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#4
11-28-2008, 04:57 PM
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Re: Nice Pair Of..................
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"with the original numbers re-established on the front pad" Ugh...  [/ QUOTE ] What BS will they think up next? That's like saying, the seller didn't rape you, he simply performed "unlaterally consensual intercourse" on your bank account.  
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#5
11-28-2008, 06:41 PM
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Re: Nice Pair Of..................
-----Hey Steve,,,At least he says something! Im assuming a non-original block like everyone else, but it could be that the original engine was decked. I know, I know, the eternal optomist, and you probably dont think thats an OK scenario either anyway.........Bill S
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#6
11-28-2008, 07:18 PM
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Re: Nice Pair Of..................
# 24 (as they refer to it in the auction) has the original born with block with original stamp. It was separated from the car for years but was reunited (thanks to the efforts of Terry Gunter) prior to restoration.
The original block to #54 (as they refer to it in the auction) was in the NCOA giveaway car, and has since been decked and restamped to match the giveaway car (an absolute shame). The #54 car was believed to be lost forever, and suddenly surfaced at a cruisein in CA being driven by an 80 year old man who had had it in his basement since 1968. So the block in #54 is a restamp, done to match the legit protect-o-plate that is with the car. I think that's OK as long as it is disclosed, as the seller has done in this case. The danger is whether or not the next owner will disclose it!!
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Jeff Helms 65 Z16 Survivor 65 Z16 drag car 66 Chevelle L78 unrestored 67 Chevelle L78 unrestored 67 Camaro SS350 Survivor
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#7
11-29-2008, 06:34 AM
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Re: Nice Pair Of..................
P.J. and Markinnaples,
[ QUOTE ] The original block to #54 (as they refer to it in the auction) was in the NCOA giveaway car, and has since been decked and restamped to match the giveaway car (an absolute shame). The #54 car was believed to be lost forever, and suddenly surfaced at a cruisein in CA being driven by an 80 year old man who had had it in his basement since 1968. [/ QUOTE ] I read this to say the motor was in the giveaway car, and was decked and restamped after the car was given away (key word "since"). If I owned #54 I would try to get that block back even with the restamp. You would still have the original block back where it belongs and it sounds like you could document the original stamp as well as the restamp.
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11-28-2008, 08:57 PM
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Re: Nice Pair Of..................
How many Z-16s have the original blocks? How much does not having it affect the value?
James
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