[1969_CM2590D]

I know in the '60's GM offered a few swap kits for vehicles. One was for the early Chevy II's. No V-8's were allowed by corporate policy for the first couple of years, but an SBC kit was offered during that time for "competition" use. You bought the whole car, straight six and all, plus the kit, plus a new V-8 engine, plus dealer labor. It had to be done this way for the warranty to stick and to be legal for "stock" classes at the strip or track. Maybe the dealer would give you a discount if you were pals. I'd wager by the time you added all the figures up you could have bought a new 283 or 327 Impala coupe (or a Monza Spyder with change left over). These Chevy II's did do well at the strip though...

I dunno, maybe you could have done a COPO for a V-6, Ed? Not that that would have been any cheaper.