How much effect due matching numbers have on value of vehicle? Vehicle in question is a 1967 Fastback, excellent condition. Originally a 6-cylinder now a late model 302.
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It can effect the value greatly ...but you must consider the original car and state of the car now.

Remember value is in the eyes of the beholder...


(My opinion)
An original 67 fastback 6 cyl. in mint, fully restored, matching #'s is maybe worth 20-25k...
An original 67 fastback 6 cyl...now restomod, fully restored, mint condition, with 302 is maybe worth more!!! This is my opinion ,but also know that a rust bucket shelby gt 500 with matching # is worth even more ,...It's all in the eyes of the beholder!!!!

 

yeah...what he said.

67 fastbacks are worth a lot right now....for whatever reason....My car is numbers matching, but I think it would be worth more with a 6 speed and a 347.....say the market on my car is around 10-13k....with those mods, I believe I would get closer to 16-18k....just becuase it would perform so well......but if someone doesnt want a performer 65 coupe....they wont pay it....its up to the buyer...the best you can do is make the car appealing to the largest buyer pool.....but if you plan on keeping it....make it what you want it to be, becuase value is then secondary.

 

I wouldn't worry about it for a 6 cylinder car. That would be really important only for special editions like Boss 429. In fact, if the swap was done right and the suspension was changed to V8 then you will probable get more for the car the way it is.

 

I'm a newbie to the older car crowd having just bought my first old car (68 fastback) but with all the research I did before buying, my opinion is that the the popularity of the restomod had somewhat diminished the importance of the matching numbers cars to an extent.

I agree with John.......a restored matching number car isn't necessarily worth more than a restored restomod car of the same make and model. These guys are putting a lot into their restomods and they are getting more for them. You still have the purists that want matching numbers, overspray on the frame rails just like they came from Ford, etc, but this restomod crowd is growing more and more everyday so you have a large group of people out there who couldn't care less about matching numbers.

 

I agree with what has been said above.
The V8 mustangs always bring a premium, especially if they are matching #s. For pony cars....the bigger the engine the more money it will bring, especially if it is original. A good case in point is our Mopar friends. The big 426 hemi engine is being thrown in any restorable old 'cuda or charger that they can find. But the 426 runs like a dog on the street. It is inarguably one of the best race engines ever put in a production car, but if you intend to use it as a Sunday cruiser you'd be much better off w/ an original 383 or 340.
Some people that resto-mod prefer to build clones off of the same platform that they originally were modified off of (ie. a 67 GT500 clone would be built off an S-code body). I think I am in the majority when I disagree with that idea. If I were to build a Shelby clone I don't care what engine and options the donor car had. In fact I consider it a disservice to the hobby to chop up old S-code bodies for resto-mods and clones. There are plenty of less desirable cars to build clones out of.
To answer your question, yes, your car would be worth more on the open market as a WELL-DONE restomod (there are lots of guys that just drop FRPP crate engines into old cars and don't modify the rest of the drivetrain to accomodate the extra power). This can be expensive and time consuming. But, if you intend on keeping the car it really is up to you and what you want to do with it.

 

my car is-was worth doodleysquat as a 302 -2 barrell sportsroof i bought .. now that iv`e made it a one of a kind HOSS429 that ford never made it is super rare and worth double doodlesquat .. if a car has original value above the norm then it will go up with time .. but any 6 banger or non performance car is worth whatever the market will bare.

 

Is there a car in there?