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Offline Newberry

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Numbers matching
« on: October 21, 2021 - 05:00:09 PM »
 : working: I have a 1970 cuda 440-6 pak  Bs23vob that is mostly original except for the engine block which is a 68 how much does that hurt the value?




Offline 70chall440

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Re: Numbers matching
« Reply #1 on: October 21, 2021 - 11:32:44 PM »
Well it depends on a lot of factors mainly how nice and "correct" everything else is. It also depends on when/where the car is being sold, at an auction along side more correct cars it will suffer, out in the wild by itself perhaps not as much. I am sure there is someone who can cite real numbers based on sale analysis but I would estimate a non original motor (NOM) would yield perhaps a 20-50% decrease in value again depending upon many factors. If it is a unique car unto itself meaning it has a lot of options, is in a desirable color and has a lot of documentation (fender tag, build sheet, sales documents, previous owners information, etc) then the NOM probably would not hurt the value near as much. However if it isn't a unique car and doesn't have all of the documentation/provenance then its probably going to have an significant impact. Thats my opinion only, I am sure someone else will disagree.
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Offline 'Cuda Hunter

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Re: Numbers matching
« Reply #2 on: October 25, 2021 - 09:46:04 PM »
Not having the original motor tends to hurt the value by about 10K plus or minus a few grand. 

A long list of documentation can add 10 K to the value as well.

I know (from some analysis) because I am looking for JS23V0B211303 Or a block stamped with B211303 or 0B211303
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