{"id":109,"date":"2026-06-26T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/template-preview.com\/wordpress\/avavamotors\/2026\/06\/26\/matching-numbers-why-they-matter\/"},"modified":"2026-06-26T09:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T09:00:00","slug":"matching-numbers-why-they-matter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/template-preview.com\/wordpress\/avavamotors\/matching-numbers-why-they-matter\/","title":{"rendered":"Matching numbers: why they matter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"has-drop-cap wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMatching numbers\u201d means the major parts are the ones the car left the factory with. On a collectable car that can be a third of the price.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Where to look<\/h2><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The chassis number is on a plate and stamped into the body. The engine and gearbox carry their own stamps, often partly hidden by brackets or dirt.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Reading them<\/h2><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Factory records or a build sheet list the numbers each car was built with. Clubs and marque registries can often confirm them for a small fee.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What a mismatch costs<\/h2><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A period-correct replacement engine is not a disaster, but it should be priced in. On rare models the difference can be large, so get it in writing.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Restamped parts<\/h2><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fresh, uneven or oddly deep stamps are a warning sign. When in doubt, ask a specialist to look before you pay a deposit.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How to read engine and chassis stamps, and what a mismatch costs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":105,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_avava_byline":"M. Reyes","_avava_car":0,"_avava_notes":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[34],"class_list":["post-109","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-classics","tag-classic"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/template-preview.com\/wordpress\/avavamotors\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/109","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/template-preview.com\/wordpress\/avavamotors\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/template-preview.com\/wordpress\/avavamotors\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/template-preview.com\/wordpress\/avavamotors\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/template-preview.com\/wordpress\/avavamotors\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=109"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/template-preview.com\/wordpress\/avavamotors\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/109\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/template-preview.com\/wordpress\/avavamotors\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/105"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/template-preview.com\/wordpress\/avavamotors\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=109"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/template-preview.com\/wordpress\/avavamotors\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=109"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/template-preview.com\/wordpress\/avavamotors\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=109"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}