Meaning of "numbrs matching" opinions please

[Salvatore]

I love it! I don't race mine but give credit to those who do!! I at least drive it often.

[BARRY]

HI I HAD A COPO CAMARO I BOUGHT THE CAR IN 1978 AND SOLD IT 1998 I DROVE THAT CAR EVERY WHERE I PUT 30,000 MILES ON THE CAR HAD LOTS OF FUN A FRIEND OF MINE SAID YOU SHOULD BUY THAT CAR BACK I SAID NO THANKS I WOULD NOT HAVE FUN BABY SITTING IT CAN YOU IMAGINE 30,000 MILES AT 6 MILES TO THE GALLON

[Rick H]

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If you're talking about me, Rick H., you're barking up the wrong tree.

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No I wasn't talking about you Dave and my response wasn't even to your post. An further more it wasn't directed at one person, it was directed at the general statement that the Corvette guys started it all. Which in my opinion is not the case but is equally done among all the classic car makes.

How about reading the every post.

Rick H.

[YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY]

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If you're talking about me, Rick H., you're barking up the wrong tree.

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No I wasn't talking about you Dave and my response wasn't even to your post. An further more it wasn't directed at one person, it was directed at the general statement that the Corvette guys started it all. Which in my opinion is not the case but is equally done among all the classic car makes.

How about reading the every post.

Rick H.

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With a comment like your last line, you needn't wonder why people think you are singling them out. Here's a point, quit being a smart-ass

[Rick H]

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Well I guess I missed that part back in the 80's about people talking about matching numbers.

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Same here. Through the 70's and 80's I can not remember a time when it was it ever brought up.

Rick H.

[Verne_Frantz]

OK, I wasn't going to add my 2 cents to this, but I'm going out on a limb here..............

It is my belief that it WAS the Corvette people who started this whole mess of "matching numbers". Advertisements for cars for sale that 1st used the term "numbers match" were always for Corvettes. Afterall, they were the only marque of car in the hobby (that I know of) that has a National sanctioning body that allowed (if not encouraged) restamping on components for judging credit. As long as the "numbers matched" and appeared "as original", then FULL judging credit was allowed (and still is to this day!).

Now, as to your original question....... Since the term "numbers matching" has lost it's original meaning and is used by every seller who's found a correctly dated part, when I see that term used, I automatically assume it's a built, made, or bogus car. As others have stated, if the components were ORIGINAL, then that should be the statement.

No one really knows what "numbers matching" means; we all just know what we'd LIKE it to mean... But everyone knows what "Original Driveline" means!!!! No interpretation needed!

Thanks for the chance to vent.

Verne

[YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY]

Maybe the NCRS will trademark 'numbers matching' term like they did 'Survivor' - or whatever word it was

I think the consensus is that the meaning has changed with the dollar values, whether we like it or not is irrelevant, so we come up with a new term to describe what was originaly intended: Born With, Original, etc.... Fun stuff eh?

[TDW]

I like the term "the original angine and transmission that were installed at the factory when the car was initially built and left the assembly line". There should be no mistaking that statement.

[Verne_Frantz]

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Maybe the NCRS will trademark 'numbers matching' term like they did 'Survivor' - or whatever word it was


I didn't specifically point the finger at the NCRS, but you hit the right target Marlin.

BY the way, it was the Bloommington guys who tried to trademark the survivor word from the dictionary!!!

[Mr70]

and FYI...Cheese-nips are not the same as Cheez-it's.
needed to be said..