MTK's dad in law 550A project
#6
i'm feeling lazy but what does 'numbers matching' mean?
if i get some rust-bucket w/ a fender w/ a rusted hole and a missing headlight. i assume i could get the fender fixed and it would remain 'numbers matching'? what do you do about misc things like headlights, bad interior plastic/leather/etc?
a quick school lesson would be appreciated...
- chuck
if i get some rust-bucket w/ a fender w/ a rusted hole and a missing headlight. i assume i could get the fender fixed and it would remain 'numbers matching'? what do you do about misc things like headlights, bad interior plastic/leather/etc?
a quick school lesson would be appreciated...
- chuck
#7
i'm feeling lazy but what does 'numbers matching' mean?
if i get some rust-bucket w/ a fender w/ a rusted hole and a missing headlight. i assume i could get the fender fixed and it would remain 'numbers matching'? what do you do about misc things like headlights, bad interior plastic/leather/etc?
a quick school lesson would be appreciated...
- chuck
if i get some rust-bucket w/ a fender w/ a rusted hole and a missing headlight. i assume i could get the fender fixed and it would remain 'numbers matching'? what do you do about misc things like headlights, bad interior plastic/leather/etc?
a quick school lesson would be appreciated...
- chuck
Jack McAfee - Sports Car Racing
A numbers matching car is a car in which the engine and transmission are marked with the same sequence number as the chassis VIN number.
This number is called "the partial VIN code". Since all these parts & numbers match, they were installed at the time the car was built, and the car can be confirmed as original from this standpoint.
The rearend is almost never marked with the VIN. It will have a date code on it which needs to correspond with the vehicle that's being checked. For example it can't have a date on it from AFTER the car was assembled.
#9
Following up on MTK's response... if you are interested in vintage auto's, its one of the first and most important questions worth asking, and can make a material difference in prominence and valuation premium. As he mentions, its typically the serial # stamped on the chassis, certain body panels, and the engine... tells you that "this is as it was born, all original"... or not.
#10
Following up on MTK's response... if you are interested in vintage auto's, its one of the first and most important questions worth asking, and can make a material difference in prominence and valuation premium. As he mentions, its typically the serial # stamped on the chassis, certain body panels, and the engine... tells you that "this is as it was born, all original"... or not.
MTK: