List,
I was off-list since Wednesday - business trip - but had a chance to strike
up some conversation with classic American muscle car enthusiaists on common
ground stuff like powder coating, waxes, POR 15, etc.
I explained how we (LBCr's) can get a BMHIT Build Certificate which includes
the correct serial numbers for engine and body as the car was built. So, I
asked these guys: "In the American classic car world is this feature (engine
& body numbers on record) what the term "Matching Numbers" means"? You see
that phrase "MAtching Numbers" usually attached to "For Sale" ads for 50's,
60's, 70's corvettes, GTOs, mustangs, etc....
They (my little group of muscle car mania) couldn't agree on an answer. A
few said yes - "matching numbers" means that the engine and body are exactly
what rolled off the assembly line - all together - when that specific vehicle
was built. The other viewpoint was that "matching numbers" means that the
engine and body match what the VIN describes in generic definition
only....i.e., if the VIN says that the engine was a 3-2BBL carb 389 cu in V8
and that's what in the car (even if it isn't the original 389 V8) then the
owner has "matching numbers".
What say the list...anyone have experience in this area?
Thx,
Chip
Chip Krout
'76 TR6 CF57822U (restoration underway)
'70 Spitfire Mk3 FDU78512L (resting for the winter)
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