'69 Turbo 400 code?

[YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY]

ss427;
Did the trans have the VIN# stamped into the pan rail?
M

[SS427]

No, I went out again Saturday and spent another few hours checking the car over. No VIN # on tranny (which is quite common), had Tonowanda stamp, date and engine prefix on engine but no VIN number on pad in front or by oil filter. ALL dates codes of All components (excluding water pump, fan and radiator) matched car within allowable time spans. A week ago, I also had another historian and documentation expert with me and he concurred.

The car is VERY rough and I found absolutely NO reason or clue that the car was/would be a fake. I have been restoring/documenting cars for twenty five years and to the best of my abilities, this is no fake. Its a moot point as he won't sell and possibly won't restore the car.

This car is also manufactured in New York and delivered on the East Coast and might have some history but that has not been verified yet.

One hell of a find and a neat piece of history only a few can appreciate but not at this time. I can only pray it gets back on the road fully restored because of its rare existence.

[YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY]

SS427;
What kind of hood is on it??
M

[SS427]

It has a stock '69 Impala hood. I have never seen anything different, even on B/M cars. Maybe you didn't know I had been talking "Impala" all this time.......or did they have a special hood on these cars? I have never seen any reference to this before.

I do not however have any reason (yet) to suspect this is a B/M car or anything else for that matter. It's a bench seat/column shift car for one thing and VERY heavy.......

[Mr70]

Is it a convertible too?

[SS427]

Did I say that???? Funny YOU should mention that. Yes it is a convert. That's what makes it so rare. I have never seen or heard of one in twenty five years of collecting and researching these cars. It would be really neat if this had some East Coast history.

Some of you are likely cringing at the thought of driving a boat but this is one rare bird with high performance to boot.

By the way Rick, got your photo copy today, thank you. It is a little different than the one I found. A cold one commin' at ya!

[YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY]

ss427:
I figured you were talking about an impala from your first post when you called it a 'chevrolet', instead of camaro/chevelle/ect....

We knew that the COPO Novas received a 'CY' trans in '68, along with the hi-po Vette's in '69, and various models in '70 after researching what the COPO Novas came with in '70. However, I did not know that an impala could have come with a 'CY' trans in '69. Very interesting car that you found.

I thought that the SS Impalas had different types of hood grilles in the center of the hood, depending on the particular year, (?). I remember seeing a black ss427 convertible from New York City at the PSMCDR a few years ago, it had some amazing wheelhop problems!
Marlin