Thanks to a eagle eye fellow roadster owner, the
mystery is solved!
Jeff Mosts listed his SPL311-28825 in Mike Bell's Registry.
It is a 1970 1600 with a U20 & 5 speed. Looks like the
SPL-22825 is a typo (pretty darn close)! Hey, Adam...
don't you need a HIS & HERS '70 roadsters?
Actually looks like a really nice deal. Hmm, wonder if
he takes VISA? No, no, no... first I need to pay off the
credit card bills, save three months salary, THEN look
for a roadster. <grin>.
Cheers,
Tom Walter
Austin, TX.
Adam Bradley wrote:
> Ooops, I forgot about the '68 vs. '70 thing in the message. Could be a
> body transplant onto the frame? Or could be a paperwork nightmare...
>
> --- Adam Bradley <ambradley@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>>OK, as the man who screamed when the '65 1500 body had a '67.5 title
>>that didn't match the frame, I'm not as concerned about this one.
>>
>>I haven't seen this car in person, but nowhere does it explicitly say
>>it's an original 2000. It does say it has a 2000 engine and 5 speed,
>>which it appears it does from the pictures. It also clearly says it
>>has a 1600 VIN (SPL311...) and a 1600 grille. As Tom pointed out,
>>probably timing chain problems (engine noisy at idle).
>>
>>Most likely an e-mail to the owner would confirm it's a drivetrain
>>and
>>rear badge transplant. If nothing else, it looks like a good
>>candidate
>>for an engine swap - clean body, shiny paint, nice top, wheels, etc.
>>
>>--- Thomas Walter <twalter@austin.rr.com> wrote:
>>
>>>Take a look at the 2000 on eBay:
>>>
>>>
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/aw-cgi/ebayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=599283276
>
>>>Looks pretty much like a 1970 2000 roadster, but the VIN listed
>>>is for a '68 1600! I've seen 1600's with 2000 running gear, but
>>>that is a 1970 model (front turn signal, side markers, rear deck
>>>reflectors, etc.).
>>>
>>>Note the "engine noisy at idle" comment. Timing chain?
>>>
>>>Still that is a pretty clean looking '70 2000... but if the
>>>title doesn't match the frame... more headache than it is worth.
>>>
>>>Hmmm... na, need to pay off those darn credit card bills before
>>>I buy another vehicle! ;-)
>>>
>>>Merry Christmas All,
>>>
>>>Tom Walter
>>>Austin, TX
>>>
>>>P.S. Bought a Land Cruiser in California a couple of years ago,
>>>and brought it to Texas. I didn't have the original title,
>>>but all the paper work. Ahem, had to pay California $420 to get
>>>the title, so I could get Texas registration on it! [Had I gotten
>>>the original title and a bill of sale, no problem... but to
>>>get a "duplicate title" I had to pay back registration & penalty,
>>>and California Sales Tax, first before California would hand over
>>>the title. Sheesh]
>>>
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