It boggles our mind that stuff like this just keeps bubbling up from the ground. You are looking at a load of amazing parts that have seemingly never been used in any way shape or form and are waiting for a new owner to get them all together. The parts? Oh, they’re good. How about a factory ZL1 aluminum block that someone bought over the counter at a dealer and never used. The correct intake manifold, a set of aluminum heads from 1970 that have never been assembled or run, the right connecting rods, and even the correct high compression pistons to make this whole program work. The price for all this stuff is $50,000 and we’ll just got ahead and let you find all of those parts and then price them out. Do that before you freak over the price.
Who would want this stuff? Someone with a ZL1 Camaro that does not have the right engine in it or does not have an engine in it at all. The block has not been stamped outside of the area down by the oil filter boss. That stamping apparently denotes this as a replacement block. We’re wondering who bought this stuff and what their plan was with it. Did they want to build a clone ZL1? As these parts were off the charts hardcore for their era, maybe the person was going to go racing with this stuff. It’s all speculation but we do know that none of it was ever used to so much idle a car onto a trailer or around a parking lot.
How much more of this stuff is out there? We keep hearing about how few blocks and heads and etc that these companies made back in the day when it comes to exotica like this and yet they continue to show up and command top dollar. Pretty astounding if you ask us.
eBay: This collection of rare aluminum GM big block parts is insane and expensive
It would be foolish to assemble it for that hypothetical car. It will remain more valuable as is.
Guess I should have read the add before posting. They just put fresh sleeves into the block.
Wishing the seller good luck. They were only 69 1969 ZL1 camaros produced. Pretty small market fir the parts.
Correct me if I’m wrong, but, weren’t the ZL-1 blocks sleeved when new? Think we learned from the Vega that aluminum cylinder walls don’t hold up well, If that’s correct, then we’re at an impass: Leave the rusty original sleeves in for posterity, or re-sleeve for appearance? I think the re-sleeve detracts from originality, but what do I know. What I see is a re-stamped fake passed off by some flipper pond scum as one of the originals to some poor sap with more money than brains. Don’t bother to blow me up, it’s just my thoughts on the matter. Cheerio! Screw you, Geordie, I live in south Texas.
Wondering how they managed to keep the steel sleeves from rusting. Kept indoors for 50 years?
I have an original still in the crate 1979 LS-7. Been sitting in my living room since it was purchased. Still in the plastic it came in and looks brand new still. With the paper work that came with it and it is for sale !!
Should have said 1970 not 1979
Yenko took over production of the ZL1 in 1974 when Chevy planned to discontinue it due to slow sales. Yenko then produced over 500 blocks. I am the author of ” The Yenko Era ” and have records on the blocks.