Advice Please! "Barn Find" (with Korman Motor).

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E9 Forum... I would truly appreciate some opinions/advise from this incredibly sage, wise and wordly group...
I recently stumbled upon my very first "Barn Find". It's a 1970 2800 CS. Original owner from new! And surprisingly, under that very narly bonnet, I found what I believe to be a Korman Stage II Motor! Engine Number and VIN Number match. So I have no idea whether it was over-bored, but the Triple Webers are there. The Stahl Headers are there. The Korman Intake Manifold is there. Unfortunately, the owner doesn't remember many of the details, and he's not sure if he can provide any of the documentation... but, he claims he backed it into that spot sometime in 1990! Doubt that I will have an opportunity to pop the valve cover, or spin-it-over-by-hand. What to do? It will take some effort to drag this E9 into the daylight. Is the "potential" of the motor enough... ??? Help!
 

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may or may not be a korman motor, but you can be sure that the carbs came from Korman as did the stahl headers. i saw a car several years ago near Greenville, SC in a similar barn and in similar condition. the block on Korman motors is usually painted blue.
 
rsporsche said:
may or may not be a korman motor, but you can be sure that the carbs came from Korman as did the stahl headers. i saw a car several years ago near Greenville, SC in a similar barn and in similar condition. the block on Korman motors is usually painted blue.
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Hello, if there is matching number take the car with reasonable price it is very hard to fined an E9 with matching number do not let it go if you don't want the car I will take it and the color if it is white it is very good that not many white E9
 
I would imagine that substantial rust repairs will dwarf any remaining value in the engine.

Good news is that the inner fender tops look good, the challenging news is that the leading portions of the nose look rough, with what looks like rust through around the bumper mount openings.

It is too bad the coupe isn't sitting on asphalt or concrete as the moisture from the ground is not going to be friendly to the under-side. When you go back, bring a jack, a flash light, and look at all the hot spots for rust issues and see if the engine turns. It seems like it is worth another look! Take more pictures too, we are all interested in seeing what you find.
 
You can always try to reach out to Korman with the VIN# and owner's name and see if they have any record of the car or the work done on it.
 
Thanks all. I did call Korman, and they actually patched me through to Ray himself. He explained that they did keep records from the pre-computer days, but that they were stashed in a thousand file boxes at an off-site storage facility. He didn't seem anxious to go searching. And I really can't blame him!
 
As with any coupe, the condition of the body is the key factor. The Korman intake manifold and tstat housing are hard to find for sure - it took me a while to find mine - and if the carbs are setup for that engine they have some value too, but I wouldn't look at the engine as having a lot of stand-alone value.
 
Looks like a parts car with some rare parts to me. As Boonies says, too many years and seasons on dirt and gravel. I wonder if the ac works.
 
Personally, I think "buying" the vehicle a yes. The only thing that needs to be determined is the price. I would inspect it for the usual stuff and then determine if the drive train adds anything additional. Bottom line is, the car needs to get started on it's second life...
 
Sounds like the usual "what's the price, roll the dice"...My guess is that the thing will clean up and be a great barn find survivor, OR it will have third degree rust over 90% of its body. My guess, is that as others have mentioned, that having lived 22 years on dirt, you will have to save this beast as a labor of love. The engine is relevant, but in the scheme of things, not a determining factor. I'll have to go with Dan on this one.
Would I be excited if I were you?..of course! You found one, but it's not the holy grail.
 
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