I vote for the first one (an exact match with what rolled off the
assembly line)
Joe
Chip19474@aol.com wrote:
>
> 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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