165th, I do not have the pace car decals anymore. They had wrinkled on the release paper anyhow. They mysteriously dissapeared in a divorce.
I will try to go look at brackets this weekend and check for pitting.
The e-bay car??? Iv'e seen too many "original mile" cars with "no touch up" and this is not one of them. I feel sorry for anyone who believes that kind of advertising or trusts a used car salesman. I know too much and have seen too much, and yes I am ashamed of it. I hate it that there is no way to stop it. Buyers need to use a keen eye and some common sense.
The daytona decal on the door is what I was looking at. Auto armor used to be done at the dealer ship, along with the other corrosion protection. The pace car decals may have been installed later----much later.
You caught the paint on the head, it looked like silver on the intake.
I looked over the pictures better and noted 20 discrepancys. No telling how many if you could see it in person. The dulling or yellowing of the coating is normal. The fading of the paint and the sun damage to the passenger t-top tells me a lot when other things are too bright. T-top baked but leather seats look new? Back window moldings look new. The black on them went before the paint on the body. The bright silver between those moldings and the pin stripe, wrong color. Gravel chips under passenger door, painted over. Right rear quarter picture, pin stripes not one piece type and new looking exhaust tip, rusty on drivers side. Paint good on trunk corner spoilers but not rear bumper, that happens the other way around.
Look at the miles on the e-brake pedal compared to the others, which gets used the most. Rust on chrome valve covers and heat diaphram, shaker condition then look at air filter base and cool air intake components.
I see a lot more and yes I am picking it to death, all in fun though.
Overall the car looks pretty good, a nice survivor. I don't think it's what it is being presented as.
Venting this morning
Clay
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