Avoided disaster today

[Richls5]

The owner said he’s going to keep the car for now he seemed pretty upset about it. I think because it was his dads car who bought it under the impression it’s legit. I told him it’s still a cool car someone would like to own just be honest. The build date of the engine was to early too now that I look back at my texts. 2/22 is the date it says it was assembled. Every Chevelle I’ve owned that’s numbers matching the engine is atleast a month earlier than the cars build date not a week prior

[Richls5]

[the427king]

Consider yourself lucky that he didnt take your offer .

[Richls5]

Originally Posted by the427king

Consider yourself lucky that he didnt take your offer .

Eh it was a nice car regardless of the re stamp the underside was very clean I couldn’t find rust anywhere on the car

[napa68]

Had the same type of deal with a 69 Z recently. I only traveled 45 minutes for that.

I hate the idea of telling someone that something significant is not correct, but it's the right thing to do IMO

[touspude]

Originally Posted by the427king

Consider yourself lucky that he didnt take your offer .

I agree with you.

[lowmile]

Honestly I have spent my whole life just loving real old honest cars. Early on the internet made it even more fun, but lately it has come to the point where I find little enjoyment even in the type cars I use to find kinship. I just don't even want to make eye contact with them. Maybe it's just me and it's time to move on, its just hard to walk away from something I cared about so much I just don't feel a a part of what going on and I feel sad about it.

[Teddy]

Originally Posted by lowmile

Honestly I have spent my whole life just loving real old honest cars. Early on the internet made it even more fun, but lately it has come to the point where I find little enjoyment even in the type cars I use to find kinship. I just don't even want to make eye contact with them. Maybe it's just me and it's time to move on, its just hard to walk away from something I cared about so much I just don't feel a a part of what going on and I feel sad about it.

I couldn't have said it better. Reason I sold my Chevelle. No one ever thought I would do that. It still tugs at me but the regrets are few.

[69M22Z]

Originally Posted by lowmile

Honestly I have spent my whole life just loving real old honest cars. Early on the internet made it even more fun, but lately it has come to the point where I find little enjoyment even in the type cars I use to find kinship. I just don't even want to make eye contact with them. Maybe it's just me and it's time to move on, its just hard to walk away from something I cared about so much I just don't feel a a part of what going on and I feel sad about it.

Totally agree with you.

[GotGrunt]

Originally Posted by Richls5

The build date of the engine was to early too now that I look back at my texts. 2/22 is the date it says it was assembled. Every Chevelle I’ve owned that’s numbers matching the engine is atleast a month earlier than the cars build date not a week prior.

I had a Baltimore built 1972 Chevelle SS U-code years ago with one of the tightest grouping of parts I’ve ever seen.

5/30/72: engine assembly date with VIN & broach marks present
6/1/72: transmission assembly date with VIN present
5/25/72: rear end assembly date
06A build date on the trim tag

In my honest opinion and experience, the car and stamps were all legit. I figured the car may have been held up on the body side and possibly pushed into the second week of June or later. This was not a high dollar car that someone would have the incentive to go through all the trouble to fake.