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Old 06-30-2007, 10:43 AM   #6 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by ReasonOne View Post
If I'm right, yours is one of about 123. :-) Lucky bastard.
First, any verified big block A-body is a good thing. I'd just like to interject that "rare" doesn't always equal "more valuable" or "more desirable". Green interiors were (thankfully) rare, too.

There were so few sport/club coupes built because the post body style was not as desirable as the hardtop. That's obviously a matter of personal opinion, but I think the 100:1 sales volume bears that out. The post cars were always the bargain basement versions and had a low-rent stigma as a result. The one advantage of the sport coupe over the hardtop is weight - the sport coupes were lighter since the post was a more efficient way to carry loads. This made the cars popular with drag racers. Just keep in mind that unless you can document a racing history, a holiday coupe will probably sell for more than an equally equipped sport coupe.
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