Small Block / Big Block Gauges??
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Racer
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From: Bedford Va.
Small Block / Big Block Gauges??
On flea bay there is a 65 coupe (listing # 250251604403) that the dealer maintains is a 327 / 300 hp original matching #s and not a restamp. How did it end up with a high horse tach and 80 lb oil pressure gauge. Isn't this what a 327 / 365 hp would have been equipped with? Do you think maybe the car has been put together with parts from other cars? No one would restamp a lower hp engine to match a car, at least no one in their right mind. Has anyone ever seen this car?
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Do you think maybe the car has been put together with parts from other cars?
Safety Car
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On flea bay there is a 65 coupe (listing # 250251604403) that the dealer maintains is a 327 / 300 hp original matching #s and not a restamp. How did it end up with a high horse tach and 80 lb oil pressure gauge. Isn't this what a 327 / 365 hp would have been equipped with? Do you think maybe the car has been put together with parts from other cars? No one would restamp a lower hp engine to match a car, at least no one in their right mind. Has anyone ever seen this car?
Trim tag looks legitimate, shows Rally Red, but STD black vinyl, not leather. Visual clues on car indicate a St. Louis body, as seen on trim tag, so sidepipes MIGHT be original.
In one part of ad, seller states "matching numbers" and elsewhere, he states "original engine". The only way to determine "original engine" is with a high res photo of the stamp pad.
Team Owner
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Would have been nice if they'd have painted the inner upper half of the door black (as it was originally) so you don't see a ring of red from the inside against the black interior. 
Burning Brakes
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I've never come across this before, does anyone have pics of the proper way to finish the door area?
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Burning Brakes
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Much appreciated, not sure if the Judging Manual had covered this topic - will check later this evening.
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