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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: the427king</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I would have paid him already. </div></div>

End of thread. Listen to Chuck.

I paid more that amount for the Protect-o-plate for my old '66 L72 Corvette and paid about that much for the paperwork from my 1970 LT1 Corvette. If the paperwork became available for my '69 Z28, I'd pay even more. Documentation is the end game in this hobby. If you can afford to pay the man, I suggest doing so. While I do not agree with his methodology or reasoning for making you pay him, it is an unfortunate evil in this hobby.

Dan

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But this is not a L72, LT1 Vette or a 69 Z28. It is a non numbers matching 325 hp 69 Camaro that he is not going to do a &quot;factory correct&quot; resto on and he has no plans to sell it any time soon. He could offer 250.00 and leave him his # if he ever changes his mind. He is on a budget. I don't have a problem with the seller wanting money but Scott has already stated &quot;resto has gone slow due to life and limited funds&quot;. It sounds to me like the 2K is not something just sitting around. I would spend the 2K on other things like getting the car done and worry about the paperwork later. I don't think it is going anywhere.

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: markjohnson</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Unfortunately no Z11 cars came out of Brown Chevy-Olds. </div></div>

Bummer but thanks for clarifying that Mark.
It was just a thought anyway, sure wish it could've turned out otherwise.

Back to the subject at hand, perhaps someone here other than the OP should consider buying the whole lot of whatever exists of Brown Chevy/Olds Powhatan dealer paperwork?
If the seller would let it all go for a larger chunk, a quick cruise of what's there by someone understanding of the big picture may be enough to know if a worthwhile venture/adventure?
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~ Pete

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X2 Charlie!


Dave
67 Nova Boy

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X3 Charley, hopefully the guy will come to understand there is not 2K of paper there based on the car.

Mike

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Charley Lillard</div><div class="ubbcode-body">But this is not a L72, LT1 Vette or a 69 Z28. It is a non numbers matching 325 hp 69 Camaro that he is not going to do a &quot;factory correct&quot; resto on and he has no plans to sell it any time soon. He could offer 250.00 and leave him his # if he ever changes his mind. He is on a budget. I don't have a problem with the seller wanting money but Scott has already stated &quot;resto has gone slow due to life and limited funds&quot;. It sounds to me like the 2K is not something just sitting around. I would spend the 2K on other things like getting the car done and worry about the paperwork later. I don't think it is going anywhere. </div></div>

I don't disagree with any of what you're saying. I'm just defending the point of been there, done that. These situations are tough to navigate no matter the cost, car, original born with or not. I do maintain the position that the paperwork should not be held hostage away from the car but that is a whole other topic.

Dan

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And to think . . . I've tracked down several cars/people to reunite them with lost paperwork for free when I could've been making mad bank this whole time. Sheesh!

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Capitalism, pure and simple. Heck, I wouldn't be surprised if you got 2K together, went to him, looked over the paper, plopped down the cash and he said, &quot;I want three grand now.&quot; It's no longer a hobby, it's asset management and the sharks swim around waiting for such occasions.

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The paperwork isn't going to change the monetary value of this particular Camaro very much. The original trim tag tells you it was a Big Block, Style trim and exterior color and interior trim. Good pictures of original components, sheet metal, firewall. etc. will help verify it was an RS. So Based on the circumstances discussed, I wouldn't pay $2,000.00 the original paperwork on this particular car. Offer him whatever you feel comfortable giving up.

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i dunno...2Gs is a bunch i agree...but there's millions of car guys that wish they could find their invoice...it may be just a plain old SS396 but the way you guys tear trim tags apart every freakin time one is posted...id want the invoice myself...

simple equasion...whats the car worth? is it a 20 grand car? id say so..is 10% of the value worth iron clad docuentation...i know its just a SS396 but i thinks its worth it the more i think about it...

take 2gs..put 500 in each pocket...look at the paperwork if is what its supposed to be..pull 500 out...tell him your not being disrespectfull..but you are the only one on the planet that wants that piece of paper...see what he does...if he doesnt flinch pull some more out..and make damn sure his wife is there and sees the money..in some cases the wife has more influence than you could understand..

remember..he grew up in the car business...he has an idea what he wants...all car sales people read people...