documenting 67 big block

[Brad B.]

Had my last vette for 30years, just purchased my dream driver, a 67 427 Roadster. I desparately need help identifying and documenting what this car is supposed to be. It just had a very nice but not show winning frame off restoration. The car is completely lacking identification. It was registered 15 years ago in Maine as a re-registered stolen vehicle and the privacy policies of Maine do not allow me to contact previous owners. During the frame off ..NO serial numbers were found, none. No vin tag, no frame numbers, nothing except 1/2 of the tank sticker. It appears the tank sticker is the original one. On that sticker is the dealer number which reads 160 or maybe 0160, the zone number, 43 and the order number 1079 or maybe 11079. What can be read is Marina blue, 8 turbo jet, tor ign, act axle 355r cl ratio tran, aukxiliary hardtop( the car has hardtop only deck lid) side exhaust. The tach is 6500 rpm( sure looks like the tach has never been out of the car.), the engine before this years rebuild was standard bore with non original hp pistons. Non original intake and heads. All the good stuff is gone. It has the plug on the oil filter boss and hi perf k pass ,3904351..oil pan flange is J-12-6.

Rear is wrong ratio, trans is not original, nor is hood. Windshield is correct date code for a 67.

Help, help , help. is there anyway to trace the dealership and/order number to trace the ownership history of find out what the care was ordered with. I can make good guess at some of the original options but not even positive which hp 427 it was. Seems like solid lifter ,high performance, but I cant be sure. Can anyone out there help me..????

thanks, brad

[Stephen L.]

Re: documenting 67 big block

Check dealer codes on this website. The zone you have is 43 and the dealer is 160. That traces to a dealer in Saco ME per the website.

[Dale C.]

Re: documenting 67 big block

Brad If your car has the 6500 tach and is original to the car it was most likely a 435 HP. Good Luck Dale

[Nicholas L.]

Re: documenting 67 big block

That dealer is now Frank Galos Chevrolet in Saco, Maine. Phone 207-284-5986.

[Brad B.]

Re: documenting 67 big block

You are all very helpful. The Dealer has the same owners as in l967.However I need some guidance in what to have them do to research their archives or help me find information about my car. Any suggestions. Why arent there ways to trace the order number from gm directly. I tried to send lenthy thank you to Nick but NCRS tech forum requires post. My email is bdbank@msn.com. May I contact you or anyone else who is knowledgable about history research directly. brad bank