Re: Matching Motor Opinions Desired
Darryl------
You're correct. My logic was somewhat faulty on this one. If the block stamped VIN derivative is legit (and I still highly suspect it is) and matches the VIN plate, that would support that the car is completely legit. It would NOT have been something someone would have had incentive to remove to "cleanse" the car.
The real problem is the reported block casting number and dates. I just can't find anything to support the notion that the 3782870 was used for any 1966 Corvettes. It is true that this is a fairly early production car but it's not so early that 3782870 block could have been used for 1966 and that fact would be unknown. In other words, if the 3782870 block was in use by November, 1965, then there should have been a lot, or at least some, other 1966 Corvettes built prior to it with the same block. But, I can find no information to that end. The dates, if they are being reported correctly, don't make sense, either.
In any event, I'll repeat what I've said MANY times before: whenever someone is buying a vintage Corvette, and especially a mid year, they should carefully inspect the car's VIN plate AND check the frame VIN derivative stamping. It's absolutely INSANE to be paying the kind of money these cars sell for without first determining the legitimacy of title to the car. Keep in mind that if a car is determined by a state DMV or law enforcement agency to be stolen, it is confiscated and the last owner is the one that suffers the total loss. It's NOT the guy that perpetrated the fraud in the first place (unless they are one and the same which is rarely the case at this point in history).
Darryl------
You're correct. My logic was somewhat faulty on this one. If the block stamped VIN derivative is legit (and I still highly suspect it is) and matches the VIN plate, that would support that the car is completely legit. It would NOT have been something someone would have had incentive to remove to "cleanse" the car.
The real problem is the reported block casting number and dates. I just can't find anything to support the notion that the 3782870 was used for any 1966 Corvettes. It is true that this is a fairly early production car but it's not so early that 3782870 block could have been used for 1966 and that fact would be unknown. In other words, if the 3782870 block was in use by November, 1965, then there should have been a lot, or at least some, other 1966 Corvettes built prior to it with the same block. But, I can find no information to that end. The dates, if they are being reported correctly, don't make sense, either.
In any event, I'll repeat what I've said MANY times before: whenever someone is buying a vintage Corvette, and especially a mid year, they should carefully inspect the car's VIN plate AND check the frame VIN derivative stamping. It's absolutely INSANE to be paying the kind of money these cars sell for without first determining the legitimacy of title to the car. Keep in mind that if a car is determined by a state DMV or law enforcement agency to be stolen, it is confiscated and the last owner is the one that suffers the total loss. It's NOT the guy that perpetrated the fraud in the first place (unless they are one and the same which is rarely the case at this point in history).
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