Chevrolet Malibu Classic 400 4 bbl 48,500 miles A/C tilt steering

This is a beautifully kept car I have for nearly 4 years. The previous 2 owners each had it approximately 19 years. As I was told the car resided much of its life in Akron, hio. The first owner had it until about 1993 when he sold it to his next door neighbor with about 45-46,000 miles on it. The original owner was about 90 years old and it was time. The second owner (Don) took excellent care of it for the next 19 years putting only some 1500 miles on the car during that time. During that period he moved to North Ft. Myers, lorida where I purchased the car. I'm told it had one repaint in 1993. The only things not original/stock to the car is the 4 barrel Edelbrock carb sitting on a Weiand intake and dual flowmasters installed only about 2 months before I purchased the car in 2012. I have put just over 1,000 miles on the car in 4 summers of owning it. The following are some facts on the car.

• Original drive train- 400 motor, speed column shift automatic
• 48,500 miles
• Rock solid floor pans- no apparent rust
• Dash is amazing. No cracks and red color is not faded & like new
• The bumper fillers look perfect & clean. Like the dash this is unusual in an original Chevelle and hard to restore.
• Trim on sides of the car are tight and look good
• Chrome front & rear bumpers appear excellent and shiny
• Headliner is excellent. Tight & clean as new.
• All interior panels are clean & look unfaded. Very fresh looking. Small crack in plastic panel of driver door.
• Tires all match (14"). One hubcap is missing in photos but I do have it & will come with the car.
• Car has A/C. It doesn't blow cold but compressor appears to work. I never bothered to fix. I usually only drove the car on weekday evenings in the summer. I work a lot.
• Motor & tranny sound and run excellent. Brakes are excellent as well as exhaust
• Imperfections include small cigarette burn(see pic)in front passenger seat. Probably a smoking passenger in the 1970's. Otherwise seats are excellent & clean. Other is missing shoulder belt for front passenger seat. That's easily replaceable. There is an FM radio that looks like was added below the dash possibly in the 70's. It does light up & power but cannot get it to work. The stock AM radio works fine.
• I've always garaged the car, ashed by hand & never in the rain. I store it inside a car jacket ( www.carbag.com )and it comes out in the spring the way it went in.

Basically the car is turn key. You can just start & go. It drives straight and very smooth at any speed. In my opinion no need to spend any money on this car. I spent maybe $2,000 (need to verify but I have receipts will come with car)a few years ago changing fluids, ome belts/hoses, il pans, rakes ect. Car easily passed all NYS inspections. Just enjoy it. I've seen many ads on Chevelles and it's tough to see many detailed photos. I have tried to do better so that you can get a good idea. The car totally looks clean & fresh. You can slowly drive through a neighborhood and not be embarrassed in the least. I've really enjoyed the car. I'm in my 50's and learned to drive with my father's '74 Malibu Classic which prompted me to buy this car. I plan to only have this car up for auction a short time. Weather has been unusually excellent and normally store it no later than end of October but I already have for years a '69 GTO and possibly will be moving and want to be ready to downsize. I will likely also sell the GTO. If it doesn't sell shortly I will bag it up until spring and decide then what I want to do.

The following are videos of the car. Unfortunately they suck in my opinion. I should've had a better camera. Car looks far better in person. Price does not include shipping. I reserve the right to end this auction early. Paypal non-refundable deposit of $500 required immediately at auction end. Balance of funds due within 5 days. Car will not be released until funds clear the bank. No exceptions. If you have less than 10 transactions you may NOT bid without contacting me first.

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