So, about that rebodied Yenko Deuce.......

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The guy who bought the ZL1 at BJ's didnt know it was a rebody until I told him a few months ago and he had NO clue.He NO longer wants this car but cant get his money back from a previous auction.(car bombed)[quote



If a ZL-1 sells for ~50% of the market price in a public auction, how on earth could a reasonable person not think something was up? It's a shame the buyer did not realize until after the fact.

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The guy who bought the ZL1 at BJ's didnt know it was a rebody until I told him a few months ago and he had NO clue.He NO longer wants this car but cant get his money back from a previous auction.(car bombed)[quote



If a ZL-1 sells for ~50% of the market price in a public auction, how on earth could a reasonable person not think something was up? It's a shame the buyer did not realize until after the fact.

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That's a simple question to answer. Everybody wants to get
something for nothing ( or a great muscle car cheap ). When
then find out it's not the steal they thought it was, they
want out.

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IMO,That car no longer exists.Only its parts.The original body is the main piece of the car when its gone its gone.

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But with a Yenko Deuce, it was the drivetrain that made it special, not the body. Every Nova got a shell. They all didn't get LT1's and special 4.10 geared rear end.

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The point I have been making for months now! I agree 100%.

Rich

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Its like taking ALL the body parts out of a human(Mr Smith) and putting in another donor body. Would you still call the new donor body Mr Smith? NO

Car flips overend 10 times(destroyed)and you put a 6 cyl car next to it and take the drivetrain out and swap into the 6 banger. Is that still worth ALL the money? Its worth a clone price..

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Certinly more than a clone, although not what a original body matching (Hey, New Term!) mighe be. In the scenerio above, what about a new body, but the "brain/Soul" transferred to that new body? ie Driveline.

Rich

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But with a Yenko Deuce, it was the drivetrain that made it special, not the body. Every Nova got a shell. They all didn't get LT1's and special 4.10 geared rear end.

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Now this discussion is getting interesting! There definitely seems to be a descrepancy on value. A ZL-1 camaro has a unique engine, special trans (M22) and a special rear HD assembly. So if a documented ZL-1 is missing its original drivetrain but has a correct(restored) drivetrain is the value diminished as much as a ZL-1
documented with original (born with drivetrain) but replaced body.

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[So if a documented ZL-1 is missing its original drivetrain but has a correct(restored) drivetrain is the value diminished as much as a ZL-1
documented with original (born with drivetrain) but replaced body.]

So would you drive the New body car like you stole it ??
Would you do the same thing to a REAL Zl-1 with a replacement motor??

I would FOG that new body car

[L78steve]

Anyone can put an LT1 and 4.10 gears in a Nova.Now you have what made the deuce special.Or would you rather have it with the original body and the VIN that came with it?Its the status.

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Its the status.

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[L78steve]

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IMO,That car no longer exists.Only its parts.The original body is the main piece of the car when its gone its gone.

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Define original! The whole body, the firewall, etc.?

Any panel that could have been replaced through GM parts
should still make a car original. About the only part on
my Camaro that survived was the firewall. Does that make
my car non-original?

I'm willing to bet that there are more re-bodied cars out
there than we know about ( now )...

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[L78steve]

Original is original.If you have a original car with replaced quarter panels then its all original except the quarter panels.