[jbsides]

David,

With the difference between "real" money and "clone" money being as significant as it is in this case, I have to wonder why your friend has not gone to the extremes in finding past owners with the money and paper trails to come up with some evidence it is indeed the real deal. Did he consider hiring a Chevelle expert to provide any physical attributes of the car as he started with it, or someone familiar with DMV research? There had to have been configuration indications it was a big block versus a 307 car. No documentation, no owner history, and chock full o' restamps kind of speaks for itself.

Just my opinion here, nothing more.