69 L89 At Barrett-jackson

[Michael J.]

Re: 69 L89 At Barrett-jackson

I agree, looks odd. But there have been some very low mile cars with lots of things replaced/tacked-on. Like that white '67 coupe that sold recently for lots of money, and a local car museum has a 1.5 mile 1959 Corvette that has tons of parts changed out, but he claims he has all the originals but the owner liked all the aftermarket stuff. Go figure.

[Mike F.]

Re: 69 L89 At Barrett-jackson

Again, IIRC (when speaking with the owner) this car has had a full restoration. It is low miles, but wasn't stored properly, so it needed restored. Most if not all of the parts were original to this car, but cleaned/overhauled/restored as needed. That's what I remember from last April anyway. What I had for lunch yesterday.....who knows?

[Stuart F.]

Re: 69 L89 At Barrett-jackson

My son also has a 69 L-89 that he plans to run through Mecum here next month. His car is a low mileage older restoration as well that the previous owner had for many years and changed to the side pipes because he liked the sound (ugh!). When I inspected the car with my son a few years back, I wasn't aware that 69's used 2" exhaust pipes so I thought something was wrong. My son has done some detailing and fixing (such as those pesky leaky Holley tri-carbs)' but other than a few things, it is a beautiful car. I don't know which auction runs first, but we'll be watching with keen interest.

Stu Fox

[Rich G.]

Re: 69 L89 At Barrett-jackson

Again, IIRC (when speaking with the owner) this car has had a full restoration. It is low miles, but wasn't stored properly, so it needed restored. Most if not all of the parts were original to this car, but cleaned/overhauled/restored as needed. That's what I remember from last April anyway. What I had for lunch yesterday.....who knows?

My 68 was stored in a leaky UN heated garage from 1973 until 1989. The entire interior was covered in mold. The motor was rusted and locked up, the gas tank rotted out. It had 30K miles on it. Every part was rusty. Everything, shocks, springs etc was removed, cleaned and painted if servieable. If, not it was replaced. The body was not off, but everything was out. The carpets and seats were saved, the shocks, too. The motor was overhauled and one carb had to be replaced. I think the alternator was too. They did manage to save the Sunoco oil change sticker on the door jamb from 1973! 1968/69 was a long time ago when mechanical stuff is not stored properly.

Rich

[John F.]

Re: 69 L89 At Barrett-jackson

My 68 was stored in a leaky UN heated garage from 1973 until 1989. The entire interior was covered in mold. The motor was rusted and locked up, the gas tank rotted out. It had 30K miles on it. Every part was rusty. Everything, shocks, springs etc was removed, cleaned and painted if servieable. If, not it was replaced. The body was not off, but everything was out. The carpets and seats were saved, the shocks, too. The motor was overhauled and one carb had to be replaced. I think the alternator was too. They did manage to save the Sunoco oil change sticker on the door jamb from 1973! 1968/69 was a long time ago when mechanical stuff is not stored properly.

Rich

How did you get the mold out of the carpet and seats?

[Rich G.]

Re: 69 L89 At Barrett-jackson

How did you get the mold out of the carpet and seats?

I wasn't present but from pictures it looked like steam cleaning was involved. The seats weren't that bad but the carpets had large white spots all over them in clumps. I have pictures of the find and the resoration but I didn't own it then. I did know the people who found it and bought it when it was done.

Rich

[Tom M.]

Re: 69 L89 At Barrett-jackson

Thanks for the insite guys, I don't understand the side pipe issue ???
I hope he has original some docs with the car ......
It says bill of sale not MSO...??

[Michael J.]

Re: 69 L89 At Barrett-jackson

It says sold on BOS only. But, it also says the original MSO is included. I am assuming that was never used to title and register the car by the dealer, as is normally done when a dealer gets the MSO and takes it in to MVD to get the title? So I am not clear if a person, this many years later, can take that original MSO along with the BOS and get a title?

[Norris W.]

Re: 69 L89 At Barrett-jackson

Personally I think it'd be cool to have a car that was never titled and still on MSO. I bought an '03 100th Anniversary Harley to put up and it's still on MSO also. As far as hesitant to buy without title, many states including Georgia don't title older cars. In Georgia 1963 was the first year of titles so it's impossible to have a '62 or older titled. A friend took a '59 to BJ about a decade ago and BJ required titles at that time. State of Arizona had a station set up nearby and they ran his VIN number through the system and since it showed clean he was issued an Arizona title. Also it is legal in Georgia to transfer and register a vehicle that is built prior to '85 and in some cases cars over 15 yrs, but what these cases are I'm unclear on. Once Georgia registers a vehicle as bill of sale transfer of ownership it can never have another Georgia title issued. They've also gotten difficult to get a replacement title on any vehicle built before 1985, but it seems to be arbitrary on whether or not a person at local Tax Office wants to put their coffee cup down long enough to fill out the form.

I hope these '69 (and '68's also) L89's begin to take off some. They've been flat as a flounder since the beginning.

[Joe L.]

Re: 69 L89 At Barrett-jackson

Why would side pipes be added to a car that has less than 400 miles? The entire front of the engine has gobs of orange paint applied, again why? Too much under the hood that does not look 45 years old. Such things as the master cylinder cover and wiper canister look fresh as hell. A arm cup washers and bolts has no black? Exhaust manifolds cast sprayed? Not a truthful surviver as too much looks fussed with for 400 miles.

Gene-------


I guarantee the wiper door actuator and master cylinder cover are not original to the car or, at least, the plating of same is not original. Not only do they appear "fresh", but they also do not appear, at all, the way they did originally. To me. it stands out "like a sore thumb".

[Jeffrey S.]

Re: 69 L89 At Barrett-jackson

Gene-------


I guarantee the wiper door actuator and master cylinder cover are not original to the car or, at least, the plating of same is not original. Not only do they appear "fresh", but they also do not appear, at all, the way they did originally. To me. it stands out "like a sore thumb".

Likewise the ignition shield cover with pure white rivets, etc.
Jeff

[Bob D.]

Re: 69 L89 At Barrett-jackson

The wiper actuator is a repop.

[Tom M.]

Re: 69 L89 At Barrett-jackson

Nice looking car
I like it

[Tom M.]

Re: 69 L89 At Barrett-jackson



Here is my 69 L89, With factory side exhaust .......Yes it's Al Wagner's old car.

[Loren L.]

Re: 69 L89 At Barrett-jackson

I think there's also a 68/9 red L89 coupe at B-J at "No Reserve".