Re: value of a ZL 1 clone with a real ZL1 motor
 

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Between seeing the " LM1 rocks" sign and the "what is the definition of a supercar"thread, Id now like to have my membership prorated and the unused portion refunded.

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LOL https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/grin.gif

Re: value of a ZL 1 clone with a real ZL1 motor
 

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Warren...what you're referring to is the value added to a car because a specific engine option is known to have been originally shipped w/ that specific Vin...not the value of the original engine itself, loose and astray from the car...right?.



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Yes, that correct, Pete.

Re: value of a ZL 1 clone with a real ZL1 motor
 

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Hey L78.... you should keep in touch, but you should wait it out!!! I guess it depends on how old you are...but I bought the original motor from my ZL-1 many years before eventually purchasing the car...The owner of the car actually found me...and called and begged me to sell him the motor every couple months...we actually became friends and I actually went and saw the car years before he eventually decided to sell... I always joked that he was older than me and that i would buy the car from his son once he died...(thank God that didnt happen...I'd really feel like crap now)...anyway, as the saying goes...Good things come to those who wait. Good Luck!!! What kind of car is it anyway??

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It's an L78 convertible... of course!

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It's easy to get caught up in percentages. Pay an extra 1% for a new car, and we're looking at $ 250.00. Pay an extra 100% for a new suit, and we're looking at $250.00. Pay double for a new suit? "NO WAY, IT'S AN EXTRA $250!!" But pay 1% more for a new car, and we say, "Hey, it's $250."

Add 20% to the value of a Z/28 for original motor = $20,000

Add 20% to the value of a ZL-1 for original motor = $200,000

Who's going to pay $200,000 for a motor?

Re: value of a ZL 1 clone with a real ZL1 motor
 

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Who's going to pay $200,000 for a motor?

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While the number of buyers willing to spend a mil or more on a collector car are few, I believe there are more potential buyers of a ZL1 with its original drivetrain for 1 million than the same car with a restoration engine for $800k. What I find interesting is the correlation between the perceived potential buyers vs. the widening price difference. If the prices were 300k apart I still believe there are more buyers for the original drivetrain car...at 400k you may have picked up enough buyers to swing the balance in the other direction. I'm not sure where the point of diminishing returns is....In the end it only matters what the current owner thinks but....they all get sold someday!

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I would pay more for a ZL1 with good history and options with non orig engine than I would pay for a boring one with orig engine.

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What a Funny topic !!

Tell everybody what price Jim was hit with and we ALL can get a laugh out of it !! I was told a couple of nights ago.
WOW !

Talking about a topic so close to me. I have for sale

69 ZL1 Camaro Fathom Green Original motor $600K
69 ZL1 Camaro GREAT COLOR! NOT the original motor $850K

Some of the Best ZL1's for sale with NO issues. Lets see when you find this kind of price's without issues.

The ZL1's Camaro's are the KING KONG for GM https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...ns/worship.gif

Look at an Original Window sticker,look at the Price Tag https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...ns/shocked.gif
Drive one and you will know why ! https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...ins/3gears.gif

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I would pay more for a ZL1 with good history and options with non orig engine than I would pay for a boring one with orig engine.

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I believe you just did that... https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/blush.gif

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I have for sale

69 ZL1 Camaro Fathom Green Original motor $600K
69 ZL1 Camaro GREAT COLOR! NOT the original motor $850K

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Please let us know why the great color car (what is the color?) is $250000 more? thanks

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I believe the 850K car is a yellow 4 speed.