[sbc500hpchevelle]

Probally one of the worst restamps Ive ever seen and I am no expert by any means but that's clear as day.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1970...7255063?pt=US_Cars_Trucks&hash=item4610a98217

 

[MoreHPplease]

Jesus, I want to punch the seller. All that "wit" in the ad. Give me a break.

 

[blacknblue]

All that knowledge and he couldn't find a SS wheel for the spare?

 

[RixLS6]

Probally one of the worst restamps Ive ever seen and I am no expert by any means but that's clear as day.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1970...7255063?pt=US_Cars_Trucks&hash=item4610a98217

I sent him a question asking about that stamping since he was calling it a CE block.
Here is his response.

Hi,
Not sure if you got my first response. A CE block is a warranty replacement. CKO is a 375 HP with a manual trans. Dealer did a lousy job when stamping the serial number next to the CKO id. Lots better at it now I am quessing. So somewhere under 12000 it blew.
John


- jjj315

 

[HKalin]

You aren't kidding about the restamp looks like a 2 year old did it.

 

[BACK FROM THE DEAD]

WOW I want to hit the guy in the face after reading about 2 paragraphs of that vomit he's spewing.
What an ignorant, arrogant ass.

 

[Steve R]

I'm left with the impression that he is a real PITA to deal with. I couldn't make it all the way through the ad, to wordy, and full of useless information.

Steve R

 

[NickeyChevelle]

The guy must live within 2 miles of me, but I've never seen that car at any of the local shows or cruise nights -- that I recall...

The car itself is not bad, except for the restamp on the block.

I almost feel like putting on my BS boots and taking a look at it.

 

[Alan F]

Is the value of the car dependent upon the engine stamp? Or stated another way, if it's a legitimate dealer replacement engine, is it really going to make any difference on the price if the stamp is messed up? I'm trying to sift through for the issue.

 

[Bunz-T]

This guy gives every John in the country a bad rap except the one you sit on.

 

[TRANNY SMOKE]

Jesus, I want to punch the seller. All that "wit" in the ad. Give me a break.

No kidding. How would like to drink a beer with that guy. I would have to chin him for sure. Why bother with the fake restamp? What a douche bag!

 

[DougA]

Reproduction Tach?Did he mention that?I can't read the buildsheet,does it show U14?

 

[Chris R]

Wow, just. Wow. Guy is really full of it no doubt. I cant say I recognize the car either.

 

[NickeyChevelle]

Is the value of the car dependent upon the engine stamp?

Yes, it is. A "Not Original Motor (NOM)" SS396 is of considerably less value than a numbers matching car.

This car's engine stamp is not legitimate; if the engine had been replaced under the warranty the car would have receive a replacement block that was stamped (at the engine assembly plant) with a code similar to "CE012345 (where "CE" stands for "Chevrolet Engine" -- there's more to the code but that's not important at this point)." What is important is that a "Matching Numbers Engine" serves to validate the car as being a real factory SS396 (and not a clone).

ALSO the fact that someone falsified the engine stamp calls into question the car's Build Sheet (i.e. is the build sheet real or is that faked too?) and the ProtectOPlate.

and it's bid up to almost 26 grand!

 

[MoreHPplease]

No kidding. How would like to drink a beer with that guy. I would have to chin him for sure. Why bother with the fake restamp? What a douche bag!

Lol. I couldn't have a drop of booze in me around that guy.

 

[Alan F]

Yes, it is. A "Not Original Motor (NOM)" SS396 is of considerably less value than a numbers matching car.

This car's engine stamp is not legitimate; if the engine had been replaced under the warranty the car would have receive a replacement block that was stamped (at the engine assembly plant) with a code similar to "CE012345 (where "CE" stands for "Chevrolet Engine" -- there's more to the code but that's not important at this point)." What is important is that a "Matching Numbers Engine" serves to validate the car as being a real factory SS396 (and not a clone).

ALSO the fact that someone falsified the engine stamp calls into question the car's Build Sheet (i.e. is the build sheet real or is that faked too?) and the ProtectOPlate.

and it's bid up to almost 26 grand!

Bruce, I think you missed my point. Once he admits that it's a CE engine, in my mind I've already given it a discount for NOM. So the fact that it's stamped doesn't matter to me as far as adding any authenticity to the car. Perhaps I'm seeing it wrong.

I also found it interesting that he gets in to posting numbers but misses big ticket items like like the block and heads.

 

[SS4Real]

I would rather have no stamp or whatever stamp is already on there versus any kind of a re-stamp. JMO.

 

[Andy's Auto Repair]

I would rather have no stamp or whatever stamp is already on there versus any kind of a re-stamp. JMO.

Or worse yet a story on how the dealership restamped it.

 

[danvil1]

This CE block story is a thing of the past for excuses and to me it is BS unless you have original paper work proving the motor was replaced in the history of the car.:noway:

I would buy a correct dated/casting numbered motor with a machined pad than a CE car any day as it was normal to have the original motor rebuilt more than blowing it up and getting a CE block.

This CE replacement block crap just falls right into the Non Original Motor category to me. Like someone else here mentioned I rather have a date code casting number correct block machined than a CE block.