Reader John K has something sweet stashed away in storage! This one owner Chevelle Malibu Sport Coupe has been in storage since 1980 and looks to be in great shape. With a good tune-up and some fresh tires, you should be able to put it back on the road where it belongs. If you’d love to have it or have any questions for John, be sure to contact him via the form below!
Asking Price: $27,000
Location: Pottsville, Pennsylvania
Title Status: Clean
VIN: 136177B169441
Seller’s Description: This is a 1 owner, all original Chevelle. It still has the Dealer Sales Slip, Chevelle Owners Manual, Chevrolet Metal Warranty Card. The body is accident-free, engine rebuilt in 1978. It was put in storage 1980. Shifted storage in 1988 and was reupholstered and repainted at the time of the move. Shifted storage again in 1996. Strictly stock, no modifications. Vehicle in climate controlled storage since 1980. The present storage location is in Pottsville, Pennsylvania.
Body Condition: Very good condition. Only minimal rust lower right corner rear window, rest of body and frame rust free. Only exposed to one winter of snow (1979) since new. Black upholstery, seats headliner and carpeting. Paint 2K maroon. Emblems removed when repainted original emblems with the vehicle, stored in the glovebox. Paint on the lower half of left rear fender scratched going into last storage garage, the Lower half of fender is primered.
Mechanical Condition: The engine in good running condition. Started 18 July 2018. Unable to drive out of storage garage but transmission and brakes should be good. A few routine checks and she should be good to drive away.
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Now that brings back some memories, my first new car was a 67 Malibu. 283, 3 on the tree, Emerald Turquois. One great car, just wish I still had it. Unfortunately my ‘then’ BIL got caught in the middle of a 3 car and it was totaled.
Are regular Mailbus really worth that much now?
It’s the Barrett-Jackson Effect again. That driver-quality, regularly-driven, well-optioned runner he saw on TV sold for that, so clearly this one is worth that much.
You can buy a nice basic SS for that kind of money. It’s worth closer to $17,000 than $27,000
You can get a rough or shoddily repaired turn key SS in the mid-20’s, something nice will be in the mid-30’s.
Steve R
Wow! 27K? Seems high but its definitely a nice car. Good luck!
Nice car. My dad had a marine blue 67 4 door.
I think the price is ambitious. It is a nice car but nothing particularly special. Needs the 4 speed to attract that kind on attention. I’d like the 3 on the tree, thanks!!
Ummm, the car was driven for 8 years (including one winter) and it needed an engine rebuild? No mention of the car’s mileage. Strictly stock. Well, except for the seat upholstery. Glad he didn’t say original.
“Unable to drive out of storage garage but transmission and brakes should be good” because storage was block…the engine wouldn’t start…the trans wouldn’t go into gear?
My favorite year for Chevelles but I just don’t feel the love.
Seats caught my attention too.
Agreed that it is priced like a SS. Good Luck 😉.
I have this same car,Bolero red, beefy350/350..not as,
original..,or clean, but with BF ta’s Centerline wheels,In 1989 I had it about
80% rebuilt/done,just good driver quality,and it still draws a crowd.!
I drove it daily for 10+ years..,putting another 100,000 mi
on it,making for a total of 300,000 total mi..!,Iam 3rd owner,then I moved to Ohio in 1998,I only get it out once or twice a year,it still runs great and drives,but still,
needs a lot of TLC…,and I think,I would have trouble getting $12G..?
I see mostly stripped out shells,that people are selling for $8G,and have to wonder..?But it {my Malibu} and this car are both perfect clone potential,and just for that reason,can sometimes bring more money,from the right person.This looks like a very nice original,but I see about $15-16G not $27,500….unless it was totally restored/upgraded,and done to a very high standard.
No way at $27k-half that would be tops!.
A bone stock auto that was built on the cheap woth none of SS qualities and unknown capabilities of engine and tranny, no way $27K auto.
Yet it may well sell for more; If I had it I would ask no more than $26,990 opening bid.
This year was when Chevelle started getting fat and street stockers were never as fast as today’s myth builders promote them; Goats smoked them, but we’re a
low dollar buyers entrance to being coolS.
A cheap solid shell can be redone with readily available new replacement parts at a lower price.
While today’s term for collectible has seemingly gone into bonkersland, as a collectible this auto stretches the term mightily.
I don’t know about that price, but more important to me, being a “keep it as original as possible” guy, is that it finds a good home where it’s not all jig rigged into yet another silly hot rod. We’ve too many of those, and I always walk right past them at car shows.
One or two more things. IIRC the auto in this behind the 283 was a powerglide, you had to go bigger to get the TH350 or go manual (which I did). I can tell you from first hand experience, behind the front and rear wheel wells along with the base of the back window were prone to rusting.
Loved the 283, good solid little small block. When I got out of the Army, driving home over 1K miles, I still averaged around 20mpg and that was pushing 100 or better most of the way (did I admit that?). Too bad due to the EPA and government, they can’t build cars like that today.
I will say I bought mine new, and paid less than 10% of the asking price (now that’s inflation).
No turbo 350 until ’69. Turbo 400 was available in the SS396 in ’67.
Does he want to sell the Fairmont/Zephyr parked next to it?
I’ve noticed almost all the BFExclusives are grossly overpriced…..
Buy one done for that kind of money
I’d go to Pottsville to visit the Yuengling brewery but would probably skip looking at this overpriced plain-janer.
That trailer hitch should be a clue for any prospective buyer to ask some very specific questions regarding what the car pulled and how often.
Obviously at 27k it’s not for sale
…..never get what he is asking …. pie in the sky
Nice car love the maroon on this I used to hate maroon but years later I like it on some cars.
Love 67 Chevelles, but asking price for Grandpa car is about $ 12,000 too much and that is being very generous.