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1968 Chevy Chevelle Pro-touring Car, 385 Sbc 500hp, Automatic Overdrive, Malibu on 2040-cars

Year:1968 Mileage:68000 Color: Blue /
 Black
Location:

Bloomington, Indiana, United States

Bloomington, Indiana, United States
Advertising:
Transmission:Automatic
Body Type:2
Vehicle Title:Clear
Engine:327/385
Fuel Type:Gasoline
For Sale By:Private Seller
Condition:
Used: A vehicle is considered used if it has been registered and issued a title. Used vehicles have had at least one previous owner. The condition of the exterior, interior and engine can vary depending on the vehicle's history. See the seller's listing for full details and description of any imperfections. ...
Year
: 1968
Number of Cylinders: 8
Make: Chevrolet
Model: Chevelle
Trim: malibu
Options: CD Player
Drive Type: 4l60E ( raptor 700)
Power Options: Air Conditioning
Mileage: 68,000
Sub Model: malibu
Exterior Color: Blue
Warranty: Vehicle does NOT have an existing warranty
Interior Color: Black

 This is a very nice 1968 chevelle, My dream was always to buy a 68/69 chevelle and restore it. I started looking and realized i could buy one that was already restored and make it what i wanted for 1/2 the price. well, about 6 months ago i did just that. I bought a 1968 chevelle locally that was a complete original restoration for 15,500.00
I started by buying some custom made wheels ( rear are custom made for the huge offset)  18x8.5 on front and 20x10.5 on back. I didn't want to big as i was going for that pro touring look. They have less than 200 miles on them and they were 2800.00 with tires. It had the stock rebuilt numbers matching 327 that was OK but i wanted more. I enlisted a local shop that build drag car motors to take the motor and build it. They suggested a 385 stoker and that's what i went with.
partial rundown on motor ( every moving part, nut and bolt is brand new) It runs like a raped ape but is very very smooth and gets 20mpg going 65-70 ( 2000-2200 RPM) Shes sporting a Bcool dual fan setup that works off a temp switch also.. very cool keeps it nice and cool wile in traffic
10-5-1 compression ( runs good on 93)
speed pro pistons
scat forged crank
scat forged rods
Pete Jackson gear drive
550/550 lift cam ( choppy but good brakes, streetabilty)
custom aluminum heads 202-160 valves
comp rollers
4150 holley double pumper  ( mechanical )
hooker headers
performer intake
1608 stat
HEI dist
and so on, I spent 3000.00 having motor built ( 1500 miles )

After i had it put in it was obvious the 350 turbo trans wanted NOTHING to do with this motor..
I had a local trans shop build a 4l60E trans with lockup in overdrive with a slightly over stock tci converter ( raptor 700 ) as i wanted to travel with this car with the wife on the power block tour.

The interior was completely redone to original, id say its flawless but pics show its a little dirty but i will clean it up really nice if it sells. body is near flawless with minor rick chips as this is a 10 year old restoration i was told. The paint looks flawless from 10 feet away but close inspection it shows some light sand scratches under hard inspection. Most of the time can only see them under gas station lights at night for some reason.

The car was a frame off restoration, frame is spotless, every bushing and bearing was replaced. all stainless steal brake lines. under body is original and shows original undercoating.

NOT SO GOOD ABOUT HER, when i put the front timing cover on i must have messed up the gasket a bit because it has a ever so slight seep of oil coming out of it,
paint has some BB size rock chips, small paint bubbles ( not rust ) some of the 45 year old chrome is showing age ( door handles comes to mind)   a/c isn't hooked up nor do i have a compressor, heat isn't very good because of the low temp tstat,  i have yet to put new corrected speed o gears  in ( will make speedo accurate )
i need to clean up a few wires the hook. Im going to try to fix the leak, speedo and wiring...
That's about it really
it has a
Over all this car is a sexy stunning car, better for the driver not the show queen. she has her flaws but shes 45 years old but will still hold her own on the steet with any modern muscle car.  Please look over pics very carefully. You more then welcome to inspect car anytime before bidding..

 

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