SuperNovaSS

Hi, I have a 57 Chevrolet FI distributor with part number 1110905. There is a local guy interested in buying it. I am unsure of the value and am curious if anyone can help with a fair price for both of us. I think it is worth quite a bit but I don't want to price it unfairly either. Any input would be greatly appreciated.


Thanks,

Jason

bill connell

jason,

I would think $1,500 for a good, complete, but unrestored distributor, and perhaps $2,000 for a fully restored unit.

I've seen several change hands in this range.

Bill

SuperNovaSS

Bill,

Thank you for the reply. That gives me a good place to start.


Jason

SuperNovaSS

The local guy told me I was crazy. He wanted to buy it for $100 and thought he was overpaying at that much. Either way, now that it is out I plan to post it on Ebay this week along with some other FI parts if anyone is looking.


Thanks,

Jason

MikeM

A little story.

A couple years ago, I was on my way to Carlisle and a buddy gave me a distributor to take with me to try and sell. He said it was a '57 fuelie distributor. There was no tag on it.

I walked around for a couple hours with it conspicuously hanging in my grip. Several people stopped me and wanted to know if it was for sale. I told them I really had no idea what it was but I might sell it and I gave them a space number where I was located.

Anyway, a guy came by later, offered $1100.00 for it and I took it. I did ask him if he knew what he was buying and he assured me he did and sailed off like a june bug tied to a string.

Here's the part that baffled me. The vacuum advance when vacuum was applied would have retarded the timing instead of advancing it. I thought the thing was some kind of truck distributor made to drive a governor.

I don't know to this day if that buyer screwed himself or I got screwed.

wmf62

hmmm.... i thought there was no vacuum advance on FI distributors till 63...

Bill

SuperNovaSS

Thanks for the replies. I agree, the FI distributors had no vacuum advance until 63. I wonder what you had. This is what the 57 1110905 distibutor looks like. The clamp on the ditributor can be loosened and the top portion can be turned to adjust timing.

MikeM

#'s 1110906 and 1110915. The 906 was a '57 distributor and the 915 was '58 and later.

62corvette

Under "complete items" on eBay, a 905 sold for $950, fwiw.

wmf62

Originally Posted by wmf62
hmmm.... i thought there was no vacuum advance on FI distributors till 63...

Bill


Mike
what are you referring to?
Bill

DZAUTO

The 57-60 250hp (275hp for 61) FI engines with a hyd lifter cam FI engine had vac adv.
There was no vac adv for 62 FI engines because they were ONLY solid lifter engines.

Tom Parsons

wmf62

thanks...
Bill

MikeM

I think your question is answered?

wmf62

it was, i never knew that...
Bill

Chuck Gongloff

A hundred bucks?

Who's he trying to kid.

Put it on EBAY and when it sells for 1K +/-, print out the listing and give it to him.

Chuck

DZAUTO

And, while we're on the subject of FI distributors, just in case anyone happens to have an extra 906 and 908 dist, I'd sure be interested in them. I want to combine the two to make a "907".

Tom Parsons

SuperNovaSS

The distributor is now on Ebay. I know this is not a for sale section so it posting the link is inappropriate please feel free to delete it. I just though those following this thread may like to see it.

Link to 1110905 Distributor Auction


Thanks again,


Jason

Chuck Gongloff

I see it's already up to $338.00, and that's more than TRIPLE what you're " local buddy" offered you.

Chuck

Chuck Gongloff

Up to $1,825.00 with several days to go.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/57-Chevy-Fue...07852381608246

Have you told your "buddy" yet?

Chuck

Frankie the Fink

Wow - it's worth almost as much as an original 1962 scissors jack already !