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35 messages, Last post on Oct 30, 2009 at 9:20 AM
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Replying to: kingzonk (Jul 04, 2009 7:32 pm)
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Replying to: burdawg (Jul 06, 2009 6:24 am) My experience has been that most deceptions of this type are not very clever----there are a FEW that are very clever, but these are usually reserved for very big buck cars. My rule of thumb is that on a given car, a string of "dubious" things points to fraud, even if nothing can be absolutely proven. Case in point---a missing VIN tag that was "lost during restoration", a data plate in the wrong place....the use of modern fasteners to rivet a VIN plate....a "decked" engine with missing ID numbers. Also ZERO documentation is suspicious. Also lots of mis-matched date codes on various components. (NO, you cannot have an engine made in MAY 1966 put into a car made in January 1966). On some bogus GTO's, you can shine a flashlight down the opening of the rear windows and see where the body filler leaks out of the holes that held the "Tempest" script to the body.
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Replying to: kingzonk (Jul 04, 2009 7:32 pm) As shifty said...the VIN says it all... 35 indicates it was born a Tempest Custom. The 42 would I.D. it as a goat. |
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Jul 08, 2009 8:04 am) 
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Replying to: kingzonk (Jul 11, 2009 1:17 pm) Use a rating scale like this: #1 -- show quality better than new #2 -- very sharp, local show, you have to look to find small defects #3 -- clean driver--a few little dings, paint still nice and shiny but some chips, chrome a bit dull, a few flaws in carpet and upholstery, runs well, undercarriage is old looking but no rust, no big dents anywhere, trunk is pretty clean, engine looks decent, not full of grease and oil and shredded hood insulation. #4 -- running complete car but from across the street, you can see problems. #5 -- beat up, not running, but not stripped of parts or bad bad rust. #6 -- obvious parts car The best topic is here: What's This Thing Worth?
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Jul 11, 2009 1:53 pm) #1 -- show quality better than new - Would look appropriate planted on a set of rusty old steel rimes like they do at the local Pick-n-Pull. #2 -- very sharp, local show, you have to look to find small defects - The entire body has not been cared for since what looks like 1966 (however, being in CA, it's mostly surface and repairable, no holes. #3 -- clean driver--a few little dings, paint still nice and shiny but some chips, chrome a bit dull, a few flaws in carpet and upholstery, runs well, undercarriage is old looking but no rust, no big dents anywhere, trunk is pretty clean, engine looks decent, not full of grease and oil and shredded hood insulation. - NO shine at all, there are a few chips along the edges of bondo from a few repairs; the heads and all accessories are removed but inside where the rear seat should be. The front seats are present and "ok" as well as the complete dash; all glass is present and not broken; carpet needs a good cleaning; all chrome suspension, drive train exhaust etc. are present. #4 -- running complete car but from across the street, you can see problems. - Looking under the hood one can see where the cylinders are but not the cylinder walls due to the rust; it's not likely to get any compression without the heads. #5 -- beat up, not running, but not stripped of parts or bad bad rust. Could fit into this category. The G-60's on the rear still hold air. #6 -- obvious parts car - although it appears all parts are accounted for I notice two generators not just one, maybe some mod they did back then. Ray
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Replying to: kingzonk (Jul 11, 2009 7:31 pm)
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Jul 11, 2009 8:09 pm) |
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The company that I work for has a title to a piece of equipment and they don 't know what it goes to. The description on the title is vague. Is there a site that I can enter the vin and find out what it goes to?
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Replying to: kregw (Oct 30, 2009 9:17 am) |
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