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David K

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« Reply #15 on: January 07, 2024, 05:00:00 PM »
Does anyone else not see this next to the master cylinder?

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« Reply #16 on: January 07, 2024, 06:17:02 PM »
  It looks like they should have just left it alone. It was either a race car or an original COPO…..now it is a car that came as a COPO and retains that paperwork.  I will say the pricing is not out of line for a documented car,but it would be nice if it were more complete or as it was raced. I think the correct wheels alone are around 3-4 grand these days..and that is why correct cars bring substantially more when a guy wants original. It’s funny because I still remember my friend selling an original RS X33 for $7000 and we both thought the guy was insane for paying 40 percent higher than new price for it.  The 69’s went crazier than any of them and I don’t think that is going to change.

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« Reply #17 on: January 10, 2024, 12:48:55 PM »
I have no problem seeing it displayed as it is, and like we all know, the seller also seems to know by his lower asking price, that it's not a top dollar, soup to nuts resto, demanding all the money.

Like was mentioned, people along the way could have left it as a nostalgic race car, which there are plenty out there, or during it's life it could have been rotisserie restored, finding every single date correct, part number correct, hose clamps to engine block and heads, and where even though it wouldn't have demanded the complete numbers match price, it would be worth quite a bit more.

But,......not everyone who comes across one of these rare cars, has the money, time, or recourses to do that kind of restoration. Owning a piece of history like a limited production, documented, COPO Camaro, is an awesome accomplishment, and the fact it's on the road and not been crushed at a salvage yard 40 or 50 years ago, is a great thing in my opinion,...original drive train or not.

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« Reply #18 on: January 10, 2024, 06:19:00 PM »
You sound like a used car salesman. :)
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« Reply #19 on: January 10, 2024, 06:57:47 PM »
There it is again - another ford fan caution sticker on a Camaro.  I'm sitting here shakin my head............WHY!!!!!!!!!!

I betcha Jim Osborn Reproductions is making a killin' on that sticker.   lol..................

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« Reply #20 on: January 10, 2024, 07:28:42 PM »
You sound like a used car salesman. :)

Eh,....I try to see the good in every car if I can,...maybe growing older has mellowed me, so I'm not so picky anymore about other peoples cars and how others spend their money.

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« Reply #21 on: January 10, 2024, 08:01:59 PM »
There it is again - another ford fan caution sticker on a Camaro.  I'm sitting here shakin my head............WHY!!!!!!!!!!

I betcha Jim Osborn Reproductions is making a killin' on that sticker.   lol..................

I wonder is they even know those are Ford decals. So strange.

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« Reply #22 on: January 11, 2024, 06:24:38 PM »
Owners of 1969 - 1970 Mustangs have been putting the "Caution Fan" decal on the fan shroud, even though they were not used by the factory:

https://www.deadnutson.com/caution-fan-decal/

The decals were later put on by dealers when these Mustangs came in for service and on replacement shrouds when Ford realized there was a safety issue.