Last night i looked over a good friends 66 coupe that he purchased at an auction put on by the Genesse county (flint, MI) Sherifs office. The car was taken from a vette shop for some reason and sold at auction just like a drug forfeture. The original vin was removed and replaced with a red foil vin tag with no rivits and retitled as a 1992 reissue (something to that effect) The auction took place in 1992. The tital no longer lists it as a corvette, simply a 1992 reissue. The trim tag shows it was built on April 27, 1966. The motor has the original stamps on it with the broach marks and an engine build date of April 21, 1966. The original vin number is visable and the engine code is correct for a 66 300hp 4spd (HE) All other readable date codes are March and April. How does the NCRS view a car like this for judging and how does it effect the resale value. He paid $18,000 for it in 92 with a beutiful interior and a fresh repaint. The odometer reads 42,000 miles and he thinks the car is worth 30-32k.The car is the wrong color and has 68 rims on it, otherwise it looks stock, or does it even matter because of the reissue vin
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Re: 66 reissue vin
Jeff, The car would be fine for the NCRS judging, as long as it's a legaly registered Corvette. The value is something else. If it sells for a lot less than normal because of the funny vin plate, I wouldn't be surprised. Also being the wrong color drops the value (for Corvette people with the knowledge)
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