1969 COPO engine

[Pro Stock John]

Keep us posted, very exciting to follow!

[Kurt S]

I think this is probably from Kevin Suydam's car. I sent Kevin an email to his comcast account - no reply.
Btw, the price is more than ZL1 motors have gone for.....

[gregsthe1]

Yes it's listed at a high price to start. But as previously mentioned the price will be less as the seller is motivated. He is 75 now and will never do anything with it, so he genuinely wants to get this to someone who needs it and can appreciate it.

I got on him about the VIN and this weekend he's going to clean the paint off and try to get some good photos of any numbers present. If he can't accomplish it on his own I'll head over there next week to help. Any new info/photos will be added when they become available. And again, if anyone is interested in speaking to him all you have to do is ask!

And thanks for having this conversation with me. I appreciate you guys being open to having a new member discuss some serious stuff.

[gregsthe1]

Oh and I received some more clarity about how the engine came to be in the Vette. I thought I remembered him saying that it was put back in by mistake but I guess the story is the original Vette engine was burning oil so they pulled it and just threw in whatever engine he had lying around. And because the engine in question was a 427 it was thrown in and the Corvette was continued to be driven. The original owner was indifferent, that part was true, and didn't seem to care that a valuable COPO engine had inadvertently been installed when revealed later.

[Pro Stock John]

Maybe a local-ish member like Scuncio could meet up with you guys when you look at the stampings. Not a bad drive for you Tony.

[olredalert]

Originally Posted by Pro Stock John

Maybe a local-ish member like Scuncio could meet up with you guys when you look at the stampings. Not a bad drive for you Tony.

----There would have to be someone closer as Kalamazoo is a long way from Tony and I....Bill S

[Copo_Cartel]

It is very selfish of the block owner and yourself to come to this site and expect to hopefully sell a motor north of 40K but too cheap to support a site for a mere $30. And yes you are trying to sell it here. Btw there are plenty of Buick guys on this site.

[EZ Nova]

I agree with COPO Cartel. BUT if the guy can get $20K for this engine, he's doing good in my books as the new "owner" will surely need to freshen it up.

[gregsthe1]

Tell you what, I'll meet you guys halfway. If the engine sells to someone here I'll personally donate $100 to the site.

I plan on telling him that if someone offers $20k to take it. There's a rebuilt COPO race engine listed on eBay for $50k so I think that's where he came up with the starting price. He knows it's not worth that much and as I said he will most certainly accept much less but first it takes someone who's in need and serious before he'll start negotiating down.

I appreciate all of the comments and concerns as they are warranted. But I'm not interested in doing anything deceitful or malicious so I'm fine with where I stand.

[Pro Stock John]

Have you guys tried removing the paint in that spot?