68 3916321 Block Value
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68 3916321 Block Value
Inquiring to find out the value / good selling price for a 427 3916321 2 bolt main block? The block is stamped IM, indicating that the block was for a 68 Corvette 427 400 HP with 3X2BC, 4 speed.
Casting date is A18 indicating January 18, 1968.
Block has been tested and is a standard bore, 2 bolt mains.
Thanks
Casting date is A18 indicating January 18, 1968.
Block has been tested and is a standard bore, 2 bolt mains.
Thanks
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agreed, in good shape standard bore $300 - $400
454 blocks are plentiful and cheap, so if someone was going to build a 427 they could....onyl way the 427 could be worth real money if it were to be reunited with the original car
restamping numbers etc, is bogus, a forgery, it is fake...so doesnt really matter that it is indeed a '427'
that being said, dont scrap it either....be good for a street strip car
454 blocks are plentiful and cheap, so if someone was going to build a 427 they could....onyl way the 427 could be worth real money if it were to be reunited with the original car
restamping numbers etc, is bogus, a forgery, it is fake...so doesnt really matter that it is indeed a '427'
that being said, dont scrap it either....be good for a street strip car
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1968 Block T0227IM / 18S413415
This block came out of a 68 Corvette in South Florida, block has been stored for 30 years.
Stamped Engine pad numbers are T0227IM / 18S413415. I doubt that the pad was ever re stamped.
Stamped Engine pad numbers are T0227IM / 18S413415. I doubt that the pad was ever re stamped.
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Do you know where this 68 corvette is?
No I do not know where the car is that goes with the block. I was told that the engine was removed and a race engine was installed for drag racing.
I posted the VIN number, maybe the car is still around and new owner is looking for original block.
No I do not know where the car is that goes with the block. I was told that the engine was removed and a race engine was installed for drag racing.
I posted the VIN number, maybe the car is still around and new owner is looking for original block.
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Someone looking for a period correct block will pay more, but those people aren't all that plentiful.
Melting Slicks
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not worthless, but not worth a ton either, not like it is a 1500 block or something...
I could see $300 - $500
I have some rare, 'original' blocks for Camaros, Corvettes and we have sold some, we never got a ton of money for them...
I could see $300 - $500
I have some rare, 'original' blocks for Camaros, Corvettes and we have sold some, we never got a ton of money for them...
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