fberus

It takes a trained eye to spot a well-done fake. Even very experienced NCRS and Bloomington Gold judges use a monocle such as a "broach buster." You also need to consider where and when the Top Flight was earned. I don't mean to offend fellow NCRS members or insinuate that the judging standards are inconsistent but achieving a Top Flight at a National Convention is different than achieving one at a chapter meet.

Mike Ward

The pad actually counts for very little in NCRS judging. A car with a really bad stamp pad or completely blank pad will still only receive a minor deduct.

BBCorv70

From the earlier ad ==> The engine is a nom number matching restoration motor with all date codes correct including carbs heads and block with less than 3000 miles on it, the trans and rear are original to the car. 70,000

Now this engine is the thought to be original with a shaved deck, restamped? My understanding is a "restoration motor" is a replica of the original, not THE original...

At least the fellow states it's a restamp, honest in that respect. Value I'd say depends on how much the market will bear for a "restoration motor"...

vettebuyer6369

Absolutely correct. There's restamps out there that I can look at with a Broach Buster and still not be sure about..

And the fact is, this is such a problem that Bloomington Gold is changing their certification rules to allow for bad pads as long as they are declared.

KevinG

$30k tops