[Burnd]

I bought both motors, so I'll clear some smoke on this issue. For future reference; the seller is an honest and reputable person. He's in the Hot Rod body business, not the motor business. His post originated from a friend recommending Club Cobra as a site with contributors that would be knowledgeable in 427's and might have a preferred interest in acquiring them, as opposed to just throwing them up on ebay. Unfortunately, he got beat up in the process. We walked him through the numbers ID process on the heads and the blocks. Originally we thought they werre SO'rs, but they are 427TO'rs. One is standard bore with crank & original pistons and the other is a fresh bore, .030 over and ready for assembly with custom Aries pistions (minus some surface rust on the block). He wasn't trying to mislead anyone and was just selling them for a customer that needed a cash transfusion. All of us know Fords' wonderful, screwed up identification system from cast numbers to ink stamped blocks, depending on the yr/mth they were made, so you can appreciate his confusion. I think it is worthy to note that I had pressed him on the bore sizes and he had measured one of them wrong. As a security measure prior to shipping, he took them to a machine shop and had them measured by a professional. WITH MY MONEY IN HIS HAND, he called me & admitted he made a mistake on his original bore sizing on 1 of the blocks and he would return my money overnight mail if i didn't want to take the block or blocks. They were within our parameters, so I elected to take them both. I believe we call that integrity, and you can bet it wouldn't have happened on ebay. The blocks were wrapped, palleted, shipped and we recieved them in 3 days and the're at a shop, being readied for a build. He is a gentleman that is honest, fair, respectful and responsive, even to my late night phone calls. I'd do business with him again, in a heartbeat. I'm a cynical SOB too, but I prefer to give someone the benefit of the doubt until they prove me wrong. Thanks again DK.

Bernie