427/425

[x77-69z28]

Would be a nice family car!

[crownroyal58]

yes

[tar6569]

PM sent, I run the website Impalas.org and do lots of research on these cars.  Would be a great research tool

[tar6569]

And the partial vin decodes to a 69 fullsize Chevy from the Wilmington plant

[crownroyal58]

additional pics

[crownroyal58]

one more

[68camaroz28]

To costly to restore vs value but agree that would make for a fun ride and conversation piece when at cruise in and old up! I like it! Maybe a type of rat rod, yea!

[ds1]

Why is the intake painted?

[69Z28-RS]

Why is the intake painted?

Cast iron intake....apparently...

[BillOhio]

Looks like the orange flaked off and aluminum on that one runner?

[z28z11]

I believe you're right - paint flaking off of aluminum.

I remember my uncle, a detective with Metro Police, bringing his 427 '69 by the house to show it off in '69. Wish I had taken pictures of it at the time -

A few days afterward, a friend of my sister brought his next car by the house - a '68 SS427 Impala convertible, triple black car (my parents had a '68 327 Impala Custom Coupe at the time). I can still remember that one in my "Cars I Wish I Could Have Had" list.
Those were the days -

Regards,
Steve

[KurtS]

I think it still has value and is worth restoring.
Notice it's a 2-tone car - champagne and burnished brown.

[Sauron327]

That's worth yanking the frame, replacing the bent sheetmetal and running it as is, provided the motor is good. Easy job. Where are you going to find a 4 door 427/425? You don't have to do a rotisserie resto for the car to have value. We've started cars that have sat outside untouched for thirty years.

[bcmiller]

Any hints that it was a law enforcement car? Could also have been a sheriffs personal car, based on the color(s). 

Engine may be in questionable condition. Sitting with the hood down and engine compartment enclosed would help preserve things a lot better - compared to how it has been sitting since the accident. It may be perfectly fine, but don't bank on it.

[crownroyal58]

Thanks for all the input and info about this car, i could share more about it but one of the members here went out of his way to locate it in an attempt to purchase even though i had interest in it. I learned from this that i should  not  be so revealing with the info about future finds. In the event that i wind up with it i plan to do a simple restoring just because i think it would be cool to have.