322 w/ four barrel carb $500

[RivNut]

I found this while surfing CL

 

https://springfield.craigslist.org/pts/d/322-ci-buick-nailhead-engine/6275931090.html

[Beemon]

Never seen a 322 with a filler neck and caps on the valve covers... $500 is kinda steep, especially for a stuck piston. Even though it's complete, I would say it's probably only worth $200-300 (that's what I paid for my cores).

[RivNut]

I no relatively nothing about these early nailhead engines, but isn't that four barrel intake worth a few pennies by itself?

[NC-car-guy]

It is,  but the work to get it and all the transportation cost...  I'd give closer to 500 if it was close by.  

[Pete Phillips]

Ed,

Do you know which Springfield this is from? Missouri, Illinois, Massachusetts, Colorado? There's a bunch of Springfields.

I know in the straight eights, the standard shift crankshafts are different from the Dynaflow crankshafts. Seller says this is from a standard shift '55 Century. Those are rare as hen's teeth. Does someone know if the crankshafts in the V-8s are unique to the standard shift cars? If so, this engine will be well worth the asking price.

Pete Phillips

[NC-car-guy]

19 minutes ago, Pete Phillips said:

Ed,

Do you know which Springfield this is from? Missouri, Illinois, Massachusetts, Colorado? There's a bunch of Springfields.

I know in the straight eights, the standard shift crankshafts are different from the Dynaflow crankshafts. Seller says this is from a standard shift '55 Century. Those are rare as hen's teeth. Does someone know if the crankshafts in the V-8s are unique to the standard shift cars? If so, this engine will be well worth the asking price.

Pete Phillips

I know you can buy an adapter to use a dynaflow crank with a 3spd trans....

[Pete Phillips]

1 hour ago, Beemon said:

Never seen a 322 with a filler neck and caps on the valve covers.

There were two versions of the 322 in 1955; one with the filler neck coming out of the pushrod cover, the other with oil filler caps on the valve covers.

 

[Beemon]

58 minutes ago, Pete Phillips said:

There were two versions of the 322 in 1955; one with the filler neck coming out of the pushrod cover, the other with oil filler caps on the valve covers.

 

Right, this one has both...

[NC-car-guy]

So someone has been messing with it

[RivNut]

11 hours ago, Pete Phillips said:

Ed,

Do you know which Springfield this is from? Missouri, Illinois, Massachusetts, Colorado? There's a bunch of Springfields.

I know in the straight eights, the standard shift crankshafts are different from the Dynaflow crankshafts. Seller says this is from a standard shift '55 Century. Those are rare as hen's teeth. Does someone know if the crankshafts in the V-8s are unique to the standard shift cars? If so, this engine will be well worth the asking price.

Pete Phillips

I've copied and pasted from the "reply" box on the link.

• contact name:

  Zach

• call or text:

  ☎ (417) 234-4753

417 is a southern Missouri area code.  I did a Google search of the phone number and it's a business right in Springfield.  About a 6 hour drive for you, Pete.

 

Edited September 15, 2017 by RivNut (see edit history)