Thursday, November 10, 2016

For the last time...."Fakes" don't affect the value of the "Real Deal"...

Got some gripes on the posts about "Replicars". Apparently, some people think that if I buy one of the 299,000 '69 Mustangs built, and put Edelbrock or Trick Flow "Cleveland" style heads and an Edelbrock "E-Boss" manifold on the 302, and tap Year One or Phoenix Graphics for "Boss 302" stripes, spoilers, and rear window louvers, that I have somehow diminished the value of the remaining 1,603 "Real" '69 Boss 302s out there!! Huh?  If I buy one of the 113,000 '69 Firebirds built, and make it look like a T/A, does that "Ruin" the value of the 697 "Real" ones?  If I take a beater '68 Cutlass, stuff a 455 and a Hurst Dual / Gate shifted TH400 in it and paint it silver and black, does that "compromise" the value of the 515 "real" "Hurst / Olds" models ever built? No!!!  For God's sake, get over yourselves people!  Like I said in another post-Sports car guys are smarter. If I buy a 1977 Porsche 911 and put a "Whale Tail" and and a Air Research Turbo on it, none of the 2,819 "Real" 930 Turbo owners are going to have a hissy fit and cry that I have somehow "hurt" the value of their car!!  So, again, if you want to "clone" your dream car, go ahead and do it. If you buy one of the 93,000 '78 Trans-Ams built and get the stencils from Phoenix Graphics and paint it like a "Macho T/A", I seriously doubt that Dennis Mecham ( Creator of the "Machos" ) or any of the 203 owners of documented ones are going to sue you!!  If you buy a '69 Dodge Coronet and stuff a Mopar Performance 426 Hemi crate engine in it and paint it like a Super Bee, you haven't done anyone any financial harm. Do you really think the owners of the 17 455HO 1971 GTO Judge Convertibles ever built give a shit in hell if you take a 350 LeMans Sport drop-top with the Endura front bumper and put a spoiler and Judge stripes on it???  So build your car the way you want it, and ignore these morons that come up with this nonsense. Mastermind.            
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  1. Lee StewartNovember 11, 2016 at 9:17 PM

    It's fine if the fake is always represented as such. But what happens if the fake is represented as real? Is every buyer 100% savie? There are countless stories of people buying fakes that were represented as real.

    I understand where you are coming from MM. And I agree with you - that fakes shouldn't affect the market for real cars. But we both know that isn't 100% factual. If there was ever a glaring example it would be the 1967 L71 427 Corvette.

    Regards,

    Lee

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    1. Muscle Car MastermindNovember 12, 2016 at 7:30 PM

      Hey thanks for commenting. I agree that there are unscrupulous people out there who would try to sell a fake as the real thing. I also believe in "Buyer Beware." If I was going to lay out $100K for say-a Ram Air IV Judge-I'd definitely contact Pontiac Historical Services with the VIN and make sure it's not a cobbled up LeMans! Fraud is terrible, but on the other hand if you pay $25K+ for a car and DON'T verify that it IS what it's represented to be before buying it, you have no one to blame but yourself. Thanks again for reading,and feel free to chime in anytime! MM

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