The second generation of the mid-size Chevelle was wrapping up in the 1972 model year. And out of 415,000 built that season (including the El Camino), more than 207,000 were Malibu Sport Coupes, clearly the most popular model and body style. The seller’s car is one of those that came with the basic 307 cubic inch V8. This car is amid a frame-off, rotisserie restoration, but the seller has lost interest and wants to move on to other things. The car has been taken apart and all its components labeled and put into a storage container. Located in Belton, Missouri, this unfinished project is available here on eBay for the Buy It Now price of $9,500 (or you can make an offer).
The photos provided of this possible Plain Jane Malibu show the car as it was before the restoration started and it’s status today. Wearing what may have been Gulf Green paint front the factory, the body was dented and dinged, and the driver’s door replaced, perhaps due to a small fender bender. We don’t know the condition of the interior before the project got underway, but black fabric or vinyl is as good a guess as any. The seller bought the car to restore it to its original state, not convert it into an SS close. Work got to a point and stopped when the seller decided to move on to something else (from the garage here, it looks like there could be no shortage of projects).
Hooked up to a rotisserie (which comes with the sale), the Chevy was stripped down and completely disassembled. The frame has been sandblasted and all its welds were redone. A box kit is present to be installed and the seller will complete the framework if you wish (extra cost?). After the sheet metal was sandblasted and any damages repaired, a two-stage primer was applied. Every part that came off the Chevy has been cataloged, which should make completing the project a lot easier for the next owner.
This car came with a small-block V8 which is mounted now on an engine stand. No mention is made if it has been rebuilt or what the transmission is, but a 2-speed Powerglide would be probable. The seller says he will not part this vehicle out, so you must take the whole shebang. Delivery is possible for an extra fee depending on where the buyer is. Given that the car is in various large and small pieces, shipping alone could be a challenge, so you might want to take the seller up on his offer.
$9500 for a disassembled 307 bench seat Chevelle? Really?
lol really?! Some sap will buy & then brag they got a great deal on auction. Puzzle in a box complete with instructions. Pass.
307’s Came with a Q Jet?
Yeah. What grant said. Maybe $950.
Everybody thinks they have gold. Guess they really dont wanna sell it. Good luck and happy motoring.
Cheers
GPC
The owner of it might have done all that but 9500.00 for a project that requires putting back together, maybe 1000.00, at the very most.
When I was a young stupid kid in high school I had one and did you know that the speedometer numbers end at 120mph the needle will go beyond that and hide in the speedometer and the front end of the car feels like it’s going to lift off the ground and what is normally a 20 minute drive can be done in a lot less time?
I had the lame 100mph speedo in my ’75 Formula got tired of burying so sourced a ’74 160 speedo to put in.
In highschool I had a 71 olds cutless. Took it over a bridge at high speed-120 when I quite looking still going until I hit the crest in the bridge-Swear i was airborn,felt like there was nothing under the front. Scared the u know what out of me. I coasted back to 60.The ,what if i wreck-i,m dead idea hit me.
A lot of people seem to think that just because they have a certain Muscle Car that they should get an arm and a leg for it. Some projects are way overpriced for what an buyer should pay.Good luck in taking on this project especially at the price that was advertised
All the hard work has already been done. Considering that a dynacorn body is north of $15,000, this doesn’t seem too off base on price. It’s a blank slate (and it comes with the $1500 rotisserie tool).