Is this car advertised correctly as "matching numbers" ?
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Melting Slicks
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Is this car advertised correctly as "matching numbers" ?
This is a 1963 Coupe advertised on the Internet. The VIN number is listed as S107317.
The ad specifically says "The motor is matching number"
My question is.............if this were your car, would you advertise it as "matching number" ?
The ad specifically says "The motor is matching number"
My question is.............if this were your car, would you advertise it as "matching number" ?
#3
Since there's no two people that agree on a hard and fast definition of 'numbers matching', who's to say that the seller is wrong?
On the other hand, he posted a picture of his engine, not his motor. I suspect a scam from Nigeria.
On the other hand, he posted a picture of his engine, not his motor. I suspect a scam from Nigeria.
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Well, he is semantically truthful, in that the numbers do "match"....
As to whether it is an original to the car engine, that's a different question!
Buyer beware!
As to whether it is an original to the car engine, that's a different question!
Buyer beware!
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Safety Car
Buyer Beware!
Bruce
#7
Race Director
2nd look.............
If you read the text of the write up in the Ebay ad, there is a really funny mistake. The seller says "..........that's a bad investment", talking about what it would take to finish the car. In the context of what was attempting to be said the word "not" was obviously left out!
Mistake, or Freudian slip.................?
Mistake, or Freudian slip.................?
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Thanks............I agree with what all five of you Guys have said.
It seems like the term "matching numbers" has become so misused that it no longer has any valid meaning
It seems like the term "matching numbers" has become so misused that it no longer has any valid meaning
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