Found a code 75 1970 w-30 with a period correct Engine 396021F block F heads Alum intake broadcast sheet Pw P/seat gauges tilt wheel sport mirrors nice survivor 78k
or D99 1970 code ebony car no options no gauges or sport mirrors or sport wheel with a white roof white interior has paperwork both priced close to each other. Actually the w-30 is about 5 k less and free shipping

 

Which one floats your boat better? If numbers-matching is important to you, then you already know. But if it's not, which makes you want to jump behind its wheel and take a ride more than the other. That's your answer.

 

W30

 

Worry about which car you'd rather drive/own and which one is in better shape. If you are buying a car as an investment, there are much smarter places to put your money.

 

Well i really like the black car but he is more money and i am at my limit with that one.
but the car is pretty unique being a D99 and no options.
The W-30 has all the options.
id actually be happy with either honestly.
i like all the options on the red car, the hood
gauges P P-seat & red pops pretty good too.
but in the long run, I definitely want it to be an investment car too. I would say that equally valued even with a period correct block.
I want either one to have some value.
they both have some paperwork
oth Owner by the previous Owner 20+

 

I like the W, but that's me and a/c is a must. Change out the 68 oil fill tube and go for it.

 

What's the body like on the W-30?

I personally like the base 442 with the painted roof.

 

Are these auto or stick cars? 70 W-30 auto cars were not different from 70 442 auto cars cam wise.

 

The W30 is an A/C car, so by definition it's an automatic with the weak cam.

 

Indeed. Did not see the AC box. I hate portrait pictures taken on a landscape device, then shown on another landscape device. Smart phones gave everyone cameras, but they did not give everyone photography skills.

So, in that case, the cars perform the same and OP should take whichever one he likes more. Investment value difference is negligible.

 

I really like the black car, but as others have said, what floats your boat?

 

As a owner of many many classic muscle cars over the years I have yet to own one that I considered an investment, even after myself doing the lions share of the work I have yet to make money on one of my personal cars..always took a hit on them actually, but it’s my hobby.. nobody gives you a rebate on your bowling lane and rental shoes etc..hobbies cost money... Now I have bought and flipped many cars for a profit but that’s a different story.

 

Buy the car that will require the least amount of investment after purchase

 

When it comes to W30s the engine is everything. A period correct replacement could be a low compression 2bbl 455... that has been dolled up to blend.

Which to me brings its value down to just 442 level. Now a replacement engine from an otherwise wrecked W30 with paperwork proof brings its value back up. Even if the numbers can never match.

In this case it's a tough call. As the pricing is right between the two.

Guess it depends on the type of person you are. If authenticity on such a high value purchase is a must. Go with the 442. As the wrong engine with the W30 will likely always be a irksome situation.

 

Hey Johnny nice finds again

I prefer the Black car with white painted roof, which is probably a rare combination
car seems to look nice. For me it would not be a question.

Matching engine on a W-30 is important as pointed out. As far as an investment, fewer and fewer people want these cars as the years pass. Most of those under the age of 30 do not have last century's muscle cars as their top choice for a Sunday ride.

 

I think the D99 car is cool.
So is the W30…as long as there’s a lot of great paper work for the W