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Old May 28th, 2021, 12:38 PM
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Fake W30 for auction
Just a Heads-up. Vicari Auctions is offering a 1970 "W30" for sale in its upcoming Florida auction. The car is NOT a W30), it isnt even a 442. Its a Cutlass S with a J headed 455, red fender wells, 442 emblems, and a W25 hood. Nothing matches on this fake.
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Just a Heads-up. Vicari Auctions is offering a 1970 "W30" for sale in its upcoming Florida auction. The car is NOT a W30), it isnt even a 442. Its a Cutlass S with a J headed 455, red fender wells, 442 emblems, and a W25 hood. Nothing matches on this fake.
344 or 342 VIN?
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Old May 28th, 2021, 12:59 PM
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Should be interesting to see what it will bring as they (auction company) pretty clearly state in the video and the write up that it is a w30 and as you stated it is clearly not.
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https://www.motorious.com/articles/h...bile-442-w-30/
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Originally Posted by twilightblue28A
344 or 342 VIN?
344 would be a 442
342 would be a Cutlass Supreme
This car is a Cutlass S
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Another Motorious article that is full of errors.
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Originally Posted by 70W-32
344 would be a 442
342 would be a Cutlass Supreme
This car is a Cutlass S
338670Z134839
If the car is advertised a 442, and is not a 442, Vicari, and the owner, may be facing civil fraud charges.
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The Auction Site now claims it is a "Mirror Image" W30, born as a Cutlass.
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Originally Posted by twilightblue28A
344 or 342 VIN?
That would be a 33687 VIN. 342xxx is a Cutlass Supreme VIN.
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Originally Posted by VC455
The Auction Site now claims it is a "Mirror Image" W30, born as a Cutlass.
That's some hi-test BS right there!

So, now we have a new term.

Fraud....Fake....Clone....Rebadged.....Custom..... Tribute...Replica....Mirror Image. LOL.
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That's some hi-test BS right there!

So, now we have a new term.

Fraud....Fake....Clone....Rebadged.....Custom..... Tribute...Replica....Mirror Image. LOL.
Does anyone know when the listing was clarified? Asking only because this thread may be monitored by the seller.
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Old May 28th, 2021, 02:53 PM
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Wow, a Cutlass S from Fremont.

Actually, this line is the funniest thing I've read in a long time:

"IT WOULD TAKE AN EXPERT TO KNOW THIS CAR WAS NOT BORN A W-30"



For those who care, here's the direct link to the auction.
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Originally Posted by VC455
The Auction Site now claims it is a "Mirror Image" W30, born as a Cutlass.
We need Joe P to identify the code on the broadcast card for the " mirror image" option.
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Old May 28th, 2021, 02:55 PM
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Originally Posted by twilightblue28A
We need Joe P to identify the code on the broadcast card for the " mirror image" option.

Easy. It was RPO 03W.
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Originally Posted by joe_padavano
Easy. It was RPO 03W.
How did you arrive at 03W?
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Originally Posted by twilightblue28A
How did you arrive at 03W?
Hold your screen up to a mirror.

Actually, maybe RPO 0EW would have been a better choice.
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"Has the good ram-air hood"
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Originally Posted by scrappie
"Has the good ram-air hood"
It also has "FUNCTION [sic] COWL INDUCTION".

I get the sense the ad copy was written by the guy who writes the Harbor Freight instructions.
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Originally Posted by scrappie
"Has the good ram-air hood"
Better than a bad ram air hood!!
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Originally Posted by joe_padavano
it also has "function [sic] cowl induction".

I get the sense the ad copy was written by the guy who writes the harbor freight instructions.
lol
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Originally Posted by joe_padavano
Easy. It was RPO 03W.
LoL. Thanks for the laugh Joe.
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Old May 28th, 2021, 07:24 PM
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Originally Posted by joe_padavano
Hold your screen up to a mirror.

Actually, maybe RPO 0EW would have been a better choice.
Yes, this is betterer, gmao
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Mirror Image. Its laughable. That's a new one on me.
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Mirror image...I was disappointed to see it's not right hand drive....
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I LOVE this stuff!!! LOL. Expose the frauds!
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I LOVE this stuff!!! LOL. Expose the frauds!

While I don’t want to see anyone taken advantage of, anyone who spends that kind of money on a car without doing some research either doesn’t care if it’s not the real deal, or has more money than automotive knowledge, or a combination of both.
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What advantages do the other 10 bolts on the boxed control arms offer, other than ballast?
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Originally Posted by 1of1442
What advantages do the other 10 bolts on the boxed control arms offer, other than ballast?
I believe they demonstrate that whoever wrote the ad copy doesn't understand punctuation.



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Originally Posted by joe_padavano
It also has "FUNCTION [sic] COWL INDUCTION".

I get the sense the ad copy was written by the guy who writes the Harbor Freight instructions.
lol. Thats funny
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Originally Posted by joe_padavano
I believe they demonstrate that whoever wrote the ad copy doesn't understand punctuation.


A product of parochial school??
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A product of parochial school??
More likely a child of the interwebs.
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There will be no end to the poetic license Reborn, Reworked, Sanctioned, 442 Actual, when I sell mine 442 Executive Salon in the description.
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Originally Posted by 70W-32
344 would be a 442
342 would be a Cutlass Supreme
This car is a Cutlass S
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Nope, it can't be that. You've transposed your digits. More like 33687. 87 is a hardtop coupe whereas 67 is a convertible (only offered on CS models)
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Sure isn't any type of 442.
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Originally Posted by Allan R
Nope, it can't be that. You've transposed your digits. More like 33687. 87 is a hardtop coupe whereas 67 is a convertible (only offered on CS models)
Imissed that, did a copy and paste, but theyve fixed the posting
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Originally Posted by Koda
That's some hi-test BS right there!

So, now we have a new term.

Fraud....Fake....Clone....Rebadged.....Custom..... Tribute...Replica....Mirror Image. LOL.
Another thread inspired me to add "Welfare Edition" to this list.
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