Apparently the restoration on this 1971 Chevelle SS began in 1994. Unfortunately, the owner passed away and the project has been stalled since. The current seller says the car was in the same family since new when it was purchased from a dealership in Nappanee, Indiana. Still residing in The Hoosier State, the car is currently located in South Bend. It is listed for sale here on eBay with a current bid of $10,600. There are a ton of new parts included with the sale, but there appears to be a lot of work left to do. The seller has the original build sheet, which is a great find! Check out this car and let us know what you think.
The car is a factory 4-speed, which is good news for the value. Here you can see the interior has been stripped so the floors could be exposed. Like the rest of the car, the floors suffer from serious rust issues. The seller says that the passenger side rocker is gone and needs to be replaced along with the front fenders, driver’s door, and floor pan. The trunk needs work too, but it sounds like it is not as bad as the rest. With all that sheet metal being replaced, there won’t be much left of the original car.
There are a ton of new parts included with the sale. Door panels, trim pieces, interior bits, seat covers, and quarter panels. The ad also says there is a new white top with parade boot. By looking at the current state of the car, it is a long way away from being in a parade, but it is a good goal to work toward.
For an unknown reason, the original engine was replaced with a 350 cubic inch V8 when the car was only a year or two old. The original engine and transmission would have really increased the value of this car, but at least the new owner will have a blank slate to power it however they want. What engine/tranny combo would you choose?
Not sure why you take an engine bay picture 6″ from the valve cover and only one of course. Over the years I have noticed some folks just hate their cars and couldn’t care less about it’s upkeep even thou they purchased a convertible SS chevelle. Case in point my neighbor’s kid purchased a brand new Toyota Camry black in color. Over six months and it hasn’t been washed. Beautiful weather here in California, but wash the black car ? ? ? Why buy a black car.
In my experience selling cars, the people who were the most picky about color were the ones who trashed their new car the fastest. No idea why.
The parts with the car might not be a bad deal!! There is nothing in the description of what engine originally came in the car!! A big block car is usually more valuable than one with a small block!! A convertible is even more so!! It’s nice the four speed is there but if it were mine to sell I would do a detailed list of the parts I had!! This way someone knows what there buying!!!
The build sheet says 350 2bbl engine. Seems to a real SS according to the build sheet. Lot of work ahead on this restoration.
Whoops treed!
add shows build sheet and says 350 2bbl vin listed is 136 I thought ss ‘s were 138. and I didn’t think they put base engine in ss.
I believe SS was an option package in 1972 rather than a separate model. The build sheet lists “B22 DR PNL MLDG SS,” which suggests that this is a factory-built SS
Starting in 1969, The Super Sport was no longer an actual model, but became an option on the Malibu, which is a 136 car.
The only way to tell if it left the factory with that option, is by the build sheet.
also with the pic of build sheet the seller has a wad of hundred dollar bills
To me, this car is a blank canvas and will be a true labor of love for the new owner.
Someone with deep pockets will get this
car and maybe do it justice. But as for
me, a restomod would be more in order.
At least the car won’t be headed for the
crusher and young folks will be able to
see this car in its natural habitat–the
street!
I found the pic of the Nada page humorous. Even in Immaculate condition $95,000 seems a little steep for this car. Not that this one will probably ever be worth that kind of money due to the loss of the original drivetrain and overall condition of the car. In my opinion I always thought the NADA prices are a little on the overly optimistic side. Good project for somebody the has the money but alot of work there! Good luck to the buyer!
I see about 1/3 of a car in the pictures. Where’s the rest of it?
Yikes! Don’t know if I have enough years left in life to finish this thing. You know you can put make-up on a pig. But it’s still a pig.