What's it Worth Premium for numbers matching vs NOM

[68BabyBlue]

This is a mainstream kind of car, all the examples mentioned in first post are popular colors, all small options are so similar as to not mattering in the discussion, and the engines are all the same. Only thing to consider is the trans type, where the shifter is located, and if it has numbers or NOM. also worth saying all have mostly or completely factory metal.

So what I’m trying to figure out is the numbers engine worth 2%, 10%, 50%, 100%, more etc.

Looking back at the earlier posts, I think the shifter may play on the pricing more than the original engine status. All my GTXs were numbers matching, popular colors, with provenance, but three were column automatics. A numbers matching Hemi car with provenance had been converted to a floor shift. I don't think a price guide has been published that accurately discounts the value of cars equipped in this manner. Like the numbers game, I've heard a lot of guys say the column automatic doesn't matter, but it was a major issue when I sold the 440 cars with the column shifter still intact. Less so with the floor converted Hemi, but it was also priced into the deal when I bought the car.

 

[dsrinehart]

To some owners matching numbers matters and they will pay more for it. As one person said, it matters more for rarer cars, the 440s, 6-packs, and hemis. Some people like the idea of being able to say that their car is one of 100 made or whatever. Matching should hold value better and appreciate more than non. It just comes down to personal preference, planned use of the car (driving fun or investment), and how big your wallet is.

Short story. In about 1996 I bought a 'really nice 71 Charger with a 440 billed as matching numbers for $4,500. Matching was an important criterion for me. I got it home and started getting suspicious of the car. Upon closer inspection, the "U" code was made by added a vertical to an "L" on the dash VIN and fender plate. I called the guy and accused him of misrepresentation and said I wouldn't pay that much for a 383 car. I offered a lower price and he said he'd return my money, which he did. Now I wished I had kept it! But if I had I probably would not have bought the restored '70 Challenger 400-6pk matching numbers car a year later, which I still have (pd a lot more than $4500!).