Re: 1931 engine / body numbers

Posted by dongle On 2010/8/23 19:48:10

Owen_D thanks for the info, I appreciate your insight.

For everyone though, forgive me, I am not sure if I am making my question clear enough or maybe I can't see the forest for the trees.

Anyway, I am considering a replacement engine - the number of the engine is quite far removed from the other numbers discussed above.


If I use Owen_D's example...

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Would Packardites have concerns if the engine number wasn't 375137 but instead, say, 379003. In this case clearly the number is far removed from the frame and steering gear number.

Will this raise red flags for those who are concerned with originality.

EDIT; and when I say red flags, I have no intention of trying to trick anyone, I am just trying to weigh the cost of a rebuild vs replacement while factoring a decline in value due to the replacement engine (I will keep the original one with the car).

Thanks for comments
Dongle