Re: [Amc-list] 70 Donohue

[Keith Evenson <epd@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I looked at it again today and it has a 390 but the date on the door  
is Dec. 69. So with the spoiler and it is an SST I don't know what to  
think. I have heard some came with 390's is that possible? Thanks to  
all for their imput.

On Jul 18, 2007, at 1:16 PM, Frank Swygert wrote:

> John's 100% correct. The only two things verifying an original Donohue
> is the build date on the sticker in the door and the build sheet  
> itself.
> Secondly are the options -- it must be an SST model with the duck-tail
> spoiler and must have either a 360 or 401 with a floor shift auto or
> four speed manual transmission.
>
> There are documented "Donohue" Javelins that don't meet the criteria
> above. They are just Javelins with the Donohue spoiler option. Some
> people consider them "Donohues" because they CAN provide prrof that  
> they
> came that way form the factory. One such car has a 304 and column  
> shift
> auto trans, and isn't an SST. The valuable Donohue model is one of the
> 1501 built specifically to homologate the spoiler for use in T/A  
> racing.
> All others are Donohue optioned Javelins.
>
> If the seller has documentation proving that the car was ordered from
> the factory with the Donohue option it MIGHT be worth a bit more  
> than a
> standard Javelin. I would value it a bit more (as an appraiser),
> especially if it was an SST with the correct engine for a Donohue. But
> it would NOT be worth anything near an authenticated Donohue.
> Unfortunately if there is no build sheet and the door sticker is
> unreadable or missing, there's no way to determine when the car was
> built and if it is one of the 1501 homologation cars or not.
>
> -- 
> Frank Swygert
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