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Larry
I noticed the red/orangecar on the August issue has the special custom indented headlights while your black car has the factory pop up headlamps. It seems like a lot of work to go from factory pop up lamps to Joels special indented ones and then back to pop up lamps. I have at least 10 Corvette car features in the old New York Mags that have the rear glass treatment, Motion style hood, outward side vents, gas caps etc but are not originally Motion cars. These were some of the typical mods of the day just like todays cowl industion hoods and were available from many different suppliers, not just Motion. For instance, a Corvette is on Cars mag, June 71 that has the Motion style headlamps etc but was built by Custom Enterprises in Lindhurst NJ.

Does your black car have evidence that work was done on the front end? I would look at this first before sending in $1500
I don't want to play devils advocate but this headlamp deal seems like a pretty big change from the original Motion car. I can't imagine the amount of work it would take to go back to original or why someone would do it and leave the rest of the car modified. Was the car hit in the front and reclipped possibly?
You have to also look at the scenario that someone else liked the car on the Cars mag and duplicated it with emblems etc but did not want to add the special headlamps due to cost/labor etc. Or, they liked everything else but were turned off by the headlamps. Look at all the Mustangs etc today that are being built to look like Saleens/Roush Mustangs There are 2-3 in my rural area that have bought the ground effects kits, window decals, wheels etc. From outward appearances they look just like the real deal.

I think the headlamp issue is the key you need to concentrate on.

Dave