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[olredalert]

----Stefano,,,A local appraiser on the northside of Detroit came to look at a 69 SS Chevelle that I knew something about and told the owner point blank that the car didnt have the original engine because there was no partial serial # on the pad, but the rest of the #s on the pad were correct. I knew him and called him up and told him to come back out and we would review his statement. When he got there I had the car up in the air and asked him to look by the starter. He said "why?". He then proceeded to tell me that those serial #s had probably been stamped in there by some monkey. He now has the rest of the story.......Bill S

[Kurt S]

I have yet to see an 'all-model' appraiser who knows squat about Chevrolets and Camaros. I've seen lots of appraisals over the years and they say how nice the cars are and how great the docs are. But most of the docs are repros and the engine are restamps.

Other than Jerry, I haven't seen anyone doing knowledgeable Camaro appraisals. It's not easy - some of the restamps and fake paper look good.
No idea who I'd suggest to do a Nova or Chevelle.

[TDW]

Kurt, I had Jerry do an authentication of my 69 L78 Chevelle before I bought it. He wrote a full report, same as he does for the Camaro.

[WILMASBOYL78]

What we need is someone who can authenticate the "real people" from the "fakes"...if we eliminate the bad apples, the car issues will take care of themselves.

wilma [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/flag.gif[/img]

[SS427]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Kurt S</div><div class="ubbcode-body">No idea who I'd suggest to do a Nova or Chevelle. </div></div>

I have inspected and/or have on the schedule a total of over 15 1970 Chevelles from Penn to Cali since about August of last year and specialize in the LS6. I seriously make no money doing it and basically cover my cost but hope to gain new customers and save people from buying fake cars which is why I started doing it. 4 of the cars currently in our shop are due to these inspections. I have saved some buyers from buying some real junk and helped buyers locate and purchase several good and real cars so I am happy that I have been able to help people and grow our business.

There are numerous people on this board who could do qualified Nova inspections.

[Mk IV Muscle]

I second that motion Wilma! Would solve more than just the car issues.

[Xplantdad]

Rick is definitely the go to guy for Chevelles! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/headbang.gif[/img]