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06-02-2010, 03:07 PM
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Another SS is born
A guy in my office sold his car 2 years ago, a 66 Malibu, white with blue int., 283, auto, protecto-plate and all other docs. Nothing special, but a nice, original survivor car in nice shape. He sold it for $9500.
Today he gets an email from the guy that bought it offering it back to him, for $54,000. http://kansascity.craigslist.org/cto/1718844070.html Pics aren't great, but it looks like a quality hot rod build, complete with Chevelle SS badges. I've often heard the phrase "They are more SS's on the road today than Chevy ever built". I guess this is just another nail in that coffin, and another reason I'm glad that we have PHS for our ponchos.
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06-02-2010, 03:12 PM
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So true.
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06-02-2010, 04:20 PM
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looks good!!
phs or not theres probaly more gto's on the road today than built also. besides that chevelle has either a 136 or 138 vin just like the gtos have their 242's so anyone dooped into buying one with ss badges but without a 138 vin kinda has it coming |
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06-02-2010, 04:57 PM
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Ive seen this car in person...very nice...seems to be done right..
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06-02-2010, 05:01 PM
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I wonder if the protecto-plate and the other docs are being sold with it?
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06-02-2010, 05:04 PM
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Bingo...
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06-02-2010, 05:15 PM
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I think it's funny that the guy that he sold it to actually has the audacity to e-mail him wanting to sell it back for a ridiculous price.
I can see that point though, everything is an SS. I kinda look at the other cars more than the clones. There's more Judges, '69 T/As and GTOs than originally built for sure. I went to a Pontiac dust-off back a few years ago in or around Waterford, MI. I had an awesome time there, drooled over everything (figuratively). Anyway, there was a couple '69 T/As there. The problem I had was that I didn't know much about them, other than they were extremely rare. The clone actually looked exactly like the real one there. I figured they were both clones. |
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06-02-2010, 05:26 PM
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Looks nice. In his ad he's not saying it's a clone, but also not saying it's a "real deal" SS. I wonder what he's saying to those asking about it.
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06-02-2010, 10:32 PM
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This "cloning" has been going on a long time. Back in the mid-eighties I used to buy the "Auto Trader" magazines even at times when I wasn't in the market to buy. I swear that 9 out of 10 Novas wore the SS badges in the grille! And some looked ridiculous because the badges were mounted too high or too low. The Z-28 was recreated alot as well.......nothing like a 69 Z-28 with the 307 and Powerglide! I still have some of these magazines kickin' around in the garage, and once in awhile we thumb through them and compare cars and prices. WOW! The pickin's were good. I remember seeing a Hemi Cuda up for sale at $25,000 thinking that was big money! Back then, if you were interested in the car you more than likely made a long distance call, and discussed the car, and if you wanted to see more of it..........had the guy send you pictures (developed) by mail.
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06-02-2010, 10:32 PM
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I don't see where he even mentions that is an SS, but only says it is a Chevelle. Up front if you ask me.
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06-03-2010, 07:16 AM
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If I remember correctly all 1966 Chevelle SS' had factory big blocks and not a 283. 
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06-03-2010, 08:12 AM
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I'm not up on the Chevy lineage, are a Malibu and a Chevelle 2 different animals? If so, would that be the Pontiac equivalent of advertising a GTO that's really a LeMans? or a LeMans that's really a Tempest?
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06-03-2010, 08:51 AM
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i think chevelle 300 would be base model, then malibu were was the fancier of the 2 cars, then accorse for the paticular year of the car in this post would have been
the ss chevelle. i think before 66 it woulda been called malibu ss |
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06-03-2010, 09:06 PM
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FYI
Up through at least 1967 models, Malibu carried the Chevelle nameplate somewhere on the car, don't remember the specifics right off hand, but I think it was on the decklid, and perhaps the dashboard, or steering wheel.
It was the same case senario as the Catalina Ventura of the mid sixties. |
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06-03-2010, 09:13 PM
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I know for sure you could get a small block or even an I-6 in a 64-65 Chevelle SS. |
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06-03-2010, 09:24 PM
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no car with torque thrusts is worth over $15k imho, same for almost all grant steering wheels.
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06-03-2010, 10:22 PM
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06-04-2010, 01:24 AM
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Either way it is kinda weird. I can understand the reasoning behind an SS being ordered with a 6 cyl back in '64 and '65 though. If they could be ordered with the big blocks, the GTO wouldn't have been the original muscle car IMO.
I had an option to buy a '64 Chevelle SS with factory air and that ugly banana yellow color back when I was going to buy the '66 GTO. It was one of 99 built. I really didn't like that car as much as the GTO. I'm still glad I chose it. |
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06-04-2010, 02:19 AM
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I'd expect something more than an OEM bench for $54,000. |
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06-04-2010, 08:32 AM
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