[Cal Metal]

Bill is pretty much on the money. Base horsepower cars (Corvettes) don't command that much; that is, the 250-300 h.p. option. I saw a very nice '63 FI at Elkhart (Mecum Auction) go for $43,000 last summer. I thought it was a nice car. My question was, though, if it was all correct, why wasn't it 'Top Flighted' by NCRS.

When investigating Corvettes, one has to be real, real careful about counterfeit cars. This applies primarily to BB and SB Fuel cars. Running down the history or having a Top Flight designation clears up a lot of that worry. A lot of bogus "correct" motors have been slipped into these. In some cases, it makes a difference of anywhere from $10,000-$30,000 in the value of the car. The FI cars are always the most suspect, given their huge premium over non FI cars.