I was in to see my good friend who owns an engine machine shop-he has a 396 engine-complete with exhaust manifolds -brackets etc no carb- date code is B8 (feb 68)and partial vin with ET stamping -I know this would be correct for a 68 chevelle with auto-does the Beaumont use the same suffix?He was told by the former owner it was out of a Beaumont-it needs total rebuilt-but he is wanting to sell it as is-or rebuild for a new owner-any idea on value?I told him $1,500-$2,000 as is-
I concur that Beaumonts & Chevelles used the same ET code Tonawanda-built 396. If it needs a total rebuild it should not be a problem, so long as you don't have to sleeve any cylinders. It sounds good that the block hasn't been decked (as in the code / stamp is still readable).
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67 Chevelle Malibu Sport Coupe, Oshawa-built 250 PG never disturbed.
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