ZL-1 Engine Collection

[L78man]

Have my ZL-1 (3) Engine collection that I wanted to give members here a first shot before going on eBay this weekend. Reserve at Mecum was $105,000 for the Trio. I have receipts for all engine work. Here is the link: http://www.mecumauction.com/auctions/lot_detail.html?LOT_ID=SC0506-37175

John O.

[71-LS6]

Alright already, you're killing me! If had the cash.......

[COPO]

Not to state the obvious, but I would bet they may bring more and sell quicker if broken up into three transactions. That's a lot of horsepower!

[L78man]

Separating the package is open for discussion........ Maybe someone can give me an idea which is worth more: the Yenko block, or the original 69 dated block?

[SuperNovaSS]

I always thought the original block would be worth significantly more, but some of the recent sales for bare blocks and partial engines makes me think differently.


Jason

[Jeff Murphy]

John,

In the Mecum write up it says that the 69 block was thought to have come from #38 but was later determined not to have. Did it belong to one of the 69 cars or is it a replacement block?

[COPO]

I think the original '69 block would be worth a fair amount more.

[L78man]

Jeff:
I can't verify, but I believe that this block was an over-the-counter block and not assigned to any one of the specific 69 built cars.
John O.