Re: LS6 vert on ebay. Not mine
 

What is the "3 X " on the top right of the trim tag ?

Re: LS6 vert on ebay. Not mine
 

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: 1969L78Nova</div><div class="ubbcode-body">What is the &quot;3 X &quot; on the top right of the trim tag ? </div></div>

It is a characteristic of the Baltimore Trim Tags.

Re: LS6 vert on ebay. Not mine
 

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Jim Ferron</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I think there aren't many unsuspecting individuals left out there buying LS-6 ragtops...Seller never says any of the right words like 'born with' or 'documented.

Numbers matching doesn't mean what it used to mean. I think most buyers at this level understand this. </div></div>

Sadly Jim you would be amazed. I went on three inspections this year where someone paid big money for what they thought was a real LS6 convert. Two of these individuals have huge collections and are very knowledgable but not on LS6's and both got badly stung. I just wish they would check with us BEFORE they buy.


<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> As I learned in the last year you could get stripe colors other than &quot;offered&quot; on these. There are build sheets out there indicating such with special order...........never say never, right Rick? </div></div>

I hear you Dick. Not only the one I posted for you but a more recent Black Cherry with black stripes and &quot;D88 Stripe painted black per F&amp;SO&quot; on the build sheet. Just sold from Ill and headed out east.

Re: LS6 vert on ebay. Not mine
 

At least he is asking clone money for it.

Re: LS6 vert on ebay. Not mine
 

Still a nice looking vert, great color combo, IMO, available that way from the factory or not.
Clone money to me is in the 45 - $70KUS range. If I could get it for that the look on my buddies' faces when I baked the tread off those bogus ply tires would be priceless.
&quot;How can you do that to such a rare and expensive piece?&quot; they would ask. Of course, only then would I come clean. And the attention it would get at donuts derelicts? Oh, yeah.
I have seen (and mistakenly bought) some restamped items that were not detectable to the naked eye. I would have rather had the items presented to me easily determined to be restamps so I could have not made the mistake. But for $65KUS I would be all over this car, you just could not produce one, a &quot;tribute&quot; of this caliber, for that.

Re: LS6 vert on ebay. Not mine
 

Actually.. to me... That would be the car I would buy over a real LS6 convertible.. A real one is just too damn valuable and rare to drive and enjoy.. I think its an ideal situation to be in.. Real good clone to drive and enjoy.

Re: LS6 vert on ebay. Not mine
 

I know the owner of this car. He is an honest guy who believes the car is real. Of course I never saw it before he restored it, or how much he started off with before he got into it. Says he does not have much paperwork for the car, which of course is necessary for one of these cars.

Re: LS6 vert on ebay. Not mine
 

David,

With the difference between &quot;real&quot; money and &quot;clone&quot; money being as significant as it is in this case, I have to wonder why your friend has not gone to the extremes in finding past owners with the money and paper trails to come up with some evidence it is indeed the real deal. Did he consider hiring a Chevelle expert to provide any physical attributes of the car as he started with it, or someone familiar with DMV research? There had to have been configuration indications it was a big block versus a 307 car. No documentation, no owner history, and chock full o' restamps kind of speaks for itself.

Just my opinion here, nothing more.

Re: LS6 vert on ebay. Not mine
 

He even restamped the 837 alternator... wow.

Re: LS6 vert on ebay. Not mine
 

Car was at Mecum in Indy this May.......no sale, bid up to $85,000.