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Originally Posted by JerseyMonte
In all due respect , it wasn't made to be an exact copy. it was what I wanted it to be
I had a 67 SS/RS that had a spoiler,that wasn't available until 68,
a 69 cowl induction hood with a 69 LT1 engine under it because that is what I wanted
With all the money it cost do build, a couple hundred dollars is all it would cost to make it an exact repoduction.
By the way you missed the absence of the fender insignias
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Sorry, I wasn't trying to dog on you at all. I did mention that it's a nicely modified car, and I think it looks great. I just wouldn't call it a "clone".
You are correct about how easy it is to clone a car. Emblems are relatively cheap compared to what people get out of a car by faking it as something else. We had a really nice, numbers matching, 327 '69 RS in Fathom Green that we could hardly get $14k for about 5 years ago. Had we put Z28 emblems on it, we could have doubled our money, but we also wouldn't have been able to sleep at night. Some people don't have ethics when it comes to faking a car. I prefer full disclosure. The RS the OP was looking at might be the real deal, but it's probably smart to decide to pass on it due to lack of information or documentation. I'd hate to see a fellow enthusiast get fooled. There will be plenty more down the road.
Cheers!
p.s.....I like your lack of emblems...it cleans up the look of the car. My husband's LS1 '68 is the same way. He likes to leave the emblems off, too!
