value of a ZL 1 clone with a real ZL1 motor

[427king]

If someone here posted they had the original motor to one of my cars ,id be less inclined to want it/or to pay big money for it than if they had contacted me privately and said they had it and didnt let me know where it was. Ill also bet that if it wasnt a ZL1 it would be more desirable to the cars authenticity simply because the VIN #s of zl1s are known so the motor is less important. If the vins werent known on these cars,that zl1 motor would be priceless to the zl1 owner. And again by someone saying they have your motor and they said what it is publicly,theyve actually given you some free documentation and you dont really need it as bad .

[LS6 RAT]

Without that original engine, then what makes the ZL-1 Camaro so desireable? It is just like another Camaro with TI, M22 & HD 4:10 axles, an iron block COPO would be just as valuable.

[69LM1]

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Without that original engine, then what makes the ZL-1 Camaro so desireable? It is just like another Camaro with TI, M22 & HD 4:10 axles, an iron block COPO would be just as valuable.

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I Agree. I'd rather have a proper "clone" with a real ZL1 driveline than a "ZL1" with a "Clone" driveline.

My 02.,
Rich

[427king]

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Agree. I'd rather have a proper "clone" with a real ZL1 driveline than a "ZL1" with a "Clone" driveline

[/ QUOTE ] Wow, someone had an OD of certified LM1 exhaust fumes...

[69LM1]

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Agree. I'd rather have a proper "clone" with a real ZL1 driveline than a "ZL1" with a "Clone" driveline

[/ QUOTE ] Wow, someone had an OD of certified LM1 exhaust fumes...

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What I'd really like is a LM1 car with a ZL1 Engine (Hey! They both end in 1's!). Certified, of course.

[Charley Lillard]

Uhhh..OK. So if a real documented ZL1 with wrong engine and a clone of a ZL1 with a real ZL1 engine were both offered to you for the same price you would take the clone.

[L78M22Rag]

I'd be interested in your take on this scenario...
I've been trying to buy a local car off a guy for a looong time. The car is rare (but non-matching), so I've spent years tracking down its original motor in case I eventually get to buy the car - I followed a lot of rumors and went down a LOT of deadend roads. One day... there's a motor for sale in the local paper and (after recognizing the VIN) I buy the motor... its never been decked and all original! I've been straight forward with the owner of the car telling him that I found and bought the car's original motor. I still want to buy his car, but now he wants to buy the motor... and the car continues to sit on a couple of flat tires - as it has for the last twenty years (at least its not outside anymore).

So now what should I do?

[iluv69s]

Hey L78.... you should keep in touch, but you should wait it out!!! I guess it depends on how old you are...but I bought the original motor from my ZL-1 many years before eventually purchasing the car...The owner of the car actually found me...and called and begged me to sell him the motor every couple months...we actually became friends and I actually went and saw the car years before he eventually decided to sell... I always joked that he was older than me and that i would buy the car from his son once he died...(thank God that didnt happen...I'd really feel like crap now)...anyway, as the saying goes...Good things come to those who wait. Good Luck!!! What kind of car is it anyway??

[Charley Lillard]

Make him a very fair offer on the car. He might then at least start thinking about what he could do with the money.

[69LM1]

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Uhhh..OK. So if a real documented ZL1 with wrong engine and a clone of a ZL1 with a real ZL1 engine were both offered to you for the same price you would take the clone.

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Ahh, that's the rub, same price? Then neither.
BUT, if I was offered a ZL1 with a clone engine for 1mil or a clone car with a ZL1 driveline for 100k, then yes, i'd rather have the real engine car.