What the hell is a sandcast clone? 
It was actually a joke, but I'll lay money on that soon you will see 1972-1976 or so models wearing all the parts to resemble a sandcast - but for the numbers and actual casings. Early head, tank sidecases,ears, seat, etc. Once these parts can be gotten later bikes will be built to satisfy the demand for the earlier versions. The bad part comes when the clones are good enough to start getting passed off as the real deal. John World is/was selling sandcasts for $21,500 - maybe more now. If some person can build a bike that resembles one for $4,000 and sell it for $7,000 to someone who just wants a bike "like he had" well there it starts. Next the level rises to where the cost of the bike is $8,000 to make but it gets $14,000 advertised as the real deal.
Never think it cannot happen. There are tons of people holding bogus cars that they paid huge amounts for what they thought was the real deal only to be holding clones. And there are several people who are hauling down deep 6 digit a year paychecks to fly around the world to verify the pedigree of cars so a purchaser will not get burnt.
All about dollars and the greed to get them.
If a $30,000 car with $70,000 worth the work can be sold for $750,000......well. And its been done many many many times.
Here is one example of someone who knows a little trying to go fishing. He found a book that stated "L" for 1969 440 hi-po engines. "L" was the engine code for B bodies (Coronet, Charger - Super Bee and Road runner didn't have 440-4bbls until 1970 and the mid 1969.5 440 6 packs were "M" coded)Well in Darts for 1969 it was special order and the prefix should have been "M". And that
NO[/b] 440 4-speeds were available. They were all automatics. The 383s could be had in 4 speed trim, but not the 440.
Fake DartSeveral of the most knowledgeable Dart people on the planet tried to talk to the guy but he refused to listen (read, kill my profits) This car has been listed at least three times, and the last had a reserve of $85,5000. This time it was $50,000 as the word is out. The sad thing is that this started life as a 383 4 speed Dart - very collectable.
Another guy just got caught trying to pass off a bogus 1970 hemi'cuda. He is facing up to 42 years in jail. They are finally starting to get tough on these clowns.
The allure of huge quick bucks is too great. And if sandcasts go insane as they are, the clone market will gear up to supply the demand. Caveat empore.
