Wow, never knew GM did this so far back. The price for the kit must be equivalent to a 59-60 Chevy with a 348 though... But, how many can there really be out there?
The first time i ever saw one on a vintage car, was a 1960 Impala hardtop. This would have been in the late 80's and i was stunned. The car i saw was the the most perfect and the most optioned car i had seen up to that point and it was a 348. This option could be had on engines other than a 348 though. The asking prices of over three grand on those for sale ..... well good luck with that. Nice option to have but that is a **** load of coin.
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1957 Pontiac Pathfinder Deluxe sedan restored 261 six
1974 Chevrolet Caprice Estate wagon low mileage original 400 V-8
Its a nice looking one, I saw one on a 64 impala, a Vernon smith car, it had every option in the book, literally. The oldest I remember was in the 70s on olds and Buick, Pontiac, caprice. Maybe late 60s? I have crs.
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63 Parisienne sport coupe (The Big GTO), black, maroon interior, 409 4 speed; former owner of a 59 El Camino, 63 Corvette SWC, 62 Chev Bel Air SC. 1963- Pontiac top selling car in Canada
Mahone Bay, NS Still not old enough to need an automatic
Wow, never knew GM did this so far back. The price for the kit must be equivalent to a 59-60 Chevy with a 348 though... But, how many can there really be out there?
The trailer queen guys are likely the target. I have a friend with a 57 Star Chief, 15 years ago he paid about $6,000 for a set of very rare factory spoked wheel covers, including restoration. A restored FI unit for a 63 ish vette sells for $15-30,000, a set of rear window stainless for the split window coupe was $3-4,000 back 10 years ago. These may be reasonable, who knows?
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63 Parisienne sport coupe (The Big GTO), black, maroon interior, 409 4 speed; former owner of a 59 El Camino, 63 Corvette SWC, 62 Chev Bel Air SC. 1963- Pontiac top selling car in Canada
Mahone Bay, NS Still not old enough to need an automatic
I guess it is whatever the market will bear. The seller is from Hanover Ontario and his feedback is excellent. I admire people like him that has the foresight to collect and restore unique options for collector cars. He is doing really well with the exchange on the US $ . I try and bring one suitcase full of nos parts to Florida every year and Ebay sell there to take advantage of the currency exchange. I have been told by some purchasers that they would not buy from Canada because of fear of losing the item in shipping and our high Canadian shipping cost.
