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Camaro Research Group Discussion => Decoding/Numbers => Topic started by: william on December 01, 2017, 03:17:56 PM
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https://www.ebay.com/itm/1969-Chevrolet-Camaro/182938022937?hash=item2a97f4b419:g:iD8AAOSwpINaIL3n&vxp=mtr
123379N709825
From the ad: "ORIGANALY A BIG BLOCK 396 4 SPEED CAR."
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Izn't ther some kind of limet tu misspeelled wordz in one ad on Ebay?
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He invested $100K into that?!?
I don't see it.
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I guess I’m a little dense this morning - what is the concern?
Car is not being presented as anything other than how he describes it - a pro touring resto mod - spelling issues and $100k not withstanding
Richard
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12337 VIN never stared life as a V8 let alone a big block!!
Ed
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The seller thought it significant enough to mention.
It's a misrepresentation. What else is misrepresented?
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He invested $100K into that?!?
I don't see it.
From personal experience, a really nice paint job, starting with taking the car to bare metal, can easily be 15-20% of that number - or higher - depending on how much body work.
Then you have the LS engine, T56 6 speed, suspension, wheels, LABOR, etc, etc, it can add up quickly. If the car was turned over to a restoration shop (turnkey restoration) to do everything, parts were probably only about 40% of the cost of the project -60% of it was shop labor. It can add up very quickly.
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He invested $100K into that?!?
I don't see it.
From personal experience, a really nice paint job, starting with taking the car to bare metal, can easily be 15-20% of that number - or higher - depending on how much body work.
Then you have the LS engine, T56 6 speed, suspension, wheels, LABOR, etc, etc, it can add up quickly. If the car was turned over to a restoration shop (turnkey restoration) to do everything, parts were probably only about 40% of the cost of the project -60% of it was shop labor. It can add up very quickly.
10-4 Thanks Didn't catch that.
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I can see the $$$. Some guys are doing this with the mid year vettes with even more $$$. Nice work just not my cup of tea. But then again neither is a 200+ mph new car either.