[Roadsters] Model considerations [was: Twisties was: why 67.5 is black]
John F Sandhoff
sandhoff at csus.edu
Wed Nov 14 12:02:27 MST 2007
> ...the matching numbered early 67 I recently picked up seams to
> have a low vin number of 3595 and the engine is 99xx and has a cast
> iron head... I would have sworn it was a 66 due the low vin # but the
> plate on the firewall has a "7" stamed on it, title also says
> 67.
Sounds like you have a '66 that was sold in 1967. The dealers stamped
the date on the plate at the time of sale. So a '66 arrived at the dealer,
sat on the lot for awhile, sold in '67 at which point the dealer labelled
it as a '67 car.
-- John
John F Sandhoff sandhoff at csus.edu Sacramento, CA
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