[hubleyman]

Excellent question Paul ! And to answer some others as well:

I should have been much more clear about these things in my description because they are very important details that affect the value and desirability of these cars:

Docs: What I have is basically misc. old registrations, insurance cards and service records/parts receipts that help show some history. Based on some of those, the previous owner had the car in 1978 and perhaps earlier, but I don't know exactly when he purchased it. He passed away in 1998 and I bought the car from his estate. His sister gave me info on the car's history but I don't have anything that I consider legit (paperwork-wise) to back it up so I just take it as good story material. Unfortunately, I do not have a window sticker or POP, etc. to absolutely document this car or any of it's options.

Where's the original black license plate?: After two years of fighting/arguing with our wonderful Ca DMV, I lost the battle and had to give them up. Since this was an estate purchase and I did not have a signed off title from the (dead) owner, they made me "upgrade" to relectorized plates. I do have old docs that show the "R" series black plates assigned to this vehicle prior to my ownership.

As far as add-on options are concerned: I chose to restore the seats with leather covers (my favorite), but still have the factory vinyl covers that came off the car (which matches the trim tag). The J56 brakes were from one of my other 66's and did not come on this car. Everything else was on this car when I bought it.

Wheels: Yes, those are repro K.O's currently on the chassis but I have the stock steels wheels, NOS hubcaps, and the original Goodyear Goldline spare tire for this car.

Restamps: In this day and age of restamps, I doubt every car and part I see out there, even some of the documented ones. If I was more knowledgable, I might be able to verify/authenticate the stamped numbers on all the components. I can absolutely state that this engine, trans, rear diff, etc. were all in the car when I bought it and I can provide pictures to serious parties of the numbers so they can make their own determination. What the previous owner did in the 20 plus years he had the car I can't say, but most everything I removed from the car seemed to be coming off for the first time. I purchased the car for a very good price and really didn't care about those details back then. If the guy was alive today, I'd be pounding on his doorstep right now for more info....

FYI, car was built in St. Louis in November of '65 so it's not a 450HP version.

Sorry for the ramblings, but I don't want to waste your time or mine or mislead anyone due to lack of info.

Thanks for the questions, Charles