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

[cook_dw]

Just at the title states and that includes original born with drivetrain & p-o-p (& yes EVERYTHING checks out). Value of the car once restored.

[1969L78Nova]

I believe they only made 6 of them...Only 2 are known to exist today.
They both have orange intake manifolds (cast iron) and
open-element air cleaners.

[cook_dw]

6

[1969L78Nova]

DW...You got the correct number before I had a chance to edit...You obviously know how rare these beauties are...Good luck with this venture.

[tom406]

My .02. Given that a couple of '66s have gotten into six figures lately, I see no reason why this car wouldn't get there as well, $100-125K assuming the resto is no-excuses and that the provenance is bulletproof. The fact that its such a unicorn presents its own set of challenges, mostly around the fact that since they're so rare many buyers may never get past the feeling that they're being played and won't believe the proof regardless of how compelling you think it is, and the fact that while many guys remember and lusted after '66 L79s, few people even know about the '67's and therefore have never thought about owning one. So you're left a bit to the whims of how many true early Nova enthusiast/geeks have money in their pockets when you go to market, especially if its not an SS and/or outfitted in traditional musclecar colors.

On the plus side, it does appear that there are a couple of significant collections being put together with really deep pockets, and they might be willing to step up for this "unicorn".

Given the right buyers, it could certainly sell for significantly more than a '66, but I personally wouldn't count on it.

[cook_dw]

Yes I understand the issue with people not believing what it is; especially with the way restampings & counterfeiting that has gone on just in the Camaro world. But this car was sold new in Nashville & has stayed within just a few miles of me all of its life. Current owner bought the car just because he wanted a 67 SS and later found the pop in the glovebox. Needless to say its one of those barn find kinda stories because it was literally in a chicken coop for the majority of the late 70s & 80s. Just to set the story even more; the car had the ole pot leaf on each side of the quarter panels. Unfortunately no pictures of this but I did view it with my own eyes. Previous owner went to jail then had his brother sell the car to its current owner. Needless to say with the life this car has had it is a wonder all of its parts were still there.

Marina Blue with blk vinyl top & blk interior
ZI engine w/ cast iron intake & Qjet carb, saginaw trans & FQ rear. Build date is 06B

[67 Nova Boy]

Here's one...they were built at the end of the run for some silly reason. May/June build time of {6} 1967 Nova L-79/327/325 HP

Dave
67 Nova Boy

[cook_dw]

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>

[novadude]

<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>

I don't buy this. With the Q-jet and cast intake, this car wouldn't qualify to run as a &quot;1966 L-79&quot;, and they didn't make enough of them to qualify for any NHRA stock class (and GM would have rather had the big name racers in Camaros anyway).

[WILMASBOYL78]

As soon as I saw that response I knew where it came from...simply disregard it [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/bs.gif[/img]...the authenticity and originality of the existing cars is well known.

wilma