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Mark C and Phil, The engine pad pic and the Garnet Red Z on ebay are mine. Although I have learned alot about '69 Camaros in all the years I have been collecting them, I know little to nothing about restamping, broach marks, etc. If I knew and was trying to hide something I wouldn't have posted that picture in the auction. The engine was in the car when I bought it and the previous owner gave me several pictures of the car being restored and that engine pic was one of them. Maybe it is obvious in the pic that it is a restamp? I gave all the casting numbers/dates and that pic to Kurt S. at CRG when I first bought the car sometime ago and he believed it was probably a restamp as well although I think he said the cast number and date and pad stamp were all in an acceptable time line. I didn't restamp it, and dont believe the previous owner did either so I had no way to know for sure either way. Because of no VIN on block and no documentation I did not represent the engine as being original or it to be matching numbers. As Phil stated I used the term "correct" as it is a correctly built (internals, heads, etc) and dated DZ302. I have tried to be honest and upfront about the car and my reserve is about 50% of the value of a documented, matching numbers Z with a original GM crossram. This is a real Z/28 that is nicely restored, nothing more or less. I have not taken any offense by the post, just wanted to state my case!

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Dana, I'd buy your car after reading this. The only thing I'd quibble with is why it doesn't have a D80 stamp on the tag if it has "factory spoilers." Maybe I missed something. Nice Z.