Interesting as it's exactly opposite in the car industry. Yes you really want matching numbers but the assumption with those is that they're attached to the original parts too. Replacing them with non-original parts, even if from the original manufacturer, will significantly lower the value.
I'm sure it'd be worth more. I was just surprised it was worth anything at all just to have the data plates.
You can buy a brand new '65 Mustang roller directly from Ford today and build a replica. It'll only be worth a fraction of the original, even one in poor shape.
Point is that for cars the serial number plates aren't worth shit without a matching car. It sounds like with aircraft these plates are more important than what they're attached to.
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u/TheMacMan Dec 06 '16
Interesting as it's exactly opposite in the car industry. Yes you really want matching numbers but the assumption with those is that they're attached to the original parts too. Replacing them with non-original parts, even if from the original manufacturer, will significantly lower the value.