Olds 455, how much should i pay??

[RockHQ]

I went to look at an olds 455 today, block casting number 396021F. Looked like a good, 35 year old running engine with nothing polished up for sale, just unbolted from a car and left to sit, so not exatly a clean sight in that way. Complete from oil pan to carb, waterpump to distributor (a HEI distributor, which must have been added afterwards). It also has a new gear reduction starter, headers with 3" collectors (though the other one had been butchered a bit in an attempt to make it fit in a car) and original stock exhaust manifolds.

So, what would be a fair price for this 68-70 BB olds, which according to the owner ran a 1/4 @15.1 in a 4000lb car last summer?

Thanks!

-Axle

P.S It also passed our yearly emission tests, though the car was a 1980 which means they're not very strict.

[edit]
According to www.442.com a red 455 would be a 68-69 block, non-toronado.

[old Rusty C10]

dont believe a damn thing unless youhear it run and have proof that it was int he car running last summer a motor like that is worh $50 to me as a core nothing more if ya hear it run and its backed with a warranty and receipts it goes up from there

[RockHQ]

True, true. I saw the car the engine was in, it had a frame-off restoration going on along with weight reductions (they had the frame galvanized and ready and were making aluminium cab floors for weight reduction while i was at the shop). They pulled the 455 out because it would never be street legal in that car. The reason for that is our legistlation which states a maximum engine displacement, +25% of the biggest available engine for a particular model.

For example a 77-90 Caprice Classic which could be had with a 350.
350+25% = 437,5cid. In this example a chevy 427 block could be put in it's place, but since they only check block codes for displacement you could bore&stroke it at will.

[RockHQ]

Anyone else have an idea what it might be worth? $50 isn't realistic, atleast over here.