SmallHurst, what I meant was that if a rare Musclecar has a service replacement block, or a non-matching numbers block, the price drops. The 68 and 69 H/O's came down the line with the 455 under their hoods before going to Demmer Engineering, so I would think that a 68 H/O with the original numbers matching block would be worth a heck of a lot more than a service replacement block version. There was a perfect 69 RAIV GTO on E-bay a couple years ago, and people sort of shunned it because it had an SR block, but I tell ya, the car was beautiful. Someone got a great deal.
Granted, this 68 H/O is also beautiful, and probably worth every penny, but if it sells for $50,000, then a totally numbers matching car will probably be $75,000. My point was that I thought the price was sort of high for this car, but I guess the H/O's and W-30's are approaching 6 figures now, so $50,000 for this H/O may be worth it.
I know a block is a block, but the numbers guys look for an investment grade restoration to have everything correct, especially on a car this rare. I guess as long as it's a documented 68 H/O, and has this level of restoration, it's probably worth it. My friend has owned his 69 H/O for over 20 years now, and he and I are still amazed at how high these prices are today.
