[snydes]

Irvin, what you found was a '66 full size chevy 427 425hp (L72), which is still nothing to sneeze at, and depending on it's condition, still a good buy at $3,500. I wouldn't dismiss it just yet. If it still has the original heads, they are worth the better part of that price.

Restamps in the Corvette world seem very common, and there are those who advertise such services, but for the most part is still looked down upon. I wouldn't exactly call it acceptable. As far as restamps getting more points than a no-stamp or decked block, that is true, but it has to look the part. I'm sure there are not to many owners going to raise there hand and say "no, wait, thats actually a restamp" so what do you do? If they can't tell it's restamped they get full points, but there are a lot of factors that are considered when they judge those pads, so it has to be darn convincing, or like Pete said a "perfect forgery".