The seller has wrapped this battered Corvette in white, but this is how it actually looks under the plastic wrap. It’s listed on craigslist in Chesterfield, Michigan for $15,000. The frame and body structure are said to be rust free. The vacuum operated panel that hides the wiper seems to be missing. Thanks to Pat L for the find and for the suggestion to only use the green shot. This example of the third generation Corvette could be a very desirable car if it is truly a 427, although less so without the original engine.
Here is how the car looks right now with the wrap on it. It actually doesn’t look too bad, but a real paint job would do wonders.
The interior is all there if a bit battered and torn. With a little work though, it could be used as is.
The engine is a “rebuilt 454 block with all 427 internals” whatever that may mean beyond a nonmatching engine number.
Perhaps the seller is telling us more than he intended too with this picture. Woof! Those are interesting side pipes, though several things seem lacking. And then there’s the hood. It seems unlikely that the white wrapper has turned this project into a silk purse. It will be interesting to see what you have to say about this sad C3.
I’ll take the Shepard
A dog with fleas is still a dog …… no matter what silk purse it’s Wrapped in …..
A 454 is the same bore as the 427, it’s just stroked differently.
So it’s probably got a 427 crank…
Add white letter tires and a generous supply of right foot. What could possibly go wrong. I’ll bet the dog is worth more to the owner than the car.
I’m not much of a Corvette fan but I am a dog lover and especially Shepard’s, have had 2 and they are great dogs. This car is a twinkie in a wrapper for 15K.
Not to steal the conversation but a can’t find out if my impala has a L79. It’s a 67 327 with camel heads. I can’t find it out anywhere. If it’s not a L79 what is it. Please.
To my knowledge, the L79 was never available in an Impala. Only way is to confirm which engine is in the car is the block number & engine suffix on the deck. The double hump heads mean nothing since they came with both 1.94 small valves & 2.02 big valve versions. I had a 67 Impala with a 283 & double hump heads.
I love the Shepard, but the Vette not so much.
@Conivan-unless I am mistaken, no L79 was ever a RPO option in an Impala regardless of the years ’65-’68 when the engine was produced. The RPO L79 was only an option for the Chevy II, Chevelle, Corvette and El Camino models. Other more knowledgeable Barn Find members may very well prove me wrong on this.
Great Dog.
Thats a dog? I thought the guy just had a ugly wife. I either got to get better glasses or ease up on drinking.
I think that the 427 would most likely help to sell the car. Keep the dog for sure. I could never part with my two GSDs.
Gotta have my GSD for sure!! Not much of a car though
Wow…that wrap looks amazing!
Never new there was such a thing as spray on wrap ,silly I think ,it’s a vet it should be fixed up the right way 🤓
454 and 427 blocks are no different. Share the same bore just different stroke. 4.25 bore x 3.76 stroke. You can make any 454 a 427 buy adding a 396/427 crank. However make sure you use the correct flywheel/harmonic balancer as the 454 is externally balanced.
He probably used a 70’s 454 block which is much easier/cheaper to source than an OE 427 block with proper date codes/casting numbers.
If it looks like a POS drives like a POS and sounds like a POS……it’s a POS
O come on now if that the year you like it not a bad deal, we all have seen worse
at that price…………………….
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Nothing like a Vette for going to the Vet. (Well somebody had to say it).
Goin’ to the dogs…woof!
Don’t know about the price, and I really don’t know about the Vette market, but I think I agree with dogwater.
Side question: I’ve always wondered about the “wrap” strategy. Can/do people use it to protect their cars from rust? I’d like to own a Scout or other classic someday, and I live in salty winter, sea-coast Boston. I guess it wouldn’t do much for the undersides and inner fenders, but maybe it helps? Or might it trap moisture underneath the wrap like a bad car cover and actually accelerate the tinworm lifecycle? What about rhinolining the whole thing? Granted, that would be a better fit on a Scout than a Vette!
Hmmmm. Picture of the wrapped car has the wiper door on it. At least this beats the “submarine” 68 from the other day.
“Nothing like a Vette for going to the Vet. (Well somebody had to say it).”
With veterans license plates?? Note: hey guys, If You ARE a veteran and were ever hospitalized or injured you should contact your local veterans service organization. Depending on your state but here in Oregon I qualify for special veterans license plates I never have to renew. Lifetime plates! You can only use them on one vehicle so if like me,, pick which one you like best and will keep. (I Suppose you can transfer to another car). In Oregon this saves me from having to renew my plates every few years. In some states it might save you some serious bucks….
FYI….