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OK, someone tell me what I am missing here and why everyone is still questioning this car?

1. The experts have looked at this car and state that the hidden numbers, POP, V.I.N., and engine stampings all match and are original. It has the CKT code which indicates it is an L89 engine.

2. I understand there is some question as to the part number of the heads. So what, the car has the correct code to be an aluminum head car. Who really cares which heads it came with or not. If it were me I would take the path of least resistence and buy another ACCEPTABLE set of heads for the car, and give the new buyer both sets and let him make his own decision.

Below are all copies and pastes from this thread and links included in it. I have bolded the areas that to me are conclusive proof based on the experts opinions. With this in mind it seems to me the people here that continue to question this car are basiclly calling into question the testamony of the experts. Lets cut the crap, step up and blurt out what you REALLY think if you can live with the concequences of having egg on your face later.

It took some digging, but Frendel was finally able to find a source that confirmed the availability of the L89 in the Nova and, more specifically, the CKT-code block as designating an L89 meant for a Nova. Somewhat reassured that the car was legit, Frendel took a leap of faith and gave the man his money. "For what he wanted, if the car was real, I knew it would be worth a whole lot more; if it was only a standard L78 car, I was only paying a little bit over market. It was worth the gamble," says Frendel of his decision.



On the mechanical side, Brian Henderson of Super Car Workshop, who had recommended Legendary when his own slate was full, examined the block's decks to see if the factory broach marks were intact; this was a means of determining if the code and VIN stampings were legit or recreations. Reportedly, despite initial skepticism, Henderson came away convinced that the engine was unmolested; because the CKT code is unique to an L89 Nova, this looks to be the only one known to exist.

This is what I found when looking at the car for Dave. I met Dave at Legendary to inspect the car. The car was at that time already apart, and the body was in the paint booth. The entire drive train was out of the car. Some of the parts were already apart for restoration. The engine itself was still intact. Dave brought all his documentation along, and he did a great deal of his own research. He had GM documents with the engine code I believe he got from Fran Preve. He had factory doc's like the POP. Peter Klutt among others examined the POP comparing it to other 70' POPs that Klutt had. There was NOTHING to indicate that the POP was not legit. It matched all the other ones on hand that day. From the glue to the fonts, it was for all we could tell authentic to the car. All the other codes matched the car 100%. The engine was on a stand and had yet to be taken apart. The Legendary Camera Crew was on hand to see EXACTLY what we found that day. Legendary's lead guys were present along with Klutt as the engine was taken apart. The pad itself had some light surface rust. There was no evidence of any step down on the pad from a previous decking. The heads were removed to see if indeed the broach marks extended from one side to the other, and they did. From all accounts it looked to be untouched and real. The heads were present and the dates noted. There was nothing to indicate the car was pieced together. The documents looked right, as did the block. Since there is not another pad like this to even match up too, it is impossible to tell what the others look like. Could it have been faked? I guess anything is possible, but it looked right. If it is wrong, it is exceptional. The original parts all had pitting and wear. Nothing was CRISP. I think the car is legit. If you are a serious player on the car, inspect it yourself. Dave came off to me as an honest guy. The car was already deep into the resto at Legendary when I was asked to look at it. There was no turning back at that point...BKH