RE: matching numbers

["Brian Shorey" <bshorey@xxxxxxxxx>]

> Not completely correct that it "often helps the value of a car to swap in
a
> better engine for example (larger, later, or upgraded components, say to
make
> a Normale look like a Veloce)". Some distinguish sharply between a
Normale, an
> Abnormale, and a Veloce. The tipping point is roughly where the price
starts
> declining and starts going up, and before long discriminating buyers start
> removing the larger, later, or upgraded components to restore a car, if
> possible, to a good copy of original condition. Someday, if enough
survive,
> people will be removing the three-liter engines from GTV-6s, looking for
old-
> style balky-shifting gearboxes, raising the suspensions to stock height,
> paying a premium to Coker Tire for 195-60 R 15 Pirelli P-6s, and looking
for
> just the right shade of blue for the seats for a silver '82.

rotfl!

i'm going to make this easy on the future buyer of my widows gtv6 - when i
pull the engine and tranny (both in excellent condition with 65k original
miles) to make room for the 3.0 engine and platinum gearbox, the engine and
gearbox will be properly lubed and stored.

bs

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