This post started out a question of matching numbers on an engine changing the value of a car. It does not matter what mods you have. One of the coupes that I sold for $15000 had the original engine on a stand. The car was greatly modified and just resembled it's factory self. To sum it up: people appreciate how hard it is to bring that original engine along with that special car through time. It has nothing to do with mods or entry level prices or who restored what or how. A numbers matchng engine is a thing of wonder like some NOS parts you can find. The rarer the part, the more the NOS version is worth. The rarer the engine, the more the numbers matching one is worth. Jim
