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Originally Posted by MYSTERYCHEVELLE

.....even well respected collectors sometimes are selling cars they purchased 15 or 20 years ago that are fakes and they didn't even know it....

This is an interesting point. "fakes" are not new in this hobby. I recall many Malibus getting cloned into SS396 cars even 25-30 years ago. The difference is that there is much more at stake now ($$$$) and shady sellers are getting better at all the little details that separate real from fake.