'70 Laguna Gray Corvette Convertible, #s 350-350hp/4-sp, Orig Paint

[TimG]

The interesting thing on the pad is that all the CTH pads I have in my files in the same VIN range are not done individually like this one. This stamp doesn't fit the pattern of other CTH pad stamps. That being said, many CTU stamps I have in the same range have the CTU stamped individually like this stamp was done originally. My guess is they individually hand stamped the three CTU letteres, realized it was an error and overstamped the H. This should have been ground out and correctly stamped if original. Removal of the paint would go a long way to confirm. I don't think someone can say for sure this is original or not original until the pad is paint free. Just my opinion. If original, it's very interesting and unique. So this stamp follows the pattern of CTU stamps, not CTH stamps.