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------I know this car and its owner. Hes a nice young guy with a beautiful Z. Unfortunatly I feel he was badly taken advantage of by the restoration shop. They were pretty well known (probably internationally) for double billing and just general gouging of the worst sort. I can say this now as every dog has his day and they are no longer in business.
------With that said the resto was at least well done, quality-wise. They may have missed on some of the details but the car is real. The really unfortunate part is that the resto shop sent the original, untouched engine out for a rebuild and, you guessed it, there are no more numbers on the pad. I didnt check the casting date as I had no interest in the car, but I believed him when he told me it was indeed the original motor!
------The starting bid is high, but he probably is doing his best to get as much money back as he can and just really isnt that knowledgeable about E-bay methods. Sad situation. He at least does have a nice car. When I was asked I told him to just take care of it and try to enjoy it. He has only done half of that as he has taken exceptional care of it since the resto.
------I would be happy to revisit the car and check it more throughly for anyone with interest.........Bill S