Jay Laifman
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OK, I'm going to state my opinion here which is far different than many will assume. "Numbers matching" on Alpines is irrelevant. Look at the other post I did about the values of Alpines. There simply is not demand for perfection like that with Alpines. Porsches, sure. Bugattis and Ferraris, you betcha. But, Alpines?
Now don't misunderstand me. I think the stock Alpine can be a marvelous pleasure (as can be a V6 or a Holbay engined Alpine). And, I think many people go the modification route for the wrong reason and would get more fun and driving pleasure by just staying stock and appreciating what it offers (again, many people, not all people).
My point is only that while "numbers matching" is a nice concept in the automotive world, and it would be nice to attach the same meaning to it in the Alpine world, I just don't see it as legitimate.
Go ahead, disagree with me. It's just my opinion and I'm sticking to it.
Now don't misunderstand me. I think the stock Alpine can be a marvelous pleasure (as can be a V6 or a Holbay engined Alpine). And, I think many people go the modification route for the wrong reason and would get more fun and driving pleasure by just staying stock and appreciating what it offers (again, many people, not all people).
My point is only that while "numbers matching" is a nice concept in the automotive world, and it would be nice to attach the same meaning to it in the Alpine world, I just don't see it as legitimate.
Go ahead, disagree with me. It's just my opinion and I'm sticking to it.