[thews]

64 Lemans convertible NR in CA at $780. Car was donated to charity. Body looks solid and it has what appears to be the original engine... no interior.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/30475935050...Bk9SR8qb7vOvYQ

[maxepr]

I'll probably do word of mouth first then maybe Hemmings.

[71GP76TA]

Originally Posted by thews

64 Lemans convertible NR in CA at $780. Car was donated to charity. Body looks solid and it has what appears to be the original engine... no interior.

That place gets a few cool cars donated to them now and then. I have them bookmarked on my ebay saved sellers.

[keith k]

Originally Posted by thews

64 Lemans convertible NR in CA at $780. Car was donated to charity. Body looks solid and it has what appears to be the original engine... no interior.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/30475935050...Bk9SR8qb7vOvYQ

Originally Aqua, but given a pretty extensive color change to red at some point in its life.

[tom s]

pretty close to me if anyone wants me to look at it for them.Tom

[Baron Von Zeppelin]

That 64 Vert looks really really solid.
They should get some decent coin outta that.

Driver door glass is soft ray , vent window is clear. Pass door both are clear.
Would assume the quarter glasses are missing.
Trunk lid is worth 1-2k if its Cali-Clean along back edge in and out.

Some dead 64-65 GT0 Verts out there that would love to have that body.

[thews]

71 Formula 455 no engine/transmission and a trashed interior at $1K NR in Nebraska. Gotta read between the lines on a car like this because a restoration shop is selling it. If they're selling it, then it's probably not worth restoring. The fact that this car was originally a 455 car really means nothing unless you put a correct block code engine in there, even though it's not the numbers matching one. I did this with my 69 Firebird 350HO 4-speed convertible. Seached for years and finally found a complete "WN" engine. Before I found the engine, I bought a WN bare block. When I'm done with the car the only numbers that will be incorrect will be the serial number on the block... it's the best i can do. The car is rumored to be one of 12 350 HO convertibles, so it was worth the search, but that was 10 years ago when there were more parts to be found. An original number correct engine for this car would cost a lot, like $10K+ carb to pan. Without the original engine, the difference in value between any 71 Firebird in good shape vs. this one with a generic 455 engine wouldn't matter much. That rust hole on the side tells me a lot about how deep it is.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/31430834027...Bk9SR7rLy9mxYQ

[Baron Von Zeppelin]

Formula 455 is a rare Bird, especially Blk/Blk and loaded.
But that isn't the 455HO roundport engine option, its the general 455 with Dport heads.

First sentence says clean clear title.
Paragraph later it says Bill of Sale only.
That's a heavy conflict of terminology.

There was one for sale on here by a member, it might still be for sale.

[thews]

68 Firebird 350 with what looks like a 4-speed in Pennsylvania at $8.5K BIN. Says number matching, but the heads look like 94 which is a 1971 headcast. Block looks like a YM, but I can't tell for sure? If is is a 68 YM, that would be a 350HO block.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/19554924847...Bk9SR5L16_WxYQ

[Shiny]

Buried in the description: "The letter code stamped on the head on the front of the engine is YU."

No YU in 68 per Wallace site.

What heads were on a 71 YU 350? 69 YU?

They are 11 on my 70 YU.

[thews]

68 400 4-Speed shell at $1700 BIN in SC. Rusted, but claims to have a clear title. Curious about the colors it came with. Body is off the frame. No engine/trans.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/37443666309...Bk9SR5qlwfmxYQ

[Baron Von Zeppelin]

Originally Posted by Shiny

Buried in the description: "The letter code stamped on the head on the front of the engine is YU."

No YU in 68 per Wallace site.

What heads were on a 71 YU 350? 69 YU?

They are 11 on my 70 YU.

94 heads would be inline for 1971 numbering, considering the good 400 heads were #96 that year. And I don't feel like doing the legwork to verify
These 94 heads dont have outer bolt holes for the headers like a 68 head would.

Sometimes when VIN on the title matches the VIN on the car , they think that means numbers matching.

[Shiny]

Originally Posted by Baron Von Zeppelin

94 heads would be inline for 1971 numbering, considering the good 400 heads were #96 that year. And I don't feel like doing the legwork to verify
These 94 heads dont have outer bolt holes for the headers like a 68 head would.

Sometimes when VIN on the title matches the VIN on the car , they think that means numbers matching.

