An HO car missing all of the requisites to make it an HO..does not make it an HO..you could go as far as implying that if the engine AND all HO parts are absent...it's not even a 400 car.
What intrinsic value is attached to a car sale whereas seller states it's a 400 HO missing the engine? Absolutely NONE!
So what if ts WAS a 400 HO car...it doesn't have anything other than a VIN and PHS stating it once was...with that, holds absolutely no more value than any other 400 car.
One will argue that a RA car missing the drive train isn't worth more than an HO or 400. Essentially it isnt...the value attached is agreed upon by the buyer who wants it...and the seller who overpaid for a pedigree that will likely never be achieved.
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