2 spots from him for 800.00 with the same casting dates. Guess what's in my car.

[L78M22Rag]

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I had 4 original MN motors...One sold and is in a ls6 70 chevelle, one went to a guy whos making a 68 clone 427 car, one is still for sale, and the last one im going to put in a 68 small block camaro. I did find the owner of the car for one of the motors, he said to contact him and let him know who i end up selling the motor to so he can keep track of it.

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Why is it those same cheap guys (that won't step-up and buy the right components their cars deserve) will hold onto those cars and let them rot until their dying days?

Did you happen to come across a 427 motor with the VIN 9N661654 on it? Hopefully it wasn't one of the motors you've sold

[Bill Rose]

Why call these guys cheap? Perhaps they have have other things that they need to spend their hard earned cash on, like paying a mortgage, heating the house, taking care of a patent, or maybe even feeding the kids. Not everyone can spend boat loads of cash on over priced car parts being sold these days. Some guys want to be in this hobby for the pleasure of owning one of these special cars, and may not be able to spend $20,000 for an engine block. I have way more respect for those guys, than the guys trying to hold them hostage, just because they have their original block, or trans.

[Jeff H]

Obviously it depends on how much money you already have invested in your COPO car if it's worth paying $x amount for the original motor, but it's also a factor if you just don't have the financial resources to purchase it. I don't think $28K is crazy for the original VIN 427 for a COPO car, but I can tell you I don't have $28K sitting around or even the resources of getting that money without selling something.

[P.J.]

I will repeat the same thing I said before,
WOULD YOU SPEND .10 CENTS TO MAKE 10 DOLLARS??
That copo car you have needs to have its original enjine
buy it and prosper

PJ

[SuperNovaSS]

Are you saying this COPO would be worth 280K more with its original engine? That would be 28K to make 280K.


Jason

[Chevy454]

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WOULD YOU SPEND .10 CENTS TO MAKE 10 DOLLARS??

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That's *assuming* the car will be sold...if the owner never plans to sell, then the original engine is only *icing* on their COPO cake.

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I also think that if someone owns a COPO car they could afford the motor.

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This is also *assuming* the owner bought the car in todays market, and has a tidy sum of expendible cash...what about the guy that was lucky enough to buy a COPO car years and years ago when all folks cared about was that it was a Camaro and no one knew any better? He may just have a few thousand dollars in the car over the years, and now someone is doing him a favor and offering the original engine at tens of thousands of dollars?

(no finger pointing intended, just hypothetical)

[427king]

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Not everyone can spend boat loads of cash on over priced car parts being sold these days.

[/ QUOTE ] I wouldnt consider 12K[or 20K for that matter] for THE original rebuilt MN motor to my car "boatloads" of cash, when im asking 275K for it wothout the right motor. Remember there would never be "overpriced parts" if there werent overpriced cars...