Tnx! I know thews has a couple 350HOs and they are uniquely cool to me too so it caught my attention. Seems this FB has a 71 350, possibly with original heads.

[thews]

73 Formula auto Firebid in SC at $13K BIN OBO. Has a NOM 1973 YC 455 engine that runs. Cool car, but the rust could be a bigger issue than I could guess based on the pictures. Seller states there's rust under the vinyl top. If this is the car you want it's not priced too bad.... maybe make an offer. Personally, I'd rather start with CA or Nevada rust free base body and build what you want if there was a lot of metal work required. Underside doesn't look too bad, but I'm not sure where the rust hides on these cars. It's what I'm going to do with my 80 Trans AM WS6. I have a T/A 72 nose and hood, so it'll look like I want from the front. From the rear it will look like an 80 T/A, but I really like the taillights on the 80-81. It has T-Tops, which is a big give away from the front view, but i don't care.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/22533915454...Bk9SR-qjrK2yYQ

[Baron Von Zeppelin]

Originally Posted by thews

68 400 4-Speed shell at $1700 BIN in SC. Rusted, but claims to have a clear title. Curious about the colors it came with. Body is off the frame. No engine/trans.

Flambeau Burgundy ! Super Color
with black vinyl top

It is in the date range to have highly special potential.
No way to know or distinguish that without PHS

It has been ended , so either someone saw the potential , ran PHS , got lucky , and bought it !

Or someone notified the seller and alerted him to the fact, and he ended the listing until he could verify if it might have been a RamAir DeuceBird.

(insert suspenseful and dramatic music here)

[thews]

Originally Posted by Baron Von Zeppelin

Flambeau Burgundy ! Super Color
with black vinyl top

It is in the date range to have highly special potential.
No way to know or distinguish that without PHS

It has been ended , so either someone saw the potential , ran PHS , got lucky , and bought it !

Or someone notified the seller and alerted him to the fact, and he ended the listing until he could verify if it might have been a RamAir DeuceBird.

(insert suspenseful and dramatic music here)

It didn't sell the first time for $2500 and didn't sell again for $1700. You could probably ping the guy and make him an offer. Cool color. Here's one with a white top.

[thews]

68 Pontiac Firebird that isn't finished for $80K BIN OBO. Claims to have $120K invested. I appreciate the work that went into this, but I really think it's too much. When I watched the Jay Lenno Youtube clip with a 68 Firebird Sprint convertible, he mentioned driving cars that were over-powered being uncomfortable to drive and the Sprint 6 handled very well. This is 2012 580 HP engine. The car has suspension and brake mods, so maybe it could be a stable driver?

https://www.ebay.com/itm/20420997102...Bk9SR8SjoMWyYQ



Lenno Youtube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5gW...Leno%27sGarage

[thews]

68 Firebird NR in Alabama at $3K NR. Looks rusty.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/16587566767...Bk9SR8SjoMWyYQ

[keith k]

Originally Posted by thews

71 Formula 455 no engine/transmission and a trashed interior at $1K NR in Nebraska. Gotta read between the lines on a car like this because a restoration shop is selling it. If they're selling it, then it's probably not worth restoring. The fact that this car was originally a 455 car really means nothing unless you put a correct block code engine in there, even though it's not the numbers matching one. I did this with my 69 Firebird 350HO 4-speed convertible. Seached for years and finally found a complete "WN" engine. Before I found the engine, I bought a WN bare block. When I'm done with the car the only numbers that will be incorrect will be the serial number on the block... it's the best i can do. The car is rumored to be one of 12 350 HO convertibles, so it was worth the search, but that was 10 years ago when there were more parts to be found. An original number correct engine for this car would cost a lot, like $10K+ carb to pan. Without the original engine, the difference in value between any 71 Firebird in good shape vs. this one with a generic 455 engine wouldn't matter much. That rust hole on the side tells me a lot about how deep it is.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/31430834027...Bk9SR7rLy9mxYQ

Wow ... that was one sweet car when it was new.

[Baron Von Zeppelin]

Originally Posted by thews

68 Pontiac Firebird that isn't finished for $80K BIN OBO. Claims to have $120K invested.

The front of that engine looks like the inside of a clock ! dang

He laid a bundle of dough into it from firewall - forward.
I hope he isn't in trouble at home