Meaning of "numbrs matching" opinions please - Page 6

**TimG** · #51 11-07-2006, 11:57 PM

Marlin,

They are separate sanctioning bodies with different formats and criteria. That's why it's nice to have a car judged at NCRS and Bloomington. Of course, Bloomington is once a year and is a for profit venue. They do have very qualified judges, probably the best in the business or the cream of the crop.
NCRS events are all around the world and the severity and quality of the judging depends on if it is a Chapter, Regional or National event. There may be a very small Chapter event in some States with relatively new and less experienced judges. The venues are different and you never mention NCRS at Bloomington. It's kind of discouraged to even have an NCRS sticker on your car at Bloomington. They just evolved as separate organizations with lots of overlap in judging. All the Bloomington judges probably judged NCRS. Bloomington is for profit with a very limited time to review cars and NCRS is a non profit organization that allows all the time you want to review cars. NCRS grooms and encourages new judges at Chapter and Regional events. National NCRS meets use the Master judges, no messing around at this level. It is sure nice to have a car judged at a National NCRS event and at Bloomington.

**YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY** · #52 11-08-2006, 12:39 AM

Interesting... I just assumed they were one and the same! I hope to own a Corvette someday, and would like to experience both the NCRS and Bloomington events.

**Salvatore** · #53 11-08-2006, 12:46 AM

Corvette? Ah come on! What about Ben's nova?

**TimG** · #54 11-08-2006, 12:59 AM

If there is an NCRS event near where you live, attend and watch. It's fun.

Pacecarjeff · #55 11-08-2006, 01:03 AM

Bloomington Gold is the company who has the patent on "Survivor".
They are a for profit operation, because of this, their popularity has declined a bit recently.
Bloomington Gold's new owner- Dana Mecum, wants to protect his interests, and he is mostly interested in selling cars.

The way that NCRS does the numbers thing, has taken away a lot of the importance of the actual stamp pad.
A good thing really...
It is nice to have your original engine, but you can still do very well in NCRS judging without it.

At Carlisle last year, I saw a car for sale - no motor/no trans, had a sign calling it "matching numbers"
When I asked the seller? He said simply with a straight face:
"the VIN number, matches the title"

It has become such a generic term these days,
that it really does not mean a thing anymore.

Verne_Frantz · #56 11-08-2006, 01:14 AM

"It has become such a generic term these days,
that it really does not mean a thing anymore."

Exactly my point! and even worse - it means the red flag is up on any car using that term (as far as I'm concerned).

**YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY** · #57 11-08-2006, 01:16 AM

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Corvette? Ah come on! What about Ben's nova?

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Benjamin's Nova is in process, he helped paint the rear and the underside of it - I'll post pics when I get them back! I would like to own a '63 SWC, silver with blue or black interior, preferably FI. Charley's barn find was the ultimate - but.... someday

**TimG** · #58 11-08-2006, 01:23 AM

I owned one Corvette where the only numbers that matched were the front and rear license plate.

vfitom · #59 11-08-2006, 01:35 AM

The meaning of matching numbers should never have had to change or "evolve" in the first place. To some it did change (for personal reasons), and to others it did not.