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william

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Caveat Emptor...another repro body tag?
« on: July 22, 2021, 09:39:24 PM »
https://www.ebay.com/itm/255062821339?hash=item3b62edc9db:g:C1AAAOSwRHlg-dh~

124379N553571

From the ad:

Real X77 code 1969 Camaro Z28

N553571 was final-assembled on or about December 3, 1968, prior to the implementation of X codes.
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usa1ti

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Re: Caveat Emptor...another repro body tag?
« Reply #1 on: July 23, 2021, 11:34:23 AM »
At least they got the grill color and shifter ball right. Its usually a package deal when they check the dumb crook box.......
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Re: Caveat Emptor...another repro body tag?
« Reply #2 on: July 23, 2021, 11:47:27 AM »
Just another nice collection of parts made to look like a blue Z28.
69 Z28 RS Scuncio Hi Performance
69 SS L78
67 SS Chevelle
64 Corvette
66 GTO Tiger Gold
77 Trans Am Special Edition

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Re: Caveat Emptor...another repro body tag?
« Reply #3 on: July 23, 2021, 12:19:36 PM »
Ehhhhh, if it had a 350 built like an LT1 - it would be cool.

At the end of the day - its still a collection of parts.

william

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Re: Caveat Emptor...another repro body tag?
« Reply #4 on: July 23, 2021, 02:24:54 PM »
All would be fine if it were marketed for what it is-a clone.
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Re: Caveat Emptor...another repro body tag?
« Reply #5 on: July 23, 2021, 10:10:34 PM »
The trim tag “appears” to be legit so I messaged them for close up photos of the vin & tag but got a response that a deposit had been placed on the car..  Hope the depositor sees this thread before fully pulling the trigger..

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Re: Caveat Emptor...another repro body tag?
« Reply #6 on: July 23, 2021, 10:17:06 PM »
Ready! Fire! Aim!
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Re: Caveat Emptor...another repro body tag?
« Reply #7 on: July 23, 2021, 11:42:11 PM »
Ready! Fire! Aim!

Yea, sadly in that order.  Pretty witty.

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Re: Caveat Emptor...another repro body tag?
« Reply #8 on: July 26, 2021, 04:56:02 PM »

william

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Re: Caveat Emptor...another repro body tag?
« Reply #9 on: July 26, 2021, 05:59:24 PM »
Its baaaaack!
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Re: Caveat Emptor...another repro body tag?
« Reply #10 on: July 27, 2021, 05:59:04 PM »
I didn't even see a picture of the trim tag, but he even got the X77 wrong - the car has style trim on it, so if he wanted to execute a good fake, should have gone with X33. ;)

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Re: Caveat Emptor...another repro body tag?
« Reply #11 on: July 27, 2021, 08:25:40 PM »
157 cars before my L78, also a 12A '68 car. Bet they were built on the same day, would have liked to have seen the body sequence on the trim tag to compare it to -

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Re: Caveat Emptor...another repro body tag?
« Reply #12 on: July 29, 2021, 02:26:03 PM »
The BDY number on the tag was the order confirmation #, had nothing to do with production scheduling. I have paperwork for a dealer that had approximately 100 69s. Cars ordered and confirmed at the same time [sequential #s] were not only not built in order, they could be built over a period of several days. Confirmation #s can be thousands apart.

The actual production sequence # was on the body and chassis broadcast copies [Norwood workers called them 'sequence sheets']. Also, probably written on the body and frame someplace. I have a BBC with a notation stating three cars were not going to be built in sequence order.




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