It's the Six Pack setup that makes it valuable..the
engine itself is no big deal, you'd be better off to
sell the intake and carbs seperate. Matter of fact, I
wouldn't mind having that intake myself, what would
you take for it? I already have a 440 to put it on.
--- danny owen <dannobowen@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> At 03:47 AM 6/11/02, you wrote:
> >Running 440's, especially those of '68-'70 vintage,
> bring upwards of $600
> >up in Michigan. Guys will pay $800-$1000 for a
> '68-'70 car just to get
> >the motor. I bought my '68 for $800 out from under
> a racer who just
> >wanted the 440 for a drag car (and I'm a tightwad),
> only because the widow
> >didn't want to see her late husband's 44,000 mile
> car cut up. The racer
> >was willing to pay more.
> >Steve,
> Last year, I had a 1966 Imperial 4 door hardtop with
> the 440. It was not a
> running car but the motor turned freely.
> A guy called me, unsolicited, and wanted to know
> what I needed out of it.
> He already had a 2 door hardtop and a LeBaron and
> wanted to round out his
> stable.
> This guy was from somewhere close to one of the
> great lakes. I live in
> Tennessee. I told him $1,000 would buy it.
> He set a date and he and a couple of buddies of his
> came down with a
> trailer, paid cash and hauled it back to Michigan.
> Turns out, through another contact, that he got it
> running and sold the
> motor and transmission out of it, ,then sold the
> body separately. I suspect
> it ended up as a demo derby car. These guys like the
> Imperial body and
> frame but prefer the small block Chevy motor for
> derby demo cars.
> The thing that upset me was that he lied to me about
> his intentions.
> I have a 440 out of a pulling truck. The right side
> engine mounting points
> are broken off. I suspect this engine was chained
> down after that to
> contain the torque.
> This engine has a 6 pack set-up on it, is bored .30
> over, has crane (? not
> sure of the brand name) adjustable rocker arms, has
> for real with the right
> number connecting rods. I have offered it around
> here for $1,200.00.
> It's a stump puller engine, but needs to have a new
> block that has to be
> bored .30 over.
> Is this overpriced or not? Who'se to say?
> That's what it will take to buy it, as I an sell the
> parts for more than
> that and let the bare block got to the scrap dealer.
> ]
> Danno
> Danno
>
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