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I'm still pondering the purchase of the '63 BJ7 that's finished in Pacific Green over Oyster and I've seen loads of pics of the assembly of the car provided quite graciously by one of our forum members, Kevin Brinkerhoff who did much of the restoration work. The only remaining impediment is a missing engine number plate. The engine had been sent out to be rebuilt by an engine shop and apparently the plate was lost there. Having been a number of years since they did that work, chances are it won't be found.
The seller assures that it is the original engine and transmission and has applied for a Heritage Certificate, but how does one know if it is a numbers matching car? Doesn't the Heritage Certificate only provide the original colors and the rest is provided by the owner? Or is there record of engine number to be gotten from the British Heritage Trust? Even if the original number can be identified, how can one verify that the engine in the car is the same one if the plate is missing? And should I really care that it can't be verified to be numbers matching? It is otherwise a gorgeous and well-restored car. Your thoughts?
Thanks!
The seller assures that it is the original engine and transmission and has applied for a Heritage Certificate, but how does one know if it is a numbers matching car? Doesn't the Heritage Certificate only provide the original colors and the rest is provided by the owner? Or is there record of engine number to be gotten from the British Heritage Trust? Even if the original number can be identified, how can one verify that the engine in the car is the same one if the plate is missing? And should I really care that it can't be verified to be numbers matching? It is otherwise a gorgeous and well-restored car. Your thoughts?
Thanks!