Another '67 Chevy II L79...Wow! - Page 2

Pusher_Man · #11 04-13-2021, 01:19 AM

From the research I did on these cars before, it is believed all of them were SS cars and had a very rare FQ rear (12 bolt 3.07 open).

Duer’s car is legit and a real gem, to say the least.

But, anybody that would swear on anything of these cars may be crazy.

**67 Nova Boy** · #12 04-13-2021, 01:37 AM

Not all L79's were SS cars. Reggie Jackson had a NON SS White Coupe. No Ideal where it is

now, but might be the 4th of 6 or more?

Dave
67 Nova Boy

Pusher_Man · #13 04-13-2021, 02:23 AM

In my opinion, the only way for a car to be considered for sure one of the approximate 6 would be if it had its born with engine. I believe Duer’s old car is the only one to have both its original engine and POP. As I said in another thread, it is known for there to be more ZI POPs than GM made, with none (I think) having a born with engine to go with them. There were a few of these that were known to have a non-L79 327 original block stamp (ZA I think?). This led some expert(s) to think GM stamped POPs ZI by mistake.

I know this sounds very unusual. Normally, POPs are very reliable, but there is evidence in this case that backs this up. There are other identifiers of a probable true L79 for these cars that I won’t disclose.

Again, in my opinion, could the other cars be true L79s? Yes, they could but without the original engine it could be argued by some that it could be a gamble.

**jeffschevelle** · #14 04-15-2021, 04:00 AM

Isn't the transmission code on the POP a Saginaw? I would have thought a Muncie would be mandatory equipment behind an L79?

cook_dw · #15 04-15-2021, 02:42 PM

Not in 67 on the Chevy II's. There's a few similar configurations that were common on several that have surfaced and even a few that are suspect. All POP info on drivetrain pretty much match. ZI or ZA (suspect) all built around mid to end of June, all 12 bolt FQ - 3.07 open 12-bolt (327 Special Hi-Per)(except the Gold one I think), Saginaw trans, cast iron intakes with q-jet 4 barrels, and large balancer (some questionable ones have a small balancer). That's pretty much all there is to know to a degree outside of some internal data collecting I can't share.

The Turquoise one listed above (Jack Duer car) is hands down the nicest and well restored 67 Chevy II's known especially with born with drivetrain. Its the Chick Renn 68 Z of the 67 Chevy II world IMHO. Congrats to whoever buys it as its a special one indeed. The red one in the other listings is nice as well but there are few things that make me raise an eyebrow but still a great example of a 67 II.

One more thing. Here’s a link to all the cars being sold with a ton more photos.

https://nwhouseofhardtops.com/1967-l79-novas

Pusher_Man · #16 04-18-2021, 02:16 AM

Darrell is correct about the Saginaw. Like I’ve said before, these cars are an amazing conversation starter because of their oddities galore. The only thing I would add is that production did enter July as my car was 07A, which is a week later than the “claimed” red car being the last of the 6. Again, who knows?