looks are deceiving L-71

[olredalert]

------In the $29,000 area the car is fairly priced unless the frame is rusted out. You could fluff a lot of small stuff and still be on the money. I did notice it has headers, I think, but even thats not that big a deal.
------Im curious, Chris, how did you get that shot of the pad. Its a good one!.......Bill S

[Charley Lillard]

Great pic of the pad. You can even see where the stamp bounced.

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Has a factory mishap like this been documented before?

[Wardy]

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------In the $29,000 area the car is fairly priced unless the frame is rusted out. You could fluff a lot of small stuff and still be on the money. I did notice it has headers, I think, but even thats not that big a deal.
------Im curious, Chris, how did you get that shot of the pad. Its a good one!.......Bill S

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The seller linked to a photobucket acct in the ebay ad. I figured it was ok to post the pic if they linked to it on ebay.

[Charley Lillard]

I like the engine pad but I am not up on similar dated pads to see if they used 0 and O on similar. Someone must have some close built engines in their data base. TimG where are you ?

[Fast67VelleN2O]

The car looks pretty legit to me... Don't know why someone would restamp a car that hasn't been restored and has had headers installed at some point.

[TimG]

I don't have a problem with the "O's" or even the inverted "8", I've got plenty of examples of those in my files. The over stamp is a bit unusual and pretty messy. I'd look real hard for 435 signs on this car. No pictures of the tach, oil pressure gauge, four bolt main (big oil cooler plug), or transistor ignition stuff.
These would help verify its 435 heritage. Could it be a 390 horse motor with an over stamp from the factory? Could it have been over stamped later in life? I don't know. Too bad they had to pull the motor and rebuild it, with a strange stamp and no paperwork, you'd love to see the motor in its original, never removed condition. They should have documented the motor before removal if nothing else.

[Pat O'Connell]

Excellent points, Tim..I'd question the seller as to why the engine was pulled for a rebuild...From the description, it didn't need much once it was torn down.

[LS6 RAT]

The engine was pulled by the original owner and a small block stuck into it. This original engine was mounted on an engine stand in the garage of the owner when he died and in need of a repair from a broken piston ring. The widow sold the car to a classic car dealer and stated that this engine was the original engine from the car.
The car is and has all the original unique pieces for a L71 optioned car. The engine pad has original broach marks. I am not questioning the authenticity of the stamping, I am stating that this car with this stamping anomaly and the fact that there is no factory paperwork to verify its options, makes this car somewhat suspicious to collectors with that messed up stamping and no paperwork. This wouldn't be my first choice for an investment quality Corvette.