Anybody missing an LS6 Engine??? TO316CRV

JOESTOYBOX · #1 05-14-2008, 08:48 PM

Over the weekend I stopped at a local body shop that I knew had some old car parts. I went in there and I talked to the owner and he showed me some of the parts he had, and an engine. He claimed that he picked it up in 1971 from Ed Fanning Chevrolet on Route 31 in Aurora. This was the original motor pulled out because it had a wrist pin noise. He then replaced the pistons and rods and ran it in his 69 Camaro at Oswego drag way till 73. Then he pulled the motor out and it has been sitting in his shop since then. Would like to find the car that it belongs to. He thought it was a convertible, which is what the parts manager Phil? told him in 1971. The VIN number on the block is 10R2202XX. I left the last two digits off; if someone has the car they may not even know it’s an LS6.

JOESTOYBOX · #2 05-14-2008, 08:54 PM

another shot

JOESTOYBOX · #3 05-14-2008, 08:56 PM

3rd shot

JOESTOYBOX · #4 05-14-2008, 08:56 PM

4th shot

**rich p** · #5 05-14-2008, 10:07 PM

Yeh Three owners !!! LOL

**Bill Pritchard** · #6 05-15-2008, 07:53 AM

Hoo boy

I know there was a guy from the Aurora area who was either a user on this site or the Chevelle site, who owns a 70 LS6 (not a convertible) that his father bought at Ed Fanning Chevy in the very early 70's. I know I traded either emails or PM's with him a year or two ago....of course I don't have any of the messages any more, and I can't remember either his name or his user name

Although I wouldn't swear to it, I seem to recall that it had a replacement engine from Fanning's service dept. A real long shot here, but perhaps someone else has better recollection than I do (probaly anyone else has better recollection than I do

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I also know Phil who worked in the Parts Dept. back then (although he wasn't the Parts Manager) but I seriously doubt that he would be able to shed much light on the matter

lwkitt427 · #7 05-15-2008, 07:57 AM

BOY THIS WOULD BE REAL COOL TO PUT THE ORGINAL ENGINE WITHT HE ORGINAL CAR. AND A REAL SWEET DEAL IF IT TRUNED OUT TO BE A LS 6 CONVT. I WILL BE WATCHING TO SEE WHAT COMES ABOUT

**Mr70** · #8 05-16-2008, 12:56 AM

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He thought it was a convertible, which is what the parts manager Phil? told him in 1971.

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Is it indeed an LS-6 Convertible then?
Cool follow up.

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