High 69 Z-28 cross ram prices coming to an end??

[Charley Lillard]

Two years from now, how are you going to be able to tell a repo made from the orig molds vs a orig one? If they are done from the orig molds and done correctly I think they will have a big effect on value.

[Jeff H]

If the new ones have 1968 or 1969 dates cast into them I would think that they would need to be sold as reproduction manifolds because if you sold one as an original GM dated manifold it would be fraud. If someone offered to sell you a crossram manifold for $2500 I would tend to think it wasn't an original GM manifold. I'm sure there will be differences in the aluminum itself as well. We can only hope there is still a way to tell original GM manifolds from these new manifolds.

[Stuart Adams]

What is the fuss with these manifolds? Someone please clarify for me. Did these manifolds come from the factory on the car and are the cars coded for that or were these put on by the dealer with an invoice? If the car has POP or some documentation from the factory, then I think there is value to making the motor correct as the factory did, but if not, its neat to have one on the car but I can't see where it adds the money they want for them. Now four way discs are way cool, but an intake manifold, set me straight. No disrespect, just confused.