Convertible D for sale on DriversSource

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Dan Haden
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Convertible D for sale on DriversSource

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https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?zx=ff ... 8bb2588f71

https://www.flickr.com/photos/72485679@ ... 947578852/

Not quite the holy grail the ad text implies, but seems to be an honest car with a few replacement parts.

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Is this engine serial number suspect?
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good thing it matches the COA
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Does a C of A usually say "matching numbers" in parenthesis after the number?
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only 4 of those numbers are new the 8 is original
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Martin Benade wrote:Does a C of A usually say "matching numbers" in parenthesis after the number?
No, only in the last year since they started requiring engine and transmission numbers to be provided for comparison.
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Cory, why would you say such a thing. Shame on you. ..........................Jim.
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Jim Liberty wrote:Cory, why would you say such a thing. Shame on you. ..........................Jim.

I know right... kinda hard to tell if someone tampered with the serial number, maybe a chipmunk chewed at it.

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If you guys are at the Lit Meet tomorrow, stop by my shop for a beer. Not much in the way of cars, I'm between projects. ........................Jim.
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