Black L78 1969 SS396 300 Deluxe Post Sedan Found
 

Wow! What a crazy car week this has been. While telling Rick Pauley (RixLS6) how to find a certain 1969 SS396 300 Deluxe Post Sedan for sale.....Rick stumbles on something even better!

I said.... "What could possibly be better?" Rick, says "I found a Real Black SS396 Post Sedan and its an L78 car" In the mean time my phone is ringing off the hook as others are finding out about this car....Fire Spreading Fast.

As I type this, Rick Pauley and Jim Hanke are driving back home with this real Black L78 1969 SS396 300 Deluxe Post Sedan Chevelle on the trailer.

Look for more pictures....and the complete story from Rick in a few days.

Special Thanks go out to Jim Hanke for driving Rick and picking up this Special Chevelle.

Congrats to Rick Pauley (RixLS6) on purchasing his third 1969 Post Sedan and his second SS396 300 Deluxe Post Sedan Chevelle.

Pics.....Obviously a drag car most all it`s life. What a shame for someone to cut open a real SS Hood.

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Check out the &quot;Single&quot; fuel line [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]

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Dan

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Dan,
Im pissed off and happy all at the same time. Being this car was for sale 10 minutes from my house and I never went and looked at it. Im pissed its not in my garage but happy its in someones hands that will completely restore it correctly.. Im definitely looking forward to more pics. Whats the chances that the build sheet is behind the original door panels.

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I got to have a couple cold bud lights to bring me back down. This is awesome!

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&quot;Whats the chances that the build sheet is behind the original door panels.&quot;

Never, say never....but highly doubtful.

Dan

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Congrats!!!

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~ Pete

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Dan,
Was just thinking is there a factory tach in this car!

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Nice find.

10-10, black goes so nicely with black.

Ryan

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I`ll let Rick answer all the questions..... I do not wish to take away his thunder and enthusiasm.

Dan

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Congrats Rick. You'll have fun with this one.

Phil Woj.

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Just got home with the new addition.
If Dan hadn't told me to look at the Detoit Craigslist, I wouldn't have known about this car.
I'll post what pics I took after we first got there and then put her on a trailer.
She's had a harsh drag car life, but what a cool find. It's had at least 4 different colors on it, Black, Yellow, Red, and now blue.
I'll be putting it in my shop tomorrow morning as it's too hard to maneuver my driveway when it's dark out.

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Some more
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Anybody ever hear of &quot;De LaSalle Collegiate Pilots&quot;?
That's what the decal on the back window says.

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Rick,
Theres a private school I beleive here in the Detroit area where the car is from called De LaSalle. Maybe an old parking permit. Thats what it looks like to me.
Mike

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Mike,
Yes it is a parking permit for that school.
What kind of a private school is it? Anything to do with pilot training?

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Rick,

I'll be over early on Sunday, get the coffee and donuts ready..... Lets pull that baby apart and ready for first phase of resto!

Dan

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Rick,
Just what they call there sports teams (pilots) if I remember right.
Mike

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Postsedan</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Rick,

I'll be over early on Sunday, get the coffee and donuts ready..... Lets pull that baby apart and ready for first phase of resto!

Dan </div></div>

Sounds like a plan!

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Rick,

I was able to blow up the RH Side Glass picture, it appears to be original clear glass, I,m sure you will verify tomorrow [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]

Dan

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Great score Rick!

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: chevyman0429</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Rick,
Just what they call there sports teams (pilots) if I remember right.
Mike </div></div>

Ok Mike, thanks
I'm wondering if possibly the first owner may have gone to that school as it's a pretty faded out decal for student parking.

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Rick,

Is that a factory or Ziebart under coating plug I see? Very typical for a Mid-West/Detroit car.

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Dan

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If it was Canadian the plug would be hovering in mid air due to the rusty lack of floor pans.

Ryan

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[img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/haha.gif[/img] There goes that Canadian Witty Humor, EH!....good stuff Ryan [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]

Dan

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Same hovering in New England
Cars too.

