Hey Rick, do you really want a read receipt from everyone? I keep getting prompted that your mail is requesting one.
Dale McIntosh TC Gold #92/ACES #1709 67SS/67 Elky Dale's Place Team 67 Midwest Chevelle Regionals -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:owner-chevelle-list@;chevelles.net] On Behalf Of rick Sent: Tuesday, October 29, 2002 9:06 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Chevelle-List] Another Ebay LS6 Craig, You have a very good point there. We all try to look for that originality but then we spent mega bucks for repairs over the years and we still claim "original". Sad but true... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Craig A. Ellis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, October 29, 2002 8:50 AM Subject: RE: [Chevelle-List] Another Ebay LS6 > The point I was making is that I don't think you can tell whether it's > real or not. It's possible to forge a Guttenberg bible and a $100 bill. > A build sheet would seem child's play. I mean, you can buy VIN tags, > cowl tags, and even the little tape wrap that they used to put on your > rear axle - and you can't tell it from the real thing. Why people bet > $40k on a build sheet is beyond me. > > More to the point - all that GM did to create an SS in 1970 was add some > options - like adding the DVD player to my wife's minivan. What makes it > such a bad thing to do so today? Why NOT just take an ordinary Malibu > and turn it into an SS. The end result is exactly the same - 100% > exactly the same - except in the mind of the owner. Personally, I don't > have a problem with this. Moreover, I don't think anyone needs to > explain that that is what they did. I am pretty sure my car is an > original SS because I have the VIN data from GM in Canada. But let's be > real - I'm in Michigan and there are more non-original parts on that car > than you can shake a stick at. Fenders, inner fenders, door skins, > quarter panels - even the HOOD for pete's sake. Not to mention springs, > rotors, axle shafts, rear end gears, exhaust, radiator, alternator, AC > pump, seat covers, shocks, bushings, tie rods, tires, wheels, pistons, > cam, rockers, carb, valves, clutch, driveshaft. The whole stupid car > seems to have been replaced (and I've got the receipts to prove it). > But, when I dump the clutch at 4k, I can't tell if those parts are > original or not - too much tire smoke to see clearly. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:owner-chevelle-list@;chevelles.net]On Behalf Of > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, October 29, 2002 8:31 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [Chevelle-List] Another Ebay LS6 > > > I don't think I would buy a LS6 without the original build sheet. And > not a > copy of a build sheet it better be real 1970 paper! > > ----------------------------------------------------- > To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html > To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ----------------------------------------------------- > To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html > To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.408 / Virus Database: 230 - Release Date: 10/24/02 ----------------------------------------------------- To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----------------------------------------------------- To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
