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Originally Posted by Excaliber
Pro or Con? I really don't think it carries much weight either way, depending on what the buyer is looking for. A buyer looking wanting a 428 just because thats what it came with would be a rare duck I think. In THAT situation the car itself would need to be restored to very exacting standards all the way around.
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The majority (ie; more than 50%) of original car owners or buyers I hear from would prefer the car have a 428 if it were delivered that way, which drives some people to exclude 32XX cars from their "look for" list as a potential buyer (unless it was a sweet deal). Excaliber makes a good point in that even 32XX cars that had 428's reinstalled after having a 427 at some point don't seem to be materially higher valued, which may be because most of the time the restoration does not include all the detailing to really make the car as delivered. For example, it can take far more effort to find the original emissions tube or Autolite carb or original hose clamps for that matter than it can just to find a 428 block and heads, and some people recognize that. The significantly higher selling prices seem to really show if the car is a low mileage "original belts and hoses" survivor, of which there are only maybe one or two examples left.