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Old 08-29-2015, 02:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Tommy View Post
There are people in the vintage Corvette world who will pay an above average price for a car listed as "numbers matching" even when there is little evidence beyond the superficial appearance of the car to substantiate it. I suspect they do it because it makes them feel good to say, "It's a numbers matching car" on the forums and at the car shows. Any many of them will no doubt sell them at a premium price later to someone else also wants a "numbers matching" car but can't afford a well documented "numbers matching" car with true providence. It seems there will always be a market for cars that cost a little more than average and allow their owners to pass them off as the much more expensive cars they are not.
Really???? Tell us you don't know why or understand why numbers matching is significant. Sheesh,

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