[black69]

when I read the ad for the mecum COPO chevelle in this thread, I think when someone writes its <span style="font-style: italic">still with</span> its numbers matching engine, its like saying its got the original engine to the non savvy folks out there. But to me its just creative (yet sad) word-smithing. If its the original engine, people will say it is. I myself would not believe this is the original engine to the car.

For that amount of money, I would expect to see a picture of the broachmarks on the block with the head off. When I bought my 65 L78 out of the Otis chandler collection, I got a nice clear picture of the complete block surface (roger Gibson provided), not just of the pad. Real easy to provide. This stuff is not rocket science, if you are going to ask $200K for this type of car.

That ofcourse still does not rule out a never stamped original block was used, but that is probably a rarer case on this chevelle, as one would have to nail the casting date to be correct. That would be pretty rare to get.