409 Engine and '61 Impala Stuff

tharruff

Member
Hello All,

I am a new member. I was in the old car hobby years ago when I lived in Dayton, Ohio. Now I live in northern New York, about 90 miles north of Syracuse. Over the course of about 20 years I owned, nine 1961 Chevies...a '62, a 63, a '66 and a host of other cars. They are all gone now.

I have a serious health issue facing me and I am considering selling off the stuff that I kept to build 'one more car'...I don't think that it is going to happen.

The asking prices for both cars and 'stuff' seems to have increased A LOT since I got out of the old car hobby so I'm kind of looking to this group for some 'ballpark' figures for these items.

I have:

1963 409 340 HP engine...QG code (I kinda forget ?) originally was mated to a Powerglide. Small valve heads...currently has a tri-power intake on it. It has 1960 '348' 2-1/2" exhaust manifolds and a dual point, no vacuum advance distributor. A Lakewood bellhousing and mated to a 1961 wide ratio cast iron T-10. It has a Hurst shifter. I also have the original cast iron 4 barrel intake with a Rochester Carb and another tri-power intake with 3 re-built carbs on it (although re-built probably 20 years ago now). I have a dual snorkel air cleaner which I believe came with a Carter 4 barrel (?). I do not have the Carter carburetor.

This motor was running in a '61 Impala when I pulled it in about 1993 (?)

I have oiled the cylinders and turn it over occasionally...it is not locked up but I would freshen it up before I ever put it back in another car...The oil pan has been modified (to fit in a 1969 Chevelle) but I have another oil pan.

A 1961 4 speed steering column, red, with steering wheel.

Four original 1961 'SS' hubcaps in various conditions.

Two 1961 standard hubcaps with original 1961 'SS' spinners installed into them.

Four standard 1961 Impala hubcaps.

An original 1961 'SS' floor shifter plate in kind of beat up condition.

A 1961 / 1962 'SS' grab bar but without the mounting plate.

An entire 1961 Dashboard assembly, red.

A couple or maybe 3 1960's Sun tachs...but not OEM tachs...over the counter kinds and with reproduction faces and a reproduction tach mounting bracket.

Two or 3 Sun sending units for the tachs.

An original 1961 'SS' side badge and trunk badge in pitted condition.

A set of 3 new, never used, reproduction 1961 'SS' emblems.

A 1961 front bumper, rechromed but it has been wrapped in plastic for probably 20 years and I have no idea whether the plating is any good any more.

A radiator support in good condition.

A 1964 (?) 'P' case differential in poor condition...the positraction unit has been removed...3.08 gears.

A '4' series non 'P' case differential with 3:70 gears and a loose positraction unit for reassembly as a positraction differential.

An engine hoist.

A pair of M & H Racemaster drag slicks on 15 inch wheels but in kind of beat up condition.

And probably other stuff that I have forgotten...

I'm interested in any information on current pricing on these items that anyone can offer and if I decide to sell, I'd like to sell it all as a lump sum...bring a truck and maybe a trailer and buy it all. I don't want to ship anything...as I said, I'm about 90 miles north of Syracuse.

Please either reply to this post or e-mail me privately: tharruff@ gmail.com
 

skipxt4

Well Seasoned Member
Supporting Member 18
Welcome, tharruff . I am sorry, to hear of your health problem.:( I hope, you do well.:clap Can I get some info. on the 64 Posi case? Picture's also ? Thank You.:appl
 

Tom Kochtanek

Well Known Member
Supporting Member 12
Sorry to learn of your situation, we appreciate that you came to this Forum to seek advise. I suspect that together in concert we can help you identify some value for the items you have listed. Being an enthusiast of the 1961 builds, I could be interested in some or all of what you have to offer. The hard part is assessing things at a distance :).

Cheers!
TomK
 

tharruff

Member
Skip, The differential is not easy to get to to photograph, plus, I am really looking to have all of this stuff go in a single lot...
 

No409

 
Supporting Member 1
ide be interested in the 340hp engine. my dad wants to do a swap in his 63 ragtop, possibly a few more things
im in mass
 
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tharruff

Member
Tom Evers...Douglas, Mass is about a 6 hour drive...would likely turn into an overnighter for you...or a LONG day...as I said, I really want all this to go as a lot...you're welcome to bring a truck and a trailer and make the trip...
 

No409

 
Supporting Member 1
well last trip to Ithica we left at 2am, and drove through a ice storm, and got there by 9. loaded the truck, and were home and unloaded by 5( with some screwing off on the way home) Ill e-mail you about what you have.

Thanks!
Tom
 

Carmine

Well Known Member
Supporting Member 10
Not sure any of these parts are still available or not. I understand and respect your desire to sell all as a complete lot, but speaking just for myself, I don't want everything. I see a few pieces I have an interest in but certainly not everything. If you get enough members who have an interest in some of the different parts, it all might eventually go which is your objective. Just trying to be helpful. Best wishes with your sale, Carmine.
 

tharruff

Member
Now it is 3 plus years later since my first post and I did not die...(colon cancer...three abdominal surgeries...sepsis in my abdominal cavity...emergency surgery...ileostomy...chemo...recovery) and I am pretty much getting myself back together now...a long haul.

I'm getting a 1968 Oldsmobile (long story that I am not going to go through here) and I'm once again thinking about moving my 61 Chevy stuff and the 409 engine along to a new owner.

For starters, can anyone give me a current ballpark value of a 1963 409 / QG code / 340 HP engine ?

It was running when pulled...it is not locked up...I know what I paid for it in 1983.

Feel free to reply via e-mail: tharruff(at)gmail(dot)com (or here if you like)
 

tharruff

Member
I have been absent again for a couple of years...so I thought that I would post an update.

I still haven't died but the colon cancer did metastasize into my liver...resulting in another fairly major surgery and more chemo...then it metastasized into my right lung resulting in radiation treatments. I'll have a CAT scan in October to see if the nodule in my lung is gone. Removal of the diseased part of my liver seemed to get rid of the metastasis...(and liver tissue regenerates so my liver is back to a normal size).

Ironically, I really feel good...my weight is back...my energy level is pretty good...but I still have this nagging feeling of a ticking time bomb inside me.

I did sell some of my smaller parts on a 61 Chevy FaceBook group. I sold three 61 SS hubcaps and two tach sending units.

I did end up getting a 1968 Olds 442 Convertible in very good condition.

My wife and I are in process of moving back to the Dayton, Ohio area where we lived before moving to northern New York about 19 years ago.

I'm taking my 61 Chevy stuff and the 409 engine back to Dayton and still hoping to find another 61 builder depending on how my health holds out.

If anyone from this group is near Dayton, please contact me to keep in touch. There is still the possibility of me having to move my stuff on to someone else at some point in time.

tharruff(AT)gmail(DOT)com
 
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