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
'64 Parisienne CS "barn find" - last on the road in '86 ... Owner Protection Plan booklet, original paint, original near-mint aqua interior, original aqua GM floor mats, original 283, factory posi, and original rust.
I wouldn't say tripled;
I have seen a steady increase in prices for 400's & 455's for well over a decade - I mean twenty years ago, finding a good 400 wasn't too hard, but 455's were pretty hard to come by;
These days you're lucky if you find a P350 - there's just about nothing out there that a guy like one of us hasn't already bought.
I sold my 455 last spring for about that much;
Earlier this past spring I sold my long term backup/spare 1972-400 (standard bore, original flat tops, looked to be a prime candidate for a "roadkill" style rebuild) for roughly that much too - the '72 shortblock was untouched, I included a set of 6x-4's, an intake matched to the heads, a good core 750cfm Quadrajet, and anything else the guy wanted to go with it to have a complete engine.
I now have two 350's that I am scratching my head on what I should do with, and three good 400's (none of which are for sale).
Machining costs are the real killer now;
There are less shops that can do the work, and as a result costs have gone up.
I personally know of two small machine shops that I have dealt with, which no longer exist.
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1970 Formula 400 Carousel Red on black (std) interior "no drivetrain option" car (same base drivetrain as GTO) 1:411 1970 Firebird Formulas originally sold in Canada
