All Original Except for Engine, How would it be Judged?

[Wayne H.]

Question: How would this car be judged? The only thing wrong is the VIN number on the pad.

Thanks

[Mike D.]

Re: All Original Except for Engine, How would it be Judged?

providing everything else is correct, it would be 25 point deduction for the VIN.

[Wayne H.]

Re: All Original Except for Engine, How would it be Judged?

Thank you Mike for that quick response, he'll be happy to hear that.

Wayne

[Ara G.]

Re: All Original Except for Engine, How would it be Judged?

From one Armenian to another, i hope to see or judge the car one day! ARA

[Brian D.]

Re: All Original Except for Engine, How would it be Judged?

Before the engine swap, was it a 435, a 400, or a 390?

[Wayne H.]

Re: All Original Except for Engine, How would it be Judged?

Before the engine swap, was it a 435, a 400, or a 390?

This car belongs to an old friend, he bought the car from a relative and it's been sitting in his garage for 10 years. He was told the original engine was 427/390. He recently repainted it the original silver.
He asked me to look at it, because I have a '67, 427/435 also. While I'm not an expert, I can tell its mostly original with only 66K miles, even the carbs are dated correctly.
He wanted to sell it, and he got a few low ball offers , so I told him to wait until he finds out more about it, and maybe get it judged. I personally think its worth keeping.

My main question is: would the different, but correct engine, have a negative affect on the judging, aside from the 25 point reduction for the wrong vin?

[Wayne H.]

Re: All Original Except for Engine, How would it be Judged?

From one Armenian to another, i hope to see or judge the car one day! ARA

Thanks ARA

[Nick C.]

[Wayne H.]

Re: All Original Except for Engine, How would it be Judged?

With that said, it looks like the NCRS will have one less car to judge.

[Edward B.]

Re: All Original Except for Engine, How would it be Judged?

Counterfeit is a very strong term and one must wonder if it is appropriate for something as simple as a horsepower change when the block itself would be acceptable with only a 25 point deduction for the incorrect VIN.

[Wayne H.]

Re: All Original Except for Engine, How would it be Judged?

Counterfeit is a very strong term and one must wonder if it is appropriate for something as simple as a horsepower change when the block itself would be acceptable with only a 25 point deduction for the incorrect VIN.

I certainly would not suggest that anyone go through the work and expense involved in prepping their beautiful Corvette for judging, just so somebody can call it 'counterfeit'.

[Nick C.]

Re: All Original Except for Engine, How would it be Judged?

No reason to be dismissive of an NCRS Concours Award.

Stock Class is perfect for the above described possibility.

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[Wayne H.]

Re: All Original Except for Engine, How would it be Judged?

Counterfeit is a very strong term and one must wonder if it is appropriate for something as simple as a horsepower change when the block itself would be acceptable with only a 25 point deduction for the incorrect VIN.

I agree 100%. If the word 'counterfeit' is actually used by the NCRS to describe the Corvette that I described in post #6; then maybe the NCRS should look up the word 'counterfeit' and learn exactly what that word means.

[Mike D.]

Re: All Original Except for Engine, How would it be Judged?

Sorry, I misspoke, and I realize you need more info on this car. Look for evidence of the HP of the car, redline, etc. I have been told in the past info on a car that was far from being true. Do your research. and have someone knowledgeable look at the car before moving forward.

[Tim G.]

Re: All Original Except for Engine, How would it be Judged?

I'd think it would be judged as a 390 horse car with deduct the items that differ on the engine from a 390 such as intake, carb, distributor and air cleaner along with some other 435 horse items. Since there isn't a blatant attempt to defraud the judges due to assembly and VIN stamps on the pad, I'd think it would be accepted for judging.