What is the value of a 1967 L79 Chevy II...

[cook_dw]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: 67 Nova Boy</div><div class="ubbcode-body">What don't you agree with?

Dave
67 Nova Boy </div></div>

I think he was referring to the post from the other board..

Thanks for all the info guys.

[novadude]

I'd really love to hear the definitive answer on WHY these 6 cars were built. Also, why did they use the Q-jet and Iron intake when the Vette and Chevelle L-79 still used the Holley in '67?

It's a huge mystery to me as to why they'd produce this handful of cars at the end of a model year when the '68 Chevy II was going to be an all-new design. Especially when you consider that the '67 Chevy II 327 L-79 had several unique features (block, oil pump, pan, windage tray, intake, carb, etc) that made it completely different from other L-79s being produced that year. It wasn't like they could just stab in an L-79 destined for a Vette or Chevelle. I've heard several theories and none make sense to me.

[67 Nova Boy]

Yes....I agree too!

Dave
67 Nova Boy

[cook_dw]

Doing a little searching this morning and ran across the L79 registry.. Its shows 3 67 Chevy II's that are registered.

National L79 Registry

One can assume at this point that the Jack Duer car is one of the ones on the list. But where are the other 2?



I venture to say this is not one of them.






NOTE: This is not the car I originally was asking value about..

[67 Nova Boy]

Yes...this is one of the two that are known with Docs. This is Dan Millers 67 Nova L79

Dave
67 Nova Boy

[YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY]

That's one of 'em, Dan's car is a really good one.

[cook_dw]

Ok which are these then?

1967 Chevy II Spec. High Perf., A.I.R., A/C ZG *
1967 Chevy II Spec. High Perf. ZI *
1967 Chevy II Spec. High Perf., A/C ZJ *


* Only 6 Chevy IIs are reported to have been built according to Chevrolet accumulative production totals

Their website is a little misleading. It shows 3 that they are saying are L79's but then when you CLICK HERE

It shows this car

[300deluxeL79]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: cook_dw</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I posted this same thread on another site and this is one of the replies I received. Is this correct?

<span style="font-weight: bold"><span style="font-style: italic">There were no production L-79's made in 1967 they were all built as COPO's to replace cars that had already given their lives in the line of duty so that those racers in NHRA's SS class could continue to campaign their Chevy II's.

Even Da Grump (who wrecked his '66 L-79 match racing and bought two '67 L-79 cars to replace it with one being held in reserve as a spare) where well aware of the up coming 1968 Nova SS 396 car and had prototypes to look at in 1967).

Chevrolet intentionally banned all L-79 orders to promote their new for 1967 SS 350 Camaros or the equally new 302 Z/28 as race cars they wanted on the track for people to see on Sunday (so that come Monday the public would clammer to buy one on Monday).

Any 1967 L-79 car you find will have been originally in the possession of a successful or at least famous SS class drag racer who had probably campaigned it that race season (which can add to the value of the car).

Chevy sold some of these cars as a body in white with the power train on a pallet shipped with the body. Any &quot;barn Find&quot; of a complete, virgin stock car is going to be immediately suspect. This is one rare car that has been well documented as to it's origins and it's scarci</span>ty.</span> </div></div>

wow! where do these guys come up with this crap. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/bs.gif[/img]

[JayR]

Wow! Another 1967 L79 comes out of the woodwork. I got an e-mail from Jack Duer a few months ago and he's sold his car to Dan Miller, so Dan now has two 1967 L79s. Both these cars are POP documented. Jack's car also had additional factory paperwork.

A few years ago, another 1967 L79 surfaced in Oklahoma City. The POP and original delivery sheet were still with the car. Unfortunately, the engine is gone, but the original 4 speed tranny and rearend remain. Body build date is 06D and the POP shows a suffix code with a mid June date and ZI engine.

It's hard to believe that if only six of these cars were built, up to four are still in existence. In my discussions with Jack Duer, he thinks the GM production figures may be incorrect and more than six were built. Interesting possibility.

Incidentally, the question comes up from time to time about 1967 L79s built in Canada. GM Canada informed me a number of years ago that they didn't build any 1967 Chevy II or Acadian L79s.

Bob
Canadian L79 Registry

[GaryC]

This is a really great post guys and very informative. I don't really know anything about these cars at all except what I'm reading here so far. I can remember first reading about the L79 back around 74-75 but was thinking I couldn't have one of those could I? I bought this 66 in the late 80's, see pic below, and I did get a little bit of history on it the short period of time I owned it. This car had no SS emblems on it anywhere inside or out. It was a 4 speed car, but had a manual shift T350 in it with 4 speed pedals still hanging in it, and had a 12 bolt posi rear with 4.56's. and the info I got from PO was it had the original 327 in it, however it had some mods done to it before I acquired it. How much of the engine was still original I couldn't say but it had a 30-30 cam, GM aluminum intake and a Holley 650 double pumper.

If this car wasn't an SS then what was it? The 12 bolt threw me until I remembered a friend of mine that had a 67 SS in our Air Force days at Dover AFB had to yank his 12 bolt out when he twisted the passenger side tube and cocked the wheel flange. He temped in a Camaro rear and it was actually wider than the Chevy II rear, so I at least think the rear was original to my 66. Was it possible to get a hi-po Chevy II this way or was it suppose to be an SS? I've always been curious about this car and still kick my self for getting rid of it. It sure was a beast and a fun to drive car.

If this wasn't an L79 then what was it really? I am really curious.