No idea what is going on here...
 

https://www.mecum.com/lots/1159642/1...aa_id=726450-0

Reported VIN: 124379N526710

From the hard card:

Original matching numbers 396/375 HP L78 V-8 engine
Engine never taken out of the car
Original retail order
Window sticker

Also consigned to Kissimmee 2016, no sale.


POP was on eBay Sept 2024

Sold, $165,000.

327 car, nice.

Ouch !!!

Dang!!

Somebody will not be happy when they learn the truth:frown:

They had plenty of time to do their research/due diligence on this one ! Mecum had this upcoming lot listed for month's. And this post questioning this car was started in October I believe ?

I got no other idea, other than maybe that one protecto plate in the mecum listing is the second issued. I know a guy with z/28s that have second issues for his, where one a mechanic had for a short while and sold. In that case, maybe the first one is a screw up. I wonder if you could tell from the ncrs doc on the car, if the protecto plate is inline with the early protecto plate date or the second.

Definitely new owner is going to have to do some detective work......but I would be sick if I bought that car at the moment.

This is the "all original, engine never out of car" with the Chinese repop brake booster and master and the wrong SS emblem on the tail panel. Picture from the auction

engine pic