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1968 Chevelle.....hot Zz4 Engine.....turbo Trans....ps...pb on 2040-cars

US $17,800.00
Year:1968 Mileage:91712
Location:

Athens, Tennessee, United States

Athens, Tennessee, United States
Advertising:

 

SHORT DISCRIPTION: For your consideration I'm selling a good looking 19698Chevelle. The car is powered with a hot ZZ4 create engine from Jegs that cost about $5,000. The transmission is a nice shifting Turbo 350 automatic, the car is power steering and power brakes. The wheels are 15 inch Eagles and the tire decent BF Goodrich. The interior is not brand new, but nice. The exhaust has the real muscle car sound, mufflers by Flow Master. The paints is nice drive and enjoy quality.

VIN: 136378Z164215 and the VIN plate matches the title. I have a hard clear title in hand.

TITLE: Clear Ohio title in hand.

HISTORY: None that I can document.

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The flowing information is long and detailed if you still have interest!

 

WHO YOU ARE BUYING FROM:  My name is Ron Watson and I live in the small town of Athens, TennesseeAthens is called the friendly city”. We are located in the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains in east Tennessee. I am 67 years old and work with my son Keith who is now 41. I am now retired and living my dream restoring, selling and improving classic cars. For 12 years I was an auto mechanics instructor at Tennessee Technology Center here in Athens. I am also a veteran of the US Army; I served as a Chinook helicopter mechanic, crew chief and instructor in the late 60s, I did spend a year in Vietnam.  I’m Southern Baptist faith and proud to be an American.  I’ve been married to the same good woman for 44 years. LIFE IS GOOD IN THE GREEN HILLS OF EAST TENNESSEE!

 

WILL I SELL THE CAR OFF EBAY MOTORS? Yes, I know the most of you are not registered on ebay and use it as a research tool.

 

MY REAL PRICE IS $17,800.That's what it takes to buy the car on or off ebay motor. I have been doing this for a long time and I know the game, I don't play it the same as most and I sell every car I put for sell.

 

PLEASE NO TRADES!!!!!!!!!!!!!   Thank you, but I will not trade, why should I trade when I have a hot selling car, I don't need motor cycles, boats, jewelry or your used false teeth.

 

I DO NOT SHOW CARS ON SUNDAY!!!!! I worship on sunday, I spend time with my family and I rest. I'm doing this because I love it, "I need a day off". I will be happy to show you cars 6 days a week, call in advance to set up a time, "I'm 67 years old and life is more than just cars".

 

Sorry, but I do not do videos. I'm old and don't want to learn and mess with them, I sell my cars anyway. 

 

IS THERE ANY RUST PROBLEMS?    The underside looks good, but not sanded smooth and detailed for show. The frame, supports and bottom panels all look very good to me. The car has THIN under coating so you can see the floors good, I do see rusty color metal. All the floors look original to me.

 

IS THERE ANY ACCIDENT DAMAGE?  None that I can find and the title states none.

 

WHY AM I SELLING THIS CAR?     I’m a retired mechanic/auto-mechanic instructor/was a Army helicopter mechanic and instructor. When I find a truck or car I like for a good price I buy it fix things and resell for a fair profit. I did not restore this car, I just fixed a few things.

 

IS THIS A MATCHING NUMBERS CAR?  No, the engine is a Jegs ZZ4, this is a very good engine, go to Summit Racing or Jegs and read the specs.

 

 PAINT:    Very decent drive and enjoy paint, no runs, it shines good, no big dents, its looks like Daytona yellow that I had on a 1969 Camaro. I see a couple of touched up chips at the rear passengers corner of the hood,  3 or 4 touched up stone chips, 3 or 4 touched up bad places about the size of a pea where the chrome meets the vinyl top. I consider the paint a nice drive and enjoy quality.


VINYL TOP: The top looks good, no cracks and it not dried out, it is not faded, it has no big fat rust bubbles, but it does have a little roughness at the rear behind the window, it could be a little rust or just rough glue.

 

CHROME:      The chrome and bright work is nice, but not all new.

 

INTERIOR:   No smoke smell, the seat covers are good, the carpet good, the door panels good, the headliner good and the dash pad good. The drivers seat edge has a scuff.

 

RADIO: AM/FM CD, its a after market.

  

UNSERSIDE:    Solid, but not painted shinny to put mirrors under at the car show. I think the floor are original.

 

GLASS:    The side glasses roll up and down good and look good, the windshield has no milky places or cracks.

 

ENGINE:    Engine runs very good, it has no knocks or pings. Its a ZZ4 from Jeg, it cost about $5,000, it has aluminum heads and a Holley carburetor.

 

EXHAUST SYSTEM:  Good used condition, full tube headers and Flow Master mufflers for a deep/loud muscle car sound. 

 

TRANSMISSION:   It shifts good with no slip, its a Turbo 350 3 speed automatic.

 

REAR-END:     It has no bearing noises, no growls, its a good highway gearing.

 

BRAKES:  Drums all around and they are power.

 

STEERING:   The cars drives very good, it is power steering.

 

WHEELS AND TIRES:      New eagle wheels, they are 15 inch, the tires are good BF Goodrich with wear left.

 

LIGHTS:     They work, turn signals work, headlights work, tail lights work, brake lights work, dome light not working.

 


 

WIPERS WORK! SPEEDOMETER WORKS


GAUGES: The gas gauge works, the oil-temp-charge are by Summit Racing and in a pod under the dash, the volts reads high. 

