The 427ci L36 V8 came equipped with a single four-barrel carburetor and was rated at 390 horsepower and 460 lb-ft of torque when new.
The accelerator-pump diaphragm is reported to seep fuel after the car sits between start-ups.
A photo of the engine stamping shows the sequence 111527, which matches the last six digits of the vehicle’s chassis number.
The IL suffix—better seen in another engine-pad photo provided in the gallery—corresponds with a 427ci/390hp V8 paired with a four-speed manual transmission.
Power is sent to the rear wheels through a numbers-matching Muncie four-speed manual transmission and a Positraction rear end with a 3.36:1 final gear ratio.
The center stack houses a clock, ventilation controls, and a vertically mounted Delco AM/FM radio.
A woodgrain steering wheel fronts instrumentation consisting of a 160-mph speedometer with a speed-warning indicator, a tachometer with a 6k-rpm redline, and auxiliary gauges.
The five-digit odometer shows 46k miles, TMU.
