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Ok...Just thinking outloud here...

Car 1. All origional car like it was the day it rolled off the assembly line. Lets say worth $1,000,000

Car 2. Body all origional sheetmetal, but driveline, or interior, or other non body items bought to make car look as good or better than car 1. Still worth $1 mil. ?????

Car 3. Body needs quarters, maybe a floor pan or 2, driveline, interior, all trim and badges. When done looks better than car 1 or car 2. Still worth $1 mil. ???????

Car 4. Total rust bucket that you save the firewall and door posts and take other sheetmetal or car and weld to it. Looks better than any assembley line car could look when done. Still worth $1 mil. ?????

Car 5. Total rust bucket, needs everything, cut out firewall, transfer to good body, when done car looks like a million dollars. Still worth $1 mil. ??????

My take is Car 1 should be worth the most money.

Car 2 even though close has to be worth less.

Car 3 though good when done just has to be worth less. I think it falls into the catagory of new car drove off the lot and then gets hit in fender. Even though fixed and looks like new it won't bring the new price and shouldn't.

Car 4 and 5 to me fall in the same catagory, they are not the origional cars no matter how much they look like them. Maybe car 4 is worth a little more but I wouldn't want to be the one that bought that car for a mint and then found out later that the only thing origional on it was the door posts.

Now jump to the other side...I have these cars for sale.

Car 1 Has to be worth more than any other of these cars because: #1 Its all origional #2 I have it and its all origional #3 non of the other cars are all origional. #4 Did I mention its all origional.

Car 2 #1 My car is just like car 1 it has all origional sheetmetal #2 I spent $$$$$$$$ restoring this car back to all origional condition. #3 Did I mention that this car has all origional sheetmetal just like Car 1.

Car 3 #1 This car is just like car 1 #2 no expence was spared restoring this car, making sure that all nos parts were used. #3 Car 1 sold for $1 mil. and this car is just like it.

Car 4 and 5 #1 the body? yea we used all origional or nos sheetmetal to restore this car. #2 dirveline matching? yea all the codes are correct for that year car. #3 price? yea car 1 sold for $1 mil and this car looks better than it does.


Now quoting my old dad, "They say my farm is worth 10 times more than I paid for it. I want them to lay the cold hard cash in my had, then I will believe them"

Anything for sale is worth as much as someone at that moment is willing to pay for it.

With help from the good folks on this site I hope that no one gets burned with a car that is a outright fake. With the information out there I also hope that no one buys a rebody in any shape form or fashion thinking that it is a all origional car. But if they know the facts and still want the car for the price asked then far be it from me to put the car down.

There are some great guys on this site that know what they are doing when looking at a car. They are more than willing to help and at times go out of their way to make sure things are what they are supposed to be. Brian H. helped me out when I bought the Turbo Z and I will be forever thankful. It has turned into a buyer beware world, so don't be afraid to ask for help.