1966 Chevrolet Chevelle

I purchased this Chevelle last fall in hopes of rescuing it and making it a short winter project.Unfortunately, it turned into a bit more than that. The car had been sitting under a carport in Salt Lake City for almost 20 years, untouched. When I saw that it was basically a virgin 66 Chevelle still in possession of it's "Born With" 327 cu. in. 4-barrel and it's original Muncie M-20 and original shifter, I pounced on it.
When I got it home and back to the shop and started working on it, it began to self destruct. Don't let anyone tell you that cars don't decompose even though they are covered and cared for. First the radiator disintegrated, then the hoses, then the fuel pump, then the spark plug wires. After I got all that fixed, I was running it to make sure of no leaks and the heater core grenaded inside the car. Lucky mebut wait, there's more. After the new heater core arrived, I found that the heater boxes were shot, had to replace those too. Oh ya, I almost forgot, when I was letting the car warm up so I could set the dwell and time it, I noticed white smoke coming out of the exhaustcan you say head gasket? When I pulled the exhaust manifolds off, the exhaust pipes crumbledthis day is just gettin better and better.
I pulled the heads and sent them out for a rebuild, while the shop had them, I told them to put hardened seats in them so whoever bought it could run unleaded gas. While the heads were out, I inspected the cylinders to find hardly any ridge at all and the pistons were amazingly free of carbon build up.
Once all the above was completed, the car runs like a top, just fabulous. The interior was originally gold and I replaced it with black so you can paint it whatever color you want now.
Here is what has been replaced on the car as well as what it needs:
Replaced:
RadiatorHeater corePlugs, wires, points, cap and condenserValve job done with hardened seatsFull interior including headlinerNew padding in the seatsNew American Racing Torque Thrust wheelsNew tiresNew rear metal package tray from the back window to the trunkNew lower quarters from the wheelwell back on both sides.New front windshieldBody is 80% doneFull 2 1/4" dual Flowmaster exhaust system front to back.It needs:
The few small areas on the body repaired, there are some minor dings and a small dent.It needs a full trunk pan, I have used replacement parts for the wheel wells.The interior dash needs work, the bezels are worn, the radio is there, but I doubt it works.The gauges and knobs are old and should be replaced.It needs a dash pad.I would replace the bright work around the windshield and back window. It's there, but it's pretty ratty.It needs the window lace.Car is equipped as follows:
Original numbers matching 327 cu. in. 275 hp. V8Original numbers matching Muncie 4-speedOriginal Muncie shifterOriginal drive train throughout.Factory split bench seatBlack vinyl interior including door panels front and back.New cloth headlinerMetal on the floors was solidCar has never been re-painted with the exception of the single coat of primer I put on it to protect it.Here is the vin tag info:
12A 4753
ST 66-13617 KAN 7372 BODY
TR 708 - A T-T PNT
W2LR
Here is the engine ID stamp on the passenger side head: F1116EA "EA" signifies 327 4bbl with 4-speed
This is a great running car! It's also a rather rare car, being a bench with a 4-speed. Even rarer to have it's born with drive train and only 88K on the clock. I've done all the hard stuff, the car is now dependable and drivable. I haven't had it on any long trips, but if fires right up, goes down the road straight and stops as good as can be expected with drum brakes.
I didn't replace the trunk pan because I don't know who's going to buy it. A purest may want a full pan, a hobby guy who wants it for a driver may opt for the cheaper 3-piece pan. So I've left it up to you.
NOTE: The last buyer here on Ebay told me that he ran the vin # on decodethis.com and it showed up as a 283 equipped car. Please undestand that if you use this site, it only reflects what came on the "Base" model vehicle, it will not show any options the car came with such as the 327 or 396 engines. There is NO way to determine what engine actually came with this car by the vin number, run the engine code, compare the cowl tag and compare it to the vin. This car is all matched up and original. If you want a car that you can put some money into and still have a great investment, this is it. All numbers matching, this is NOT a clone.
Here are the terms. Whoever buys the car needs to send me a $500 non-refundable deposit via PayPal within 24hrs. of the end of the auction. The balance is due within the next 24 hrs. via wire transfer into my account. I will set that up for you. There are no warranties with this car expressed or implied. Buyer is responsible for all shipping costs to your destination.
NOTE: If you have questions about the car, please call me on my cell at 801-791-2653 in Utah and I will be happy to discuss the car with you. If you would like to send an inspector to look at the car, I am happy to help with that also.

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