Equipment
409/340hp, 4-speed, power brakes, power steering, pushbutton radio, spinner wheel covers, narrow whitewalls, dash mounted tach, buckets and console, SS trim.
Condition
Poorly restamped VIN on the block, but accurate engine stamping. No representation of the engine's originality. Good older paint, chrome and interior. Orderly but oily engine compartment and unrestored but dry chassis and underbody. Edge chipped doors. Pitted window trim. A usable but not impressive cosmetically restored driver.
Market commentary
Nowhere does the seller claim this is the original engine, or even if it came with a 409 from the factory, and it has been given a quick cosmetic redo consistent with an engine change. The bidders discounted it heavily here in Uncasville, but even this price is much more than the $19,800 it sold for at Worldwide's Dallas auction two months ago.