 

 

HOW DO THE DOORS AND HOOD OPEN AND CLOSE and panel fit?    I think the doors fit and open very good, the hood and trunk fit good for the year.

 

WOULD I DRIVE THE CAR HOME ON A LONG TRIP: I never recommend driving a old car home, I just test drive them and drive them some around town, but I do think this car would drive anywhere.

 

DID I RESTORE THIS CAR? No!

 

 

 

WHY DON'T I FIX EVERYTHING: It runs the cost up and I have too many projects.

 

 

 TRADES: Please no trades, they never work out and are just to hard!

 

**************I DO NOT SHOW CARS ON SUNDAY AND I'M HARD TO GET ON THE PHONE, PLEASE EMAIL ON SUNDAY!**************

 

 

 

CONTACT INFO: my cell is 423-506-8987, I do not answer when driving, while meeting with people, after about 8:00 PM Eastern Time or on Sunday. Please leave a voice mail and I’ll get back. I do check my emails several times a day.

     cell    423-506-8987     email:  dreamcar@live.com

 

 

PAPERWORK: I know what to do! WE DO NOT HAVE A SHOW ROOM WITH OVERHEAD! We are just a father/son 2 man operation, but we are a Tennessee licensed/bonded car dealer and have sold cars all over the US and exported many.

 

THIS IS NOT AN AUCTION, THIS IS A FIXED PRICE LISTING: I reserve the right to stop the listing at any time and sale the vehicle “come look”.

 

I RESERVE TH RIGHT TO STOP THE LISTING AT ANY TIME. THE CAR IS FOR SALE ON THE LOCAL MARKET.

 

WHERE THE CAR IS LOCATED:  The car is here at my garage in Athens, Tennessee. Athens is in east Tennessee, we are 50 miles south of  Knoxville. Look at a Road Atlas and follow interstate 75 south from Knoxville. I live one mile and one turn from the interstate exit. My zip code is 37303. The closest large airport is Knoxville. Athens does have a good small airport, but has no commercial flights.

 

US OR EXPORT "Nations Auto Transport" is located in the Kansas City area: This is a good company that will handle any type of transport in the US or overseas.

   Call Jim Page....his work number is 816-295-6887 and his email is jpage@shipnat.com

 

MY AREA CODE FOR TRANSPORT: The area code for Athens, Tennessee is 37303. I live 1 mile off a major interstate (I-75) and 35 miles south of interstate 40,  so transport is usually very fast.

 

PAYMENT: I require a $250 deposit for a Buy Now or to hold the car. I will take this by PayPal, but not full payment.

 

         Option 1: Pay the old school way with green face to face.

         Option 2: Pay by check, I will wait till the most checks clear, I have had

                     a fake bank certified check.  I will take a bank cashiers check with lots of

                     identification and advance notice so I can check you out.                                                                

         Option 3: The safest is to let our banks handle it, my bank is a

                           member of the US Federal Reserve, this is called wire

                        transfer. I will not give out my banking information until I get your information.

          

INSPECTIONS: Please come look and be happy. All inspections are required to be done before the end of the listing. I listed this car as I see it as a 67 year old car restorer, please come and judge it for your self. I judge the car to my standards, this may not be yours. Paid inspectors  have to be very critical to cover their back sides. I understand how hard it is to buy a car without looking, but I think you should come look yourself.  I don’t like paid inspectors, I like for the person that is buying to inspect for themselves. I think its fine to send a friend to inspect for you. To make it clear, don’t hit the buy now button and then inspect, come inspect first, I will not stop the listing and wait for a inspector!

 

TRADES: Please no trades!

 

I do not finance cars! If your going to finance, please get pre-approved.

 

BOTTOM LINE:    My price is really $17,800, I am firm and asking more on the local market. The game is not rocket science, ask a price and come down, but I don't like that game. It’s not fun to bargain over the cell phone all day long with people that live 2000 miles away and are not going to buy anyway. My firm price is the Buy Now price. I have sold every car I have ever tried to, so I’m not motivated to be bargained down.

 

 

 

PLEASE!!!!!!   PLEASE!!!!! PLEASE!!!!! Come look at this vehicle.

Please don’t hit the Buy Now button unless your ready to really buy it!

Do your research, call me with questions, read my feed backs, I am ebay verified; this means they say I’m a real person in a real place.

 

I WILL BE VERY HAPPY TO SELL YOU THE VEHICLE WITH-OUT AN INSPECTION; YOU JUST HAVE TO HAVE A LOT OF NERVE AND PLEASE DON’T BE A CRY BABY if you don't come and inspect the car.

 

Read the ME section on the upper right hand part of the listing marked seller info.

 

Thank You,

Ron Watson                  cell: 423-506-8987        email: dreamcar@live.com

 

IS THERE A WARRANTY? No! Come inspect, judge and drive the vehicle all you want to because I do not offer a warranty on classic vehicles. Any descriptions or representations are for identification purposes only and are not to be construed as a warranty of any type, they are the way I see the vehicle. It is the responsibility of the buyer to have thoroughly inspected this vehicle and to have satisfied himself or herself as to the condition and value and to purchase based upon that judgment solely.  This vehicle is being sold as is, where is with no warranty, expressed written or implied. The seller shall not be responsible for the correct description, authenticity, genuineness, or defects herein, and makes no warranty in connection therewith.

 

BUYERS GUIDE:    X   no warranty on classic cars.

 

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