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Old March 16th, 2012, 03:30 PM
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No motor or trans but could be a very profitable numbers matching car.....

I can't make this stuff up.

http://fortsmith.craigslist.org/cto/2895056193.html
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Old March 16th, 2012, 03:33 PM
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"Could be" a very profitable 18" cube of scrap metal.

I see potential everywhere I look .

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Old March 16th, 2012, 03:35 PM
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Numbers matching???? Profitable???? All I see there is a pile of scrap, it's worth what it weighs!!
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Old March 16th, 2012, 03:53 PM
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yeah right number matching 1+1+=3
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Old March 16th, 2012, 05:02 PM
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Didn't look at the ad, but a car only has to change hands twice (from honest seller to charlatan to sucker) to "become" matchin-numbahs.
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Old March 19th, 2012, 10:29 AM
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Last time I checked the term "numbers matching" indicated the engine and transmission bore the same serial numbers as the body, at least on cars manufactured when that was a practice. Not sure that Chrysler ever did that and know that Ford never did. Strictly a GM thing for a while.
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Old March 19th, 2012, 11:09 AM
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Originally Posted by Texascarnut
Last time I checked the term "numbers matching" indicated the engine and transmission bore the same serial numbers as the body...
... which is kinda the point of this thread.

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Old March 19th, 2012, 01:15 PM
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Looks like he changed the ad. And yes, Chrysler did stamp a VIN derivative on the motor and trans. And, whille it's only a 340 car, it's still worth a bit more than scrap value...
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Old March 19th, 2012, 01:37 PM
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I like it and although I was quite young I can still remember how most of these cars looked like this on the road by 1974 anyway - so it brings back great memories, I loved those cars, I remember watching my sister's 70 Cuda rust from the inside out faster than the grass grew - or in her case burned.
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Don't ya mean on the SIDE OF THE ROAD??
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Old March 19th, 2012, 02:19 PM
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Yea he changed the ad. My title was coppied from his text.
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