bogus 1969 435 car comming up at barrett jackson

[70 ls6 convert]

just a warning for any potential buy,this 1969 lemans blue car was purchased buy my good friend, as a born with numbers matching motor,turned out to have a 2 bolt restamped block,also had a after market trim tag,taiwan exhaust manifolds,the list goes on,dont let this guy fool you,hes a real scammer..

[rubbinisracing]

Who's the seller?

[1969l71convert]

lot 645 at BJ, 69 corvette, failed to sale at mechum in kissimee for 60k in Jan. last owner at the time was James Wallace

[Stefano]

So are you saying that you know this is not a real L71?

Who did your friend sell it to?

[motionwannabe]

i dont understand why people try to sell these bogus cars as the real deal.does stupidity run that high in our hobby that they think it wont be figured out by the groups that keep a tight watch on this? how do they get past the inspectors at the auctions who check them for authenticity? whoever buys this car should give the seller a good swift kick in the beans. if its a clone say its a clone who cares?some people are ridiculous!!!

[Lynn]

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.... how do they get past the inspectors at the auctions who check them for authenticity? ....

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Common misconception. There are no "inspectors" who check for authenticity.

Link to the BJ description: http://www.barrett-jackson.com/applicati...=04%2f09%2f2009


I don't remember if it was posted here, or if I read the entire BJ bidder agreement at their web site a couple of years ago. Clearly, under the terms of terms of the bidder agreement, ALL of the responsibility for representation (or misrepresentation) is on the seller, not BJ.

[70 ls6 convert]

My friend met this guy named john wallace at barrett jackson a few years ago ,he told john he was in the market for an all orginal,1969 435 hp convert,lamans blue,they agreed to a price of 75,000 for this born with numbers matching car,sent the car up here to alaska, withen minutes of looking at the car it was apparent the engines was a restamp,the trim tag was a repo,so with presure of going to the cops for fraud and theft, he was able to force him to give the money back..Now i see hes calling the car numbers match again, its to bad he cant say (with a correct restamp engine) because now someone else is gonna get hurt by this sell,

[Fast67VelleN2O]

Wasn't there a thread on this exact car a few months back? If I remember correctly, the trim tag was extremely bad.

[wwchevy]

I remember you posted this story at the time it happened to your friend. Seems to me like the guy's name wasn't John?? Anyway, I'm glad your friend got his money back and this car is being exposed for what it is.

[lzdick]

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My friend met this guy named john wallace at barrett jackson a few years ago...

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By any chance is John Wallace a Corvette dealer in the Midwest?