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Cool...can't wait for you to tear it down and take it from there!

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I see it looks like a 4 core radiator, I wonder if it's the original Harrison, is it a stick radiator or auto. I did notice it to be a manual car. Also IM dying to know if it's got a factory tach Mike

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Nice find Dan and Rick. Now get the green LS6 done before you start this one Rick!

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Rick,

We will be restoring in chronological order.... '69 comes before '70 [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/headbang.gif[/img]

Dan

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: chevyman0429</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I see it looks like a 4 core radiator, I wonder if it's the original Harrison, is it a stick radiator or auto. I did notice it to be a manual car. Also IM dying to know if it's got a factory tach Mike </div></div>
Car is definitely a factory four speed that was converted to an automatic for racing.
It is an automatic radiator, No factory tach just idiot lights.
Car's only showing 16K on the odometer.

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Notice the boarded up house in the background?
Seemed like about 20 % of the houses in the area were boarded up and about one house every other block was destroyed by fire.

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: wheelhop</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Notice the boarded up house in the background?
Seemed like about 20 % of the houses in the area were boarded up and about one house every other block was destroyed by fire. </div></div> Wheelhop this is typical in the Detroit area. The occupants of Detroit vandalize, burn, and destroy almost anything.. A pretty rough area. I was born and raised there, it's kind to bad it could be very nice.city. A aplace you don't wanna be after dark.

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The neighborhood where this car was photographed was probably beautiful and prosperous 30 years ago. Too bad. The homes actually look nice here. Similar thing going on in some of the hoods near Cleveland. Not as bad as Detroit though.

Woj

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Nice find,another nice original car rescued from the bowels of the city.

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Yeah, that neighborhood does look like it was very nice way back when.
What a shame.

Took a few pics early yesterday when Jim (Wheelhop) brought the car to my shop.
More to come later.
Original drums and rotors still on it.
Looks like a Lakewood rollbar, right?

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I love how crisp the Kansas City trim tags usually are. At least that has been my experience, this one looks great.

Phil W.

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Woj</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I love how crisp the Kansas City trim tags usually are. At least that has been my experience, this one looks great.

Phil W. </div></div>

Yes, except for my shaky old hands blurring it.
I cleaned one of the spiral shocks in the rear, and it has a 69 date with an F41 part number.
I'll check the other shock today when Dan comes over to help me strip the junk off the car.
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Rick, congrats on another SS396 Post Chevelle. You are OFFICIALLY hooked on these cars!!!! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]

Kurt [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/beers.gif[/img]

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I just got home....Rick and I trashed on the Black SS396 300 Deluxe Post Sedan for 5 hours....Hanke joined us after Church, he`s a good boy.

I am confident that this Black 1969 SS396 300 Deluxe Post Sedan rolled of the assembly plant at the Kansas Plant as an L78 375hp, 4 speed (We may never know for certain which 4 speed it was?) with KK 4.10 posi rear end [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]

Before....

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After....

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Mike Sharp,

You can now sleep well at night [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/smile.gif[/img] The emblem was just as I told you [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]

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More pics to come.

Dan

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KK 4.10 Posi rear end....

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Proof of original Black Paint....

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3/8`s fuel line

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Dan

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Thats awesome Dan thanks for that picture, it will help me sleep.Hit the jackpot with that one exspecially with the kk coded rearend huh. Dam I wanns kick myself in the rear for missing out on that one. Keep the pics coming.<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Postsedan</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I just got home....Rick and I trashed on the Black SS396 300 Deluxe Post Sedan for 5 hours....Hanke joined us after Church, he`s a good boy.

I am confident that this Black 1969 SS396 300 Deluxe Post Sedan rolled of the assembly plant at the Kansas Plant as an L78 375hp, 4 speed (We may never know for certain which 4 speed it was?) with KK 4.10 posi rear end [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]

Before....

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After....

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Mike Sharp,

You can now sleep well at night [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/smile.gif[/img] The emblem was just as I told you [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...ps7d13c5b1.jpg

More pics to come.

Dan </div